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Delayed kamikaze drone for Ukraine on track for next month: Pentagon
The Defense Department is moving closer to a contract for the Switchblade 600, which is still deemed a prototype.
By Joe Gould
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Ukraine says its drones hit Russian fast boats at sea
The attacks were captured on video that Ukrainian officials released on Monday morning.
By Davis Winkie
Naval Special Warfare’s first positive COVID-19 case is on board Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor
It is the first positive case onboard the base, officials said.
Esper says Taliban not honoring deal as US warplanes bail out Afghan forces
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that the Taliban were honoring the agreement in terms of “not attacking U.S. and coalition forces, but not in terms of sustaining a reduction of violence."
By Shawn Snow
Attorney fighting for Marine recruit who spent two-plus years locked up sans charges, trial after allegedly hitting drill instructor
It came to a head when one of Ruiz’s drill instructors confronted him over the recruit’s alleged violation of a restraining order.
By Philip Athey
Airstrikes called in as Taliban attempt to breach Bagram Air Base
U.S. and Afghan forces were pulled into a nearly nine to 10 hour firefight after a suicide bombing targeted a medical facility that was under construction near the base, a source on the ground detailed to Military Times.
By Shawn Snow
A-10 Warthog hits bird, drops 3 dummy bombs over Florida
The Air Force says it’s investigating after a fighter jet struck a bird and dropped three dummy bombs used for training over northern Florida.
US military vehicle hits roadside bomb in Niger, no casualties
Authorities in Niger say an American military vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the troubled West African country but no one was killed.
By Howard Altman
Vet unemployment hit an all-time low in 2018. Mission accomplished?
Eight years ago, in the wake of the Great Recession, unemployment rates for the latest generation of veterans had spiked to crisis levels. Leaders across federal and state governments, some of America’s most well-known companies and veterans service organizations sprang into action.
By Natalie Gross
Shipwreck mystery: What happened to this US warship that sank in WWI?
Scientists scour the site to find what could have sunk the vessel in just 20 minutes.
Mammoth earthquake strikes near Alaska military base
A massive 7.0 earthquake rocked Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and nearby Anchorage, the state’s most populated city, at 8:30 a.m. Alaskan Standard Time (12:30 p.m. EST).
By Tara Copp, AP