Lejeune Marines run first live munition drop from fielded droneThe July 3 live-fire exercise included the drop, followed by mortar fire and a Javelin missile strike in a simulated company-level assault.By Todd South3 days ago
200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICEThe Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They're not authorized to make arrests.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher6 days ago
VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffsMore than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year. By Leo Shane III6 days ago
Pentagon creates new military border zone in ArizonaThe fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher10 days ago
Veteran gets life sentence for plotting FBI attack after Jan. 6 arrestMarine veteran Edward Kelley was one of the first rioters to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press11 days ago
One firefighter killed in Idaho attack was National Guard veteranBattalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42, with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, was a veteran of the Army National Guard.By Lindsey Wasson and Manuel Valdes, The Associated Press12 days ago