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Maduro arrives in US, Trump says operation will let US ‘run’ Venezuela

Jan 04th: Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. forces had rehearsed their maneuvers for months, learning everything about Maduro. Read more ▸

How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

Jan 03rd: President Trump said a few U.S. personnel were injured and a helicopter was "hit pretty hard" in the operation, but he believed no one was killed. Read more ▸

US strikes Venezuela, says Nicolás Maduro has been captured

Jan 03rd: It was not known if there were any deaths or injuries on either side or if more actions lay ahead. Trump said the strikes were carried out “successfully.” Read more ▸

Parachutist at Armed Forces Bowl gets caught in wire, falls into crowd

Jan 02nd: The parachutist, who was reportedly part of a veteran parachuting group, walked off the field under their own power. Read more ▸

This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific

Jan 02nd: Win or lose, Jefferson DeBlanc could dish it out and take it — all in the same mission. Read more ▸

US Air Force eyes autonomous Northrop Grumman drone for CCA program

Jan 02nd: Northrop Grumman significantly revamped its original CCA pitch to the Air Force, resulting in the Talon drone. Read more ▸

Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in LA, other cities

Jan 02nd: President Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon. Read more ▸

ROTC students are helping the military defend against AI deepfakes

Dec 31st: The Synthetic Media Lab at Syracuse University is building tools that will help organizations, including the U.S. military, to distinguish truth from hoax. Read more ▸

Death of airman caused by multiple points of failure, report finds

Dec 31st: A special investigation found that Staff Sgt. Charles Crumlett’s death while working on a F-22 was caused, among others, by a lack of supervision. Read more ▸

A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump

Dec 31st: President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office. Read more ▸

How wine and champagne helped to defeat the Nazis

Dec 31st: In France during World War II, German alcohol shipments helped to provide crucial intelligence for the Allies. Read more ▸

Court upholds order requiring VA to build housing for veterans in LA

Dec 30th: "There are now scores of unhoused veterans trying to survive ... despite the acres of land deeded to the VA for their care," the judge wrote. Read more ▸

Army stands up AI, machine-learning career field for officers

Dec 30th: The Army is considering broadening the program in the future to include warrant officers. Read more ▸

How the Continental Army became the lords of Spanktown

Dec 30th: Spanktown, name thusly after an early settler publicly took his spouse across his knee and chastised her, was to play an important role in the Forage Wars. Read more ▸

Navy doubles annual PT test requirement, updates failure guidelines

Dec 30th: Sailors who fail three physical fitness assessments within four years will be processed for administrative separation, the new Navy policy states. Read more ▸

US forces kill, capture ’nearly 25 ISIS’ fighters in Syria operations

Dec 30th: Over a nine-day period, U.S. and allied forces conducted 11 operations that killed at least seven ISIS fighters and destroyed four weapons caches. Read more ▸

Lockheed still paid $1.7 billion despite poor readiness rate of F-35s

Dec 30th: An audit found that the defense department paid the aerospace company $1.7 billion by July in spite of poor performance. Read more ▸

What is Nifty Nugget? NDAA revives 47-year-old military exercise

Dec 30th: In 1978, the 21-day exercise, dubbed “Nifