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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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Hegseth announces review of US troops in Europe, scorns some allies
The comments offer new insights into the internal mechanics Trump administration have in mind for re-evaluating force levels on the continent.
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Air Force updates chaplain, maternity uniform guidance
Air Force chaplains will now wear chaplain rank insignia, and pregnant airmen can wear a maternity wrap dress.
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Read the 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran
The 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran leaves contentious issues between the countries unresolved.
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Air Force identifies 8 people killed in B-52 crash
The individuals who died in Monday’s B-52 Stratofortress crash were a mix of service members, government civilians and contractors.
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Beyond the battlefield: How 3 Marine Raiders turned combat lessons into a healing mission
Prime Hall, Don Tran and Rick Briere served together in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, which traces its lineage to World War II.
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Senate, House defense bills seek to prevent renaming of US Navy vessels
A section of the FY27 NDAA includes a provision that the Navy secretary may only change the name of a ship with the consent of the Senate.
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Congress seeks to limit US Navy vessels built in foreign shipyards
The Senate Armed Services Committee seeks to strip the waiver authority granted to the president to approve offshore ship construction.
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Has the military been miscalculating spouse unemployment?
A recent report suggests that the Pentagon has overstated spouse unemployment rates and obscured factors unique to a military lifestyle.
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Pentagon demands human performance data from services in fitness overhaul
The Pentagon has quietly set in motion a yearlong strategy to unify the military services’ approach to achieving what it calls “Total Force Fitness.”
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Fair winds, INDOPACOM: Pentagon returns command name to US Pacific Command
U.S. Pacific Command was the formation’s official name until 2018, when it was changed to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
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US Army’s ‘Tropic Lightning’ Division ponders transformation lessons from Philippine war games
Because of HIMARS, Maj. Gen. Bartholomees pointed out his “division artillery is really what transformed the most.”