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US Navy should rely on allies to boost maritime industrial base, report says

Apr 13th: As the Navy builds its presence in the Middle East, experts argue that the force should rely more on allies to improve the U.S. maritime industrial base. Read more ▸

75th Ranger Regiment soldiers win sixth straight Best Ranger Competition

Apr 13th: Soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment won the Army's Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. Read more ▸

Marines win top sniper competition

Apr 13th: Two Marine snipers brought home the top prize at this year’s International Sniper Competition in a rare win for the Corps. Read more ▸

US military eyes high-energy ‘laser dome’ for domestic air defense

Apr 13th: The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost weaponized drones. Read more ▸

Vietnam veteran’s gravestone somber reminder of war’s toll

Apr 13th: The gravestone is evidence that Vietnam veteran Eugene “Gene” Marion Simmers carried the burden of decades-long grief and trauma. Read more ▸

US blockade of Iran will be major military endeavor, experts say

Apr 13th: The U.S. military has not offered basic details yet about the blockade, including how many U.S. warships will enforce it. Read more ▸

US Navy to blockade Strait of Hormuz ‘effective immediately,’ Trump says

Apr 12th: “Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!” the president wrote on Sunday. Read more ▸

US-Iran peace talks end without deal as delegations leave Pakistan

Apr 12th: Each side blamed the other for the failure of the 21-hour negotiations to end fighting that has killed thousands and roiled the global economy. Read more ▸

US military begins clearing Strait of Hormuz, Trump says

Apr 11th: Reports emerged Saturday about the presence of U.S. Navy ships in the strait. Read more ▸

The only Navy Seabee awarded the nation’s highest award for valor

Apr 10th: The early, brutal battle to protect a Special Forces camp near Dong Xoai changed the course of the Vietnam War. Marvin Shields gave his all in its defense. Read more ▸

The president who threatened to end a civilization is supposed to guarantee Ukraine’s survival

Apr 10th: Trump's Iran war has diverted diplomats and drained interceptor stockpiles — just as his envoys were supposed to deliver security guarantees to Kyiv. Read more ▸

Army debuts data operations center to serve as information hub

Apr 10th: The Army Data Operations Center’s debut is part of an enormous push to further integrate data and machine learning into military operations. Read more ▸

Pentagon, FAA sign agreement on deploying anti-drone laser system near Mexico

Apr 10th: The agreement came after the FAA conducted testing in New Mexico on the laser system used by the Pentagon and Homeland Security Department. Read more ▸

After three-year hiatus, VA to resume rollout of new electronic medical records system

Apr 10th: The department’s adoption of the Oracle Health’s FEHR was halted in 2023 following a year-long pause over safety and functionality concerns. Read more ▸

‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ finds a new voice

Apr 10th: Despite its nearly century of resonance with readers, “All Quiet on the Western Front” has only been translated twice — until now. Read more ▸

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin agree to $4.7 billion PAC-3 interceptor deal

Apr 10th: Lockheed in January discussed a target of increasing annual PAC-3 interceptor production from approximately 600 to 2,000 over a span of seven years. Read more ▸

US Navy ends USS Boise submarine overhaul after price tag soars

Apr 10th: The U.S. Navy began a maintenance overhaul on the USS Boise in 2024 for $1.2 billion. Read more ▸

Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink

Apr 10th: The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.” Read more ▸

Meet the Navy sailors who will be the first to greet returning Artemis II astronauts

Apr 10th: The group of four sailors will be the first faces the Artemis II crew sees after splashing down in the Pacific on Friday night. Read more ▸

That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’

Apr 09th: The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale. Read more ▸

Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says

Apr 09th: U.S. President Donald Trump has discussed with advisers the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe, a senior White House official told Reuters. Read more ▸

Navy dishes out awards for top mess halls

Apr 09th: The U.S. Navy announced the recipients of its Capt. Edward F. Ney Memorial Award on Monday. Read more ▸

Trump again chides NATO for failing to back US operations in Iran

Apr 09th: The president's remarks came just a day after a tense private meeting with the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. Read more ▸

Drone warfare has dramatically changed the battlefield. Is the US medical corps ready?

Apr 09th: Studies from the Ukraine war show drone-delivered explosives are more destructive and lead to a wider range and higher severity of traumatic injury. Read more ▸

The Air Force is putting big money behind its effort to keep aviators in the service

Apr 09th: Eligible active-duty aviators have until May 31 to apply for the fiscal year 2026 bonus program. Read more ▸

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