US to host Military World Games for the first time ever

Soldiersgivenfalsearrestrecordshavebeenstuckinbureaucraticlimboforyears.PresidentTrumporDefenseSecretaryHegsethcouldfixit,lawyerssay. FIRSTONFOX:The2027MilitaryWorldGameswillbeplayedinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,markingthefirsttimetheeventhaseverbeenhostedintheUnitedStates. ThelastMilitaryWorldGamestookplaceinWuhan,China,inOctober2019,justmonthsbeforetheCOVID-19pandemiceruptedfromthatverycity,puttingtheeventoniceforwhatwillbeaneight-yearhiatus.  Whenthegamesreturnin2027,itwillcomerightinthemiddleoftwomajorinternationalsportingeventsthatarealsosettoplayintheU.S.–the2026FIFAWorldCupandthe2028LosAngelesOlympics.  CLICKHEREFORMORESPORTSCOVERAGEONFOXNEWS.COM PresidentDonaldTrumpwillpresideovereachoftheevents,andwhileheplayedaroleinbringingtheWorldCupandOlympicstoAmericainhisfirstterm,hehashisDefenseSecretaryPeteHegsethtothankforgivingtheapprovaloftheMilitaryWorldGamesforNorthCarolina,accordingtotheevent’sco-chairEliBremer.  Bremerto