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☆ US Marines debuted a new amphibious combat vehicle, which was previously pulled out of the water after multiple rollovers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Drew F. Lawrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US Marines' new amphibious combat vehicle made its first overseas deployment in the Philippines. AdvertisementThe Marine Corps ' new amphibious combat vehicle, or ACV, debuted in the Philippines as part of its first overseas deployment after more than a year-and-a-half of limited operations. AdvertisementA US Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle splashes off the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during Exercise Balikatan 24 in Palawan, Philippines. AdvertisementUS Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles conduct a towing exercise during Exercise Balikatan 24 in Palawan, Philippines. That vehicle, called the amphibious assault vehicle, or AAV, had been used since the 1970s.

Persons: —, ACVs, Col, Sean Dynan, Lance Cpl, Peyton Kahle, Matthew Bylski, Chris Mahoney, Boxer, Military.com Organizations: US Marines, Service, Corps, Marines, Pacific, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, . Locations: Philippines, Philippine, South, Camp Pendleton , California, Palawan, Oyster Bay, USS Somerset, San Diego

☆ Cyberattack leaves patients facing the choice to pay – or wait for their prescriptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

It is only the latest in long list of hacking incidents that have roiled the health care sector in the last few years. Mara FurlichPrescription insurance processing at big university health systems in Indiana and California have also been disrupted, according to internal email correspondence at the health systems reviewed by CNN. In a regulatory filing Thursday, Change Healthcare’s parent firm said “suspected nation-state associated” hackers had breached some of their computer systems. The Change Healthcare spokesperson declined to comment when asked on what information the company based its assessment that foreign government-linked hackers could be responsible. The FBI and CISA did not respond for requests for comment on whether they agreed with Change Healthcare’s assessment on who was responsible for the hack.

Persons: Mara Furlich, Furlich, ” Furlich, Camp Pendleton, Luke Bonczyk, Abi, ”, “, CISA, Max Henderson Organizations: CNN, FDA, Healthcare, Naval Hospital, American Hospital Association, FBI, Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Health, Human Services, HHS, Optum, “ Locations: United States, Detroit, Camp Pendleton, Southern California, Indiana, California

☆ Pharmacies across America are having trouble processing some prescriptions because of a cyberattack
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Pharmacies across the United States are reporting that they are having difficulty getting prescriptions to patients because of a cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth. The cyberattack prevented some pharmacies from processing prescriptions to insurance companies to receive payment. “This outage is impacting dispensing of pharmacy prescriptions – resulting in delays in processing and in some cases, inability to process,” the hospital said. In a statement, Change Healthcare said it believed the attack was isolated to its network and did not spread elsewhere. “At this time, we believe the issue is specific to Change Healthcare and all other systems across UnitedHealth Group are operational,” the company said.

Persons: ”, “ Refills, UnitedHealth, “ Organizations: CNN, Healthcare, Naval Hospital, ” Evans, Community Hospital, Securities and Exchange Commission, UnitedHealth, ”, SEC Locations: United States, Camp Pendleton , California, Pendleton, Colorado, Norton , Kansas

The leading Democrat in the primary is George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff supported by the campaign arm of House Democrats. A STRONGLY DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT THAT VOTES REPUBLICANThe Central Valley farm belt is a political conundrum. Gray, who is backed by the campaign arm of House Democrats, argues that his party can’t reclaim the House majority without winning his district. Rollins, who is backed by the campaign arm of House Democrats, says it's time for new leadership and has depicted Calvert as an extremist. “House Democrats are ready to find common ground and a bipartisan path forward.”

Persons: Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, hasn’t, Joe Biden, —, Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump, Newsom, ” Newsom, Trump, Mike Garcia, Garcia, — Garcia, George Whitesides, He's, “, Katie Porter, Scott Baugh, Porter, Sen, David Min, Joanna Weiss, David Valadao, Democrat T.J, Cox, Rudy Salas, Valadao, Salas, Chris Mathys, Melissa Hurtado, Republican John Duarte, Democrat Adam Gray, Gray, Ken Calvert, Will Rollins, Calvert, Rollins, Michelle Steel, Kim Nguyen, Derek Tran, Steel, Mike Levin, Levin, ” Organizations: ANGELES, —, Republican, Democratic, GOP, White House, LA COUNTY, District, Navy, Trump, California’s, Los Angeles, NASA, Democrats, REAGAN, Orange, “ Reagan, U.S, Senate, Central, Republicans, Democrat, CENTRAL, ANGELES Rep, SOUTH, Republican Rep, Capitol, Steel, Democratic Party, Hamas, American, DEMOCRAT, DISTRICT, Biden, Marine, Base, Congress, “ Locations: California, Southern California, rematches, Washington, Democratic Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Mexican, Central, Salas, Palm Springs, Korean, Capitol Hill, Orange County, Israel, Orange, San Diego, Coastal California, Pendleton

The study found military personnel stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune were at higher risk for some types of leukemia and lymphoma and cancers of the lung, breast, throat, esophagus and thyroid. Camp Lejeune was built in a sandy pine forest along the North Carolina coast in the early 1940s. People who got sick after being at Camp Lejeune also have criticized the federal government for being slow to investigate. Frank Bove, a senior epidemiologist, has led the agency's Camp Lejeune research for many years and was in charge of the latest study. A federal law signed by President Joe Biden in August 2022 included language to address concerns of people who developed certain health problems they believe were linked to Camp Lejeune water contamination.

