


Coast Guard adopts service-wide mandatory physical fitness training
Starting this year, able-bodied active and Selected Reserve Coast Guard members will need to work out at least four days a week.

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Airman awarded medal for aid in capture of fugitive accused of murder
After recognizing his friend in the news, airman Ryland Perez-Settle assisted law enforcement in a manhunt that resulted in the capture of the fugitive.

New burn pit bill promises immediate help for vets, but some call ‘BS’
The new Senate proposal is at odds with a more ambitious House plan to address toxic exposure injuries.

Florida boy reels in .50-caliber Barrett sniper rifles while fishing
Magnet fishing duo reels in two sniper rifles.

US and allies have ignored Russia’s security demands, Putin says
In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said the Kremlin is still studying the U.S. and NATO’s response.

Like action and adventure? The Diplomatic Security Service is hiring.
The Bureau of Diplomatic Security — the arm of the U.S. Department of State tasked with securing diplomacy — is actively seeking veterans to fill overseas positions.

Gold Star Families Day would be celebrated each September under new proposal
The last Monday in September would be set aside to recongize and honor those families' sacrifices.

Ukrainians building up resistance in case Russia attacks
If Russia invades, some of Kharkiv’s 1 million plus people say they stand ready to abandon their civilian lives and wage a guerrilla campaign against one of the world’s greatest military powers.

DoD to appeal Hawaii’s order to drain fuel tanks that contaminated water
Hawaii’s deputy director of environmental health, Kathleen Ho, said she will fight in court to force the Navy to make Red Hill safe.

US troops sheltered, fired Patriot missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE
The acknowledgement by the White House and Pentagon late Monday represent a widening American involvement in Yemen’s yearslong war.

Haste and planning failures doomed Operation Lone Star’s troops to suffer
Never before has Texas — or any other state — involuntarily activated so many troops under state active duty authority for such a long-term mission. Nor has it been done so quickly.
