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Congress passes defense spending bill after months of delays
Congress has passed an $825 billion FY24 defense spending bill, but the plan to get Ukraine military assistance across the finish line remains uncertain.
Ex-contractor pleads guilty in forklift death of Air Force doctor
An ex-military contractor pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter yesterday for accidentally killing an Air Force medical doctor with a forklift.
A longtime C-130 unit is trying something new: helicopters
"I cannot overstate what a traumatic emotional event this is for people," 908th Airlift Wing commander Col. Craig Drescher said.
Biden pick for Pentagon acquisitions role vows to cut weapons system costs
The Pentagon is struggling to control costs associated with sustaining its weapons systems. For the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 jet, sustainment costs are on track to become so expensive that the Air Force will either have to cut its planned buy or flying hours, the the Government Accountability Office found.
By Joe Gould
Army advisers join rescue efforts after plane crash in Mogadishu
The three soldiers from Maneuver Advisor Team 2231 and their Somalian trainees jumped into action when the plane crashed.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
This Compass Call squadron was deployed in Afghanistan for 20 years. Here’s their inside story.
The EC-130H Compass Call worked behind the scenes for two decades in Afghanistan, from supporting the arrival of special forces, to the bin Laden raid and the Kabul evacuation.
U.S. Naval Academy ID’s midshipman who died Tuesday
Midshipman 1st Class Taylor Connors was as prior-enlisted Marine who arrived in Annapolis in 2019.
Day 1 of outspoken Marine’s trial brings guilty plea and political sideshow
“I am being held accountable for my actions," Scheller said. "The general officers should be held accountable for their failures."
By Davis Winkie
Utah Marine killed in Afghanistan bombing honored at vigil
"He was disciplined, determined and knew his calling."
‘No longer walking on the face of the earth’: 2 ISIS-K killed in drone strike, Pentagon now says
Biden authorized the drone strike and it was ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press