Persons: Camp Lejeune, Lejeune, David Savitz, ”, —, Richard Clapp, Aaron Bernstein, Frank Bove, Clapp, Joe Biden Organizations: — Military, U.S . Marine Corps Base, Brown University, Military, Marine Corps, Agency, Toxic Substances, Centers for Disease Control, Camp Lejeune, Boston University, Lejeune, Pendleton, Battelle Memorial Institute, Camp, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Camp, Carolina, United States, U.S, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Atlanta

☆ More cancers linked to tainted water at Camp Lejeune, sweeping new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Drinking water at Camp Lejeune was heavily contaminated with a number of cancer-causing industrial chemicals, including trichloroethylene or TCE, vinyl chloride and benzene, from 1953 to 1985. “I’m well aware that there are many legal issues surrounding Camp Lejeune. Courtesy Michael PartainPartain and a veteran, Jerry Ensminger, 71, have spent years working to get the government to recognize and compensate sick veterans who served at Camp Lejeune. A link between male breast cancer and the chemical contamination at Camp Lejeune has been suspected for years. “This is yet more evidence that the water at Camp Lejeune affected our health,” Partain said.

Persons: Camp Lejeune, they’ve, “, ”, Michael Partain, Aaron Bernstein, ATSDR, ” Bernstein, ” Partain, ” Michael Partain, Jerry Ensminger, Michael Partain Partain, Ensminger’s, Janey, Partain, ’, aren’t, Lejeune, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Bernstein Organizations: CNN — Military, Lejeune, Marines, Navy, US Centers for Disease Control, Research, Camp Lejeune, Agency, Toxic Substances, CDC, Department of Justice, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Camp Pendleton, CNN, CNN Health, Camp Locations: North Carolina, California, Camp, Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, United States

☆ Missions like the nighttime sea raid that saw 2 Navy SEALs go missing are 'dangerous' and 'complex,' former Special Forces soldier says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Two Navy SEALs went missing at sea during a raid to interdict smuggled Iranian weapons last week. Western forces have carried out numerous visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) missions in recent years. These operations can be "dangerous" and "complex," a former US Special Forces soldier said. A former US Special Forces soldier said these missions are particularly "dangerous" and "complex" for a number of reasons, including the difficulty of successfully mounting a moving target and the potential to encounter hostiles once on board. AdvertisementUS forces seized this dhow during a nighttime mission on Jan. 11, 2024, and maintained custody of it the following day.

Persons: —, hostiles, Lino Miani, USS Lewis B, CENTCOM, Michael Kurilla, Melissa Parrish, there's, Miani, Jason Dunham, Kyle McNally CENTCOM, Kurilla Organizations: Navy, US Special Forces, Service, Operations, Green Beret, Insider, USS, Puller, Central Command, US, Command Public, US Navy, US Army Green Berets, Combat, Foundation, US Navy SEAL, Royal Jordanian Naval Base, US Army, Troops, Pentagon, 1st, Special Operations, US Marine Corps, UN Locations: Somalia, Iran, Yemen, Aqaba, Camp Pendleton , California, Iranian

☆ Caterpillar had a stellar 2023. Here's why all signs point to another strong year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Caterpillar outperformed a lackluster industrial sector and kept pace with last year's strong market. While falling modestly in the next two sessions, Caterpillar rose 23.4% in 2023. Club name Caterpillar was last year's ninth-best performer of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrials Average , which gained 13.7% in 2023. The onslaught on federal spending was a prime reason the Club first initiated a position in Caterpillar back in January 2023. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Dow Jones, it's, Jim Cramer, Jim Umpleby, Umpleby, Joe Biden's, Caterpillar's financials, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Drake Nickels, Smith Organizations: Caterpillar, Dow, CAT, Big Tech, Federal, Dealers, U.S, Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Law, Management, CNBC, CAL, Marine Corps, West, Marine Corps Base Locations: Camp Pendleton , California

☆ Unpublished study finds elevated cancer rates at US military base
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( M.B. Pell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] A sign at the entrance to U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in eastern North Carolina, U.S., sits in this undated handout photo. U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsNov 10 (Reuters) - Cancer and mortality studies conducted by a U.S. health agency have found elevated cancer rates in military and civilian personnel who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune, a major American military base, an epidemiologist familiar with the research says. Research for the Camp Lejeune cancer and mortality study began in 2015. Bove used data from every U.S. cancer registry to document elevated rates of some cancers among Camp Lejeune military personnel and civilians who fell ill with cancer from 1996 through 2017. In response, Congress ordered the ATSDR to study cancer and mortality rates among people who served, lived and worked there.

