Navy reaches fiscal 2025 recruiting goal 3 months early
After falling short of its recruiting goal for the first time ever in 2023, the Navy has now reached its recruiting goal two years in a row.
By Riley Ceder
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Guam barracks conditions spur Navy-wide housing inspection
Navy Secretary John Phelan was so appalled by the barracks at Andersen Air Force Base that he ordered Marines and sailors to be moved out.
By Riley Ceder
Trump’s Pentagon should expand innovation hub, tech panel says
The Defense Innovation Board says DIU needs a bigger budget and more infrastructure to help guide nontraditional firms to scale technology.
Navy names aircraft carriers after former presidents Bush and Clinton
The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.
By Riley Ceder
Confirmation hearing for Trump’s VA Sec pick delayed over FBI check
The confirmation hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday morning, but will now be held next week.
Senate hearing could decide whether Hegseth becomes defense secretary
The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Trump's defense secretary pick next Tuesday.
Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentence
Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.
By Riley Ceder
Navy secretary names newest destroyer Intrepid
This marks the fifth time a Navy vessel has donned the Intrepid name, and the first since 1974, when the carrier Intrepid was decommissioned.
By Riley Ceder
Opinion
America must ‘honor the contract’ on veterans’ benefits
In this opinion piece, Al Lipphardt of VFW responds to a recent Economist article that labeled veterans' benefits as "absurdly generous."
By Al Lipphardt
Air Force expands waivers for recruits with asthma, food allergies
The waivers are part of an effort to boost recruitment numbers after the service failed to meet its recruiting goals in 2023.
By Riley Ceder
US Navy ‘wasted’ $1.8 billion on cruiser modernization program: Report
The report found that the Navy’s cruiser rehab program has had “weak oversight” and been “plagued with ... delays, wasted costs and poor-quality work.”
By Todd South
Special ops leaders eye alarming levels of adversary collaboration
China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are all finding ways to antagonize U.S. efforts.
By Todd South