WA Military Sheild

Explore your community

Browse Washington bases, veterans assistance and military friendly businesses.

Community

 
 

Community

Military Times

Navy fires commanding officer of USS Truxtun following collision with supply ship

Feb 23rd: The USS Truxtun collided with the USNS Supply nearly two weeks ago during a replenishment-at-sea. Read more ▸

Navy may shorten some at-sea tours to aid retention

Feb 23rd: While retention remains high, with the service hitting more than 99% of its re-up goals last year, the Navy is still battling gaps in key billets. Read more ▸

Veterans aren’t campaign props — Congress must start acting like it

Feb 23rd: "We hear endless speeches praising our service. But respect without action is meaningless," argues DAV National Adjutant and CEO Barry Jesinoski. Read more ▸

Massive US Air Force warplane movements in Bulgaria raise stakes for Iran talks

Feb 23rd: The U.S. buildup coincides with high-stakes nuclear diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program. Read more ▸

Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland

Feb 22nd: The U.S. crew member was retrieved from the submarine about 8 miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, by a Danish Seahawk helicopter. Read more ▸

Christian nationalist pastor speaks on his sermon to troops at Pentagon

Feb 20th: Controversial Pastor Doug Wilson's theological and historical views, particularly on gender roles and slavery, have long drawn scrutiny and criticism. Read more ▸

Drones ‘change everything’ about combined arms combat, US Army aviation chief says

Feb 20th: The commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence discusses the impact of unmanned systems on U.S. Army aviation and combined arms. Read more ▸

National Guard team clinches award for clawed drone at Army competition

Feb 20th: Soldiers of the Army National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division snagged the award for Best Innovation at the inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition. Read more ▸

American MIA group and Filipino Muslim government unite to bring home World War II servicemen

Feb 20th: They will search for remains of four U.S. soldiers, including a general who became a hero after his refusal to obey Japanese orders led to his execution. Read more ▸

Navy eyes BAH increases, barracks updates to house more sailors ashore

Feb 20th: The Navy has relocated 4,500 sailors who’d been living afloat to shore-based housing, and is working to expand housing access to more troops. Read more ▸

Sailor found dead at Naval Station Great Lakes

Feb 20th: Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones was discovered in his barracks at 11:30 a.m., the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. Read more ▸

Army using AI to update doctrine

Feb 20th: Leaders at the Combined Army Doctrine Directorate have started training authors on generative AI tools to speed up research and drafting. Read more ▸

How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list

Feb 20th: For an off-the-shelf drone to be added to the Blue UAS list, it must pass rigorous testing and cyber security evaluations. Read more ▸

Hill Air Force Base bids farewell to A-10 depot mission as final Warthog departs

Feb 19th: The U.S. Air Force concluded A-10 Thunderbolt II depot-level maintenance at Ogden Air Logistics Complex with a “Hawg Out” ceremony. Read more ▸

‘We are all Jews’: Soldier who defied his German captors to be awarded Medal of Honor

Feb 19th: Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for shielding more than 200 Jewish Americans in a German POW camp. Read more ▸

VA halts implementation of controversial disability rating rule following backlash

Feb 19th: The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it “will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA Secretary Doug Collins said. Read more ▸

SpaceX and Blue Origin abruptly shift priorities amid US Golden Dome push

Feb 19th: The largest U.S. commercial space companies recently shifted priorities toward lunar development, just as DOD pushes its next-gen missile shield plans. Read more ▸

US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff

Feb 19th: The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is set to soon become the keystone of the Pentagon’s naval armada in the region. Read more ▸

Vietnam vet, law firms file suit over new VA ruling on disability rating exams

Feb 19th: A Vietnam veteran has filed suit over a VA rule that requires medical examiners to factor in a medication's effects when determining a disability rating. Read more ▸

Navy seeks new anti-radar missile compatible with F-18, F-35 aircraft

Feb 19th: The Navy is seeking a next-gen missile, compatible with F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and F-35 aircraft, for knocking out modern radar systems. Read more ▸

US Army lets soldiers flaunt their drone skills in first-ever competition

Feb 19th: The event is in line with service plans to incorporate unmanned technology at every echelon of the force. Read more ▸

The Medal of Honor recipient who became a ‘One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima’

Feb 19th: Pinned down and with casualties mounting, Pvt. Wilson Watson took matters into his own hands to savagely take out enemy entrenchments. Read more ▸

Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump has hinted, US military says

Feb 18th: A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said Thursday. Read more ▸

Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile

Feb 18th: "Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose," argues an international relations professor. Read more ▸

Sentinel ICBM program hit by software delays, Minuteman extension risks: GAO

Feb 18th: Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 facilities across five states. Read more ▸

Who We Are

Top