WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy's top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and ...

Esper said the President “gave me an order” to ensure that Gallagher would retain his Trident, the pin worn by Navy SEALS that symbolizes their membership in the elite military community. “He said, ...

(Reuters) - A U.S. Navy SEAL acquitted of murder in a war crimes trial but convicted of posing for pictures with the corpse of an Iraqi detainee now faces proceedings to expel him from special forces, ...