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15,000 operational days lost due to US submarine maintenance delays, GAO finds
Maintenance delays for U.S. submarines have "resulted in an estimated $3.4 billion in costs to sustain" crews and boats that were not operational.
Navy’s billet-based advancement shift leaves nuclear sailors on separate path
The Navy is expanding billet-based advancement to 14 ratings while nuclear sailors remain on a separate, quota-based path to promotion.
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Marine One crew failed to reach air traffic control before safety incident, NTSB says
A Marine One crew transporting President Trump failed to reach air traffic controllers before departing Aug. 4 and came too close to a passenger jet.
Joint Base Andrews airmen reflect on Huey’s legacy ahead of switch to HH-60Ws
Joint Base Andrews will receive 26 Jolly Green IIs to replace their 26 UH-1N Hueys, leaving airmen to reminisce over the latter's legacy at the base.
Pentagon’s NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6
A Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe will create at least four sets of options for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by Nov. 6.
They survived an Iran war drone attack. Six months later, they’re struggling to get care.
The War Horse reports that soldiers wounded in an attack by Iran have faced months of delayed appointments, referrals and battles to receive treatment.
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Pentagon upgrades awards for 3 Marines at Abbey Gate attack
The awards come five years after a suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. service members and around 170 civilians at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Marines fielding new laser sights at School of Infantry
The Marine Corps introduced the Squad Aiming Laser to students at its North Carolina school.
US Army taps 5 firms to build on-base microreactors in nuclear energy push
The agreements, worth up to $2.2 billion, mark a step forward in the Janus program, an initiative to introduce microreactors to power installations.
Air Force Academy to sport B-21 Raider-inspired uniform in game against Navy
The U.S. Air Force Academy football team will honor the B-21 Raider by sporting special uniforms in its game against the Navy this October.
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How a Ukrainian commander sped through the ‘kill zone’ to save wounded troops
Vladyslav Polskyi, a former science teacher turned combat commander, saw two wounded soldiers stranded on the battlefield and knew he had to do something.
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TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
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That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
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US, Israel launch ‘major combat operations’ in Iran
Discussing the potential of American casualties, Trump said "that often happens in war."
Hegseth replaces director of schools for military children
The new director, Paul Craft, will "reorient" DOD schools toward "patriotic values and classical learning," Hegseth said.
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Celebrity chef says he’ll be the ‘bat’ to enforce quality at new Army dining halls
Chef Robert Irvine says he’s been getting regular data readouts showing how many soldiers are eating at the new dining halls and what they’re ordering.
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US military uses laser to take down CBP drone, lawmakers say
The case of mistaken identity prompted the FAA to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles southeast of El Paso.
US military assembles largest force of warships, aircraft in Middle East in decades
The U.S. Navy will have at least 16 ships in the region, dwarfing the 11-ship fleet that was, until the Ford’s departure, positioned in the Caribbean Sea.
What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei repeatedly has made clear his ethical concerns about unchecked government use of AI.
Former US Air Force pilot charged with unauthorized Chinese military training
Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. was arrested and charged Wednesday for providing unauthorized defense services to Chinese pilots.
VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule
A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be formally rescinded on Feb. 27.
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