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Ukrainian athlete out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead

Feb 12th: Vladyslav Heraskevych was barred from racing Thursday after refusing IOC's plea to not use a helmet honoring athletes killed since Russia's 2022 invasion. Read more ▸

2027 defense budget could double 2026 ship requests, US Navy secretary says

Feb 12th: The 2026 defense budget set aside $27.2 billion dollars for the Navy to procure 17 ships. Read more ▸

Health care access a top complaint among troops, top enlisted leaders tell lawmakers

Feb 12th: A Democratic senator also questioned whether the services are doing everything they can to increase child care slots. Read more ▸

Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan will stand

Feb 12th: A U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. Read more ▸

US Air Force’s CCA program advances with auto-flying software integration

Feb 12th: The service said integrating third-party autonomous software is a major step on developing drones that can fly themselves alongside jets like the F-35. Read more ▸

‘I felt like a factory worker.’ Why VA psychologists are burning out

Feb 12th: The number of veterans seeking mental health treatment continues to rise, but the number of psychologists dropped last year for the first time in a decade. Read more ▸

No evidence women in combat roles lower standards, top enlisted leaders say

Feb 12th: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s call for a review of the effectiveness of women in combat roles prompted questions during a Senate Armed Services hearing. Read more ▸

‘Everything costs what it costs’: Navy, Marine, Coast Guard chiefs call for historic funding

Feb 12th: President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for fiscal 2027. Read more ▸

Army marks elevation of Futures and Concepts to full command

Feb 12th: The move represents the organization’s shift from a center to a command under the Army’s Transformation and Training Command. Read more ▸

Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Kelly over unlawful orders video

Feb 12th: Sen. Mark Kelly sued in federal court to block his Jan. 5 censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Read more ▸

Syria says its forces have taken over al-Tanf base after handover from US

Feb 12th: The military outpost was run for years by U.S. troops as part of the war against the Islamic State group. Read more ▸

Two US Navy ships collide in Caribbean, leaving 2 sailors injured

Feb 12th: The destroyer USS Truxtun and the supply ship USNS Supply collided as the warship was getting a load of supplies, leaving two troops with minor injuries. Read more ▸

Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace: Report

Feb 12th: The confusing arc of events began as the FAA announced it was shutting down all flight traffic over the city on the U.S.-Mexico border for 10 days. Read more ▸

Marine declared lost at sea after falling overboard from the USS Iwo Jima

Feb 12th: Rescue efforts for Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, were suspended on Feb. 10, three days after the Marine went overboard in the Caribbean Sea. Read more ▸

He hunted roadside bombs in Iraq. Now he hunts adventure to combat PTSD.

Feb 11th: Veteran retreats taught him how to kayak, ski and forgive himself. Read more ▸

This Army Motor T operator is also an Olympic figure skater

Feb 11th: Pvt. Spencer Howe aspires to be an Army chaplain someday — but for now, his day job involves doing synchronized spin jumps on ice. Read more ▸

Drone warfare requires new age of battlefield medicine

Feb 11th: "We should not wait for American soldiers to be engaged in a drone war to modernize how we train, equip and support those tasked with saving them." Read more ▸

VA reorganization projected to cost at least $312 million

Feb 11th: The reforms, known as the RISE initiative, are expected to begin this year with an aim to reduce the VHA’s administrative overhead, improve clinical care. Read more ▸

US Navy on the hunt for strike drones that can launch from any warship

Feb 11th: The Navy is looking for armed drones that can be launched from austere locations or from surface warships other than aircraft carriers. Read more ▸

Coast Guard to expand icebreaker fleet with 11 Arctic Security Cutters

Feb 11th: Last May, DHS approved production of the service’s first polar security cutter to be built in nearly five decades. Read more ▸

‘It just blows your lungs out of your mouth’: A history of thermobaric weaponry

Feb 11th: Palestinian officials have recently accused Israel of using American-made thermobaric weaponry in Gaza. Read more ▸

Marine Corps continues streak as only service to pass financial audit

Feb 11th: For its third consecutive year, the U.S. Marine Corps keeps its record as the first and only service to cleanly pass a financial audit. Read more ▸

NATO kicks off ‘Arctic Sentry’ operation following Greenland brouhaha

Feb 11th: The mission will tie together various allied activities in the region, according to NATO officials. Read more ▸

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