VA leaders move to end all abortions at department medical sites
Abortion services had been offered at VA facilities since late 2022, even in some states where the procedures were outlawed. Now that will end.
Pentagon & Congress
Senate confims new top Navy leader, vice chief for Space Force
Adm. Daryl Caudle, who has been the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command since 2021, was approved as the next chief of naval operations.
Navy T-45C Goshawks resume operations following fleet-wide pause
The grounding marked at least the second such pause the fleet has implemented this year, and the third since October 2022.
July Red Sea recap: Houthis continue to target commercial vessels
U.S. forces destroyed at least 31 Houthi air drones, 16 surface drones, and four radar sites in Yemen in July.
More dogs allowed: Lufthansa reopens options for some flying to US
At least some dogs will be able to fly with their U.S.-bound owners.
Navy to clear records for some sailors who refused COVID-19 vaccine
The settlement comes as the result of a class-action lawsuit brought by sailors who denied the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious reasons.
Two former Marines to serve prison time for neo-Nazi power grid plot
Five men, including four with military experience, have been convicted in the plot.
Here are the munitions Navy jets used for first time against Houthis
Fighter jets flying off the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower used a variety of munitions for the first time ever in combat, according to the Navy.
B-1 bomber crash report blasts crew mistakes, culture of ‘complacency’
“Many failures leading to this mishap were not a one-time occurrence or an aberration," the report into a January B-1 bomber crash concluded.
Naval aviator becomes first American woman to secure air-to-air kill
The incident was one of more than 20 where Strike Fighter Squadron 32 deployed air-to-air missiles against Iran-backed Houthi one-way attack drones.
Military families overseas scrambling as U.S. dog travel rules change
Some airlines are no longer allowing dogs to be shipped on the same flight with their owners back to the states due to new U.S. CDC rules.
