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200 Marines deploy to Florida as Pentagon approves more support to ICE

Jul 07th: The Marines will be assigned tasks related to transportation, logistics and administrative functions. They're not authorized to make arrests. Read more ▸

Sailor pleads guilty to bribing official for unauthorized military IDs

Jul 07th: Raymond Zumba attempted to bribe a NAS Jacksonville employee for base access cards he was purchasing for Chinese buyers, according to court documents. Read more ▸

VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs

Jul 07th: More than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year. Read more ▸

‘A new challenge’: Air Force vet becomes two-time living organ donor

Jul 07th: Air Force veteran Lindsay Gutierrez is a two-time living organ donor after giving a kidney to a fellow veteran and part of her liver to another recipient. Read more ▸

Veteran Kurt Russell discovers his surprising Revolutionary War ties

Jul 07th: On July Fourth, actor Kurt Russell visited a small museum in Massachusetts dedicated to his ancestor, who was killed by British soldiers 250 years ago. Read more ▸

Explore the depths of Ironbottom Sound with Bob Ballard’s team, live

Jul 07th: Audiences will be able to embark on a real-time exploration of the waters surrounding Guadalcanal and the naval battles that changed the course of history. Read more ▸

Army tests robotic coyotes to defend fighter jets

Jul 07th: Unmanned ground vehicles mounted with life-size plastic coyotes are one idea proposed as part of a new effort to keep wildlife away from military aircraft. Read more ▸

An ode to Dwight Schrute, The Office’s best squad leader

Jul 06th: He'd rub people the wrong way in a real squad. But he'd also make sure you had water, ammo and a working red lens flashlight on the night of land nav. Read more ▸

Why Despicable Me’s Gru is just a warrant officer with better branding

Jul 05th: If Gru wore a uniform, it wouldn’t have stars or stripes. It would have a coffee stain and rank that no one really understands. Read more ▸

Militarized zones now make up 1/3 of southern border, stirring debates

Jul 05th: Long stretches of the border are under the supervision of nearby military bases, empowering U.S. troops to detain people entering the country illegally. Read more ▸

Navy to stop sharing satellite weather data with NOAA

Jul 03rd: While Defense Meteorological Satellite Program data will no longer be provided to NOAA, the agency has not lost all access to global weather imaging. Read more ▸

Why it’s hard to know the damage the US did to Iran’s nuclear program

Jul 03rd: Opinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts. Read more ▸

What’s in a name? Fighters, bombers and modern aerial combat

Jul 03rd: Opinion: Fielding survivable bomber-sized aircraft for long-range aerial combat could mitigate shortfalls in achieving air superiority against China. Read more ▸

House passes Trump megabill with $150 billion in military funding

Jul 03rd: The bill includes $150 billion for the Pentagon, earmarked for shipbuilding, the Golden Dome and restocking precision weapons, among other priorities. Read more ▸

Navy did not document changes to recruitment procedures, watchdog says

Jul 03rd: The Navy reached its recruitment goal in fiscal 2024 by working through a backlog of 8,600 medical waivers, recruiting 5,845 sailors in the process. Read more ▸

US strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program up to 2 years, DOD says

Jul 03rd: “We’re thinking probably closer to two years — like degraded their program by two years,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Wednesday. Read more ▸

Illinois veteran bestowed military honors nearly a decade after death

Jul 03rd: An extraordinary cold case investigation revealed a formerly unidentified ward of the state to be a Women's Army Corps veteran. Read more ▸

Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona

Jul 03rd: The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert. Read more ▸

Pilots who bombed Iran sites invited to White House for July Fourth

Jul 03rd: The U.S. pilots who carried out Operation Midnight Hammer last month were invited to the White House for July Fourth. Read more ▸

Honolulu water agency sues US Navy over Red Hill fuel spill damage

Jul 02nd: The suit estimates it is costing $1.2 billion for the Board of Water Supply to clean up and protect Oʻahu’s drinking water wells. Read more ▸

Veteran gets life sentence for plotting FBI attack after Jan. 6 arrest

Jul 02nd: Marine veteran Edward Kelley was one of the first rioters to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Read more ▸

Ukraine arms freeze part of wider military aid review, Pentagon says

Jul 02nd: The decision to pause the delivery of some munitions to Ukraine "was made to put America's interest first," a White House spokesperson said. Read more ▸

Top enlisted Marine takes a swipe at Audie Murphy’s uniform regs

Jul 02nd: The top enlisted Marine faced a sea of roasters on Army and Marine Reddit pages after he took a swipe at WWII combat soldier Audie Murphy. Read more ▸

The toilet paper war: A submariner’s battle against bureaucracy

Jul 02nd: In 1942, Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper. Read more ▸

Air Force, Space Force hit recruiting goals months ahead of schedule

Jul 02nd: The Air Force's recruiting continues to rebound since 2023, when it missed its goal for the first time in decades. Read more ▸

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