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Coast Guard responds to New Orleans ship collision, 195 people accounted for
Coast Guard personnel are responding to a collision between a cruise ship and cargo ship in New Orleans that has left numerous people missing.
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Congress has access to IVF. Military families like mine do not.
The U.S. government asks military families to accept a lot. It should not deny us the medical care we need to have children, this active-duty soldier writes.
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US Army names officer held on ‘allegations of espionage’
Lt. Col. Brandon Carroll Tyner has been identified as the U.S. soldier arrested earlier this week in the UK for reportedly assisting Russian intelligence.
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Navy unveils special warfare-themed uniforms for upcoming Army-Navy game
The U.S. Navy released images of Navy Midshipmen uniforms for the 2026 Army-Navy game that honor the service’s Naval special warfare components.
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Democrats push to remove US-Israel tech measure from defense bill
The measures call for enhanced cooperation between the U.S. and Israel on weapons technology development.
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Taiwan takes a page from Ukraine’s playbook in steeling society for an invasion
Taiwan leaders are working to embed resistance against an occupying force into civilian life.
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Neros, Perennial Autonomy lead in Pentagon’s drone competition
Two companies scored highest during the second phase of a Pentagon competition to find companies that can produce high-quality, low-cost commercial drones.
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Citing knowledge gaps, Army rolls out barracks guidebook for NCOs
A new “NCO’s Barracks Guidebook” includes responsibility checklists and advice for handling a variety of situations, like discovering drugs.
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Space Force picks two companies to build new ‘space-to-space’ satellites by 2028
The Pentagon announced Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build new ISR satellites in space, after admitting the U.S. already has weapons in orbit.
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Army meets Reserve, Special Forces recruiting goals for first time in a decade, general confirms
Meeting recruiting goals allows the service to “firm up many of our operational units with the right talent,” said USAREC Commander Lt. Gen. Johnny Davis.
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Hegseth announces new four-star command for autonomous warfare
The new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn’t keeping pace with the speed of technological change.
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8 sailors died by suicide at Oklahoma base in one year, Navy confirms
The deaths, along with eight attempted suicides in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, illustrate a systemic problem in the U.S. Navy, families say.
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US Air Force awards $2.38B contract to Boeing for 22 F-15EX
The service awarded Boeing a contract for 22 more F-15EX aircraft, bringing the number to a total of 120 to be manufactured by the defense company.
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White House nominates next general to helm US Space Command
If confirmed, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. would take over command from Gen. Stephen Whiting after his upcoming retirement.
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Operation Atlantic City ushers Marines on rare trip to … remote Arctic island
U.S. Marines participated in a NATO exercise on a remote Arctic island as the alliance increases its focus on the region amid worries about Russia.
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US Navy signs off on ‘preliminary acceptance’ of aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy
The Navy’s next aircraft carrier is now approximately “99% complete,” with the sea service taking preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy.
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First elements of USS Abraham Lincoln strike group return home
The first ship within the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., has returned home after its 10-month-long deployment.