Persons: Lejeune, Camp Lejeune, Kenneth Cantor, Cantor, Jonathan Cardi, Cardi, Michael Partain, Partain, Aaron Bernstein, Bernstein, ”, Frank Bove, “ I’ve, ” Bove, Bove, Camp, M.B . Pell, Janet Roberts Organizations: U.S . Marine Corps Base, . Marine Corps, REUTERS Acquire, Agency, Toxic Substances, National Cancer Institute epidemiologist, U.S, ., Wake Forest University School of Law, Centers for Disease, Research, Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, California Marine, Reuters, Community, M.B, Thomson Locations: U.S, North Carolina, Camp, Jacksonville, N.C, Camp Lejeune, ATSDR, Lejeune’s, California

☆ Third person charged in firebombing of California Planned Parenthood
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Justice Department announced charges Monday against a third person who allegedly participated in a firebombing attack on a California Planned Parenthood last spring. He is charged alongside Chance Brannon, a 23-year-old active-duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton, and Tibet Ergul, 21, of Irvine, California. According to prosecutors, the men worked together to attack the Planned Parenthood. Brannon and Ergul allegedly identified which building they wanted to attack and bought materials to assemble a Molotov cocktail. Brannon and Ergul allegedly put the Molotov cocktail together, while Batten “advised and directed” Brannon on the process, according to prosecutors.

Persons: Xavier Batten, Chance Brannon, Brannon, Ergul, Kate Corrigan, Ergul’s, Batten, Batten “, ” Brannon Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Camp Pendleton, Justice Department, US Marine Corps Locations: California, Brooksville , Florida, Camp, Tibet, Irvine , California

☆ Camp Lejeune Water Strongly Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Ben Kesling | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Water processed for Camp Lejeune, N.C., was contaminated for decades by improper chemical-disposal procedures. Photo: Allen G. Breed/Associated PressMarines and sailors who were exposed to toxic water at Camp Lejeune, N.C., are much more likely to suffer from Parkinson’s disease than their counterparts who were stationed elsewhere, according to a study published Monday. Troops stationed at Camp Lejeune for even just a few months during the years 1975-85 are 70% more likely to suffer from Parkinson’s disease than troops who were at Camp Pendleton, Calif., according to findings from researchers who accounted for other factors in making their determination. Their report was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The VA-funded study was led by Dr. Samuel Goldman, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Medical School and a staff physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

☆ The US's powerful Abrams tanks are heading to Ukraine, but generals disagree over how hard it'll be to use them on the battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Sebastien Roblin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

The US has pledged to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, joining a bevy of Western-made tanks. Here comes the M1 Abrams for UkraineA M1A2 Abrams tank fires at a target during an exercise. The same day, word spread that US President Joe Biden would announce he was sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. But Hertling disagreed that withholding the M1 Abrams was a "political decision" and didn't find the examples of non-US Abrams operators persuasive. M1 Abrams: training and sustainmentAn M1A2 Abrams drives into the woods during an exercise in Hohenfels, Germany.

☆ 3 active-duty Marines who work in intelligence arrested over alleged participation in the January 6 riot
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Konstantin Toropin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Three Marines were arrested Wednesday in relation to the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. All three Marines work in jobs connected to the intelligence community. All three Marines, who were arrested more than two years after the attack, work in jobs connected to the intelligence community. Records provided by the Marine Corps show that among his awards was a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, an unusual and prestigious medal for a junior Marine. However, the men are not the only members of the intelligence community to be arrested for their alleged part in the siege.

☆ 18-year-old Marine recruit dies after collapsing during training
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

SAN DIEGO — An 18-year-old Marine recruit died last month after collapsing during training at Southern California’s Camp Pendleton, military officials said in a weekend statement. Javier Pong “became unconscious and unresponsive” while “conducting scheduled training” on Sept. 27 at the base near San Diego, according to a Marine Corps statement Saturday. Gen. Jason Morris, the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, said the Marines are investigating Pong’s death. Javier Pong as he pursued his journey to become a United States Marine,” Morris said in the statement. The Marines did not immediately respond to the Union-Tribune’s questions about what type of training recruits were engaged in when Pong collapsed.

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