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How Adm. Elmo ‘Bud’ Zumwalt helped pave the way for women in the Navy

Mar 28th: The Navy's top officer writes in this opinion piece that, thanks to the vision of past leaders, Navy women can be anything they want in the fleet. Read more ▸

Army to build 500 rooms for privatized junior enlisted barracks

Mar 28th: Army Times interviewed one of the service's top civilians overseeing housing policy about the service's vision for privatized barracks at Fort Irwin. Read more ▸

Despite common rhetoric, war with China unlikely in near future

Mar 27th: Much discussion surrounding future wars indicates a conflict with China is right around the corner. The author of this op-ed argues otherwise. Read more ▸

New analysis of Air Force suicides explores contributing factors

Mar 27th: A comprehensive report of Air Force suicides in 2020 found dozens of trends and made 68 recommendations to help stop the problem. Read more ▸

The 3rd Group roots of this unofficial Nazi-inspired Green Beret logo

Mar 27th: A Nazi-inspired patch that sparked outrage in recent days likely originated with 3rd Special Forces Group, which banned the logo in 2022. Read more ▸

Army endures third Apache mishap in two months

Mar 27th: The incident marks the third Apache mishap in the last two months. Read more ▸

Pentagon needs to wake up on troops’ lack of sleep, watchdog says

Mar 27th: A new GAO study found that Defense Department leaders aren't doing enough to address sleep deprivation among troops. Read more ▸

Coast Guard petty officer’s conviction overturned in baby death case

Mar 27th: Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kathleen E. Richard, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her infant daughter in 2022. Read more ▸

Army slowing deployment cycle for busy armor units, assessing others

Mar 27th: Army Times spoke with a top training official and force management experts about how changes to the readiness model will impact armor units and more. Read more ▸

Another airman probed by FBI for allegedly leaking intel on Discord

Mar 26th: Former Staff Sgt. Jason Gray was suspected of sharing classified information on Discord, where he participated in anti-government channels. Read more ▸

Army investigating social media post showing Nazi symbol

Mar 26th: The Army opened an investigation after a National Guard unit posted a photo online that contained a symbol worn by Nazi SS troops. Read more ▸

DOD reproductive care travel policy used just 12 times in 7 months

Mar 26th: A policy allowing troops to be reimbursed for travel if they go out of state for abortions and other reproductive services hasn't been used much. Read more ▸

Marine arrested for firing weapon in altercation on North Carolina base

Mar 26th: The incident, which took place outside near barracks aboard Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, left no reported injuries. Read more ▸

VA patient numbers jump after efforts to improve medical access

Mar 26th: Veterans Affairs medical sites saw their patient numbers spike after a five-month effort to improve access and delivery of health care. Read more ▸

Pentagon urges ‘alternatives’ in Israel meeting, with few details

Mar 26th: An invasion of Gaza's southern city of Rafah would be a humanitarian catastrophe, said a defense official speaking with reporters. Read more ▸

Red Hill task force passes environmental defueling inspection

Mar 26th: The EPA noted that the task force had met the criteria needed in order to transfer the responsibilities of closing the site to the Navy. Read more ▸

Coast Guard responds following Baltimore bridge collapse

Mar 26th: The Coast Guard and multiple partners agencies responded to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland. Read more ▸

Army ROTC shifting its footprint to the South and Southwest

Mar 26th: The Army's biggest source of new officers is merging some programs and establishing new ones. Read more ▸

Here’s how the Marine Corps’ ‘wall-to-wall’ barracks inspections went

Mar 25th: One Marine corporal said maintenance issues have been getting fixed much more quickly than before the barracks inspection. Read more ▸

Fight over VA toxic exposure funds could stall other vets legislation

Mar 25th: Lawmakers are sparring over proposed changes to a fund covering the costs of veterans' toxic exposure benefits. Read more ▸

Search begins for wreckage of ace pilot Richard Bong’s crashed plane

Mar 25th: Two historical groups are looking for Richard Bong's Lockheed P-38 Lightning plane, nicknamed “Marge” in honor of his girlfriend, Marjorie Vattendahl. Read more ▸

US fighters hit storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

Mar 25th: U.S. fighter jets struck three underground storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen last week. Read more ▸

Navy IDs sailor who died aboard USS Halsey

Mar 25th: Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Elijah Riddle is at least the second sailor to die aboard a deployed Navy warship in recent weeks. Read more ▸

Army’s Hawaii bases recovering from weekend water supply scare

Mar 25th: In addition to the weekend's water issues, the Army's garrison in Hawaii has suffered multiple utility failures in recent months. Read more ▸

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Thumbnail: Former aide Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser sits in the audience as Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington on July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be vice chairman of the J

Military sexual assault survivors should be able to sue for damages, judges rule

Meghann Myers

Prohibition on troops seeking redress for injuries sustained in service doesn’t apply

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Thumbnail: Frederick Police Department officers prepare to enter Fort Detrick during an April 2021 shooting. A recent DoD inspector general report found inconsistencies in the way military installations train for active shooter situa

Report reveals holes in DoD law enforcement active shooter response

Rachel Nostrant

An evaluation of the Defense Department and its law enforcement organizations has revealed a lack of an active shooter response and training standard, which officials worry may ultimately “result in a delayed and uncoordinated response that could increase casualties” at military installations.

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Thumbnail: Tech. Sgt. Jordyn Rayot, Airman 1st Class Cole Whitmore and Airman 1st Class Jason Wilson, weapons loaders assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, remove munitions from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a training exercise in Swa

Year-round health insurance for National Guard proves elusive

Rachel S. Cohen

ABOARD A C-40 MILITARY TRANSPORT JET—Halfway through his tenure in charge of the National Guard, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson’s quest to get all Guardsmen year-round health insurance has stalled.

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Thumbnail: In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington. (John Minchillo/AP)

Army veteran sentenced to 7 years in prison on Capitol riot charges

Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press

An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.

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Thumbnail: U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Jefferson Ortiz, company first sergeant for Air Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 271, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, July

Marine 1st sergeant uses combat experience to save man hit by car

Irene Loewenson

A Marine first sergeant was driving through a small North Carolina town when he encountered a man lying in a nearby field, bearing injuries after being hit by a car.

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Thumbnail: Melissa Stockwell reacts arriving at the finish line in the Women

Recipients look back at their service on National Purple Heart Day

Jonathan Lehrfeld

Paralympian and former Army platoon leader, 1st Lt. Melissa Stockwell, 42, deployed to Iraq in March 2004 with the 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, after enlisting two years earlier. But after just three weeks in Baghdad, her life would never be the same.

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Thumbnail: Col. Sharon Harmon, center, is the first Black service member to be promoted to colonel in the Rhode Island National Guard. (Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee/Twitter)

Soldier becomes Rhode Island Guard’s first Black colonel

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island National Guard has its first Black colonel.

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Thumbnail: President Donald Trump speaks after getting a briefing from senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Oct. 7, 2019, in Washington. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Milley almost quit over Trump, wrote biting resignation letter, new book reveals

In an excerpt released Aug. 8 by the New Yorker, authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser — senior reporters for the New York Times and the New Yorker, respectively — reveal shocking details from inside former President Donald Trump’s relationship with top military brass.

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Thumbnail: An aerial view of the Pentagon on May 11, 2021. (DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Remember 5G? Pentagon backs 6G hub tied to Army Research Lab

Colin Demarest

WASHINGTON — As telecom companies struggle to complete the transition to the fifth-generation, or 5G, mobile standard, the Pentagon is backing an effort focused on 6G research and technologies amid a military-wide push to modernize communications and connectivity.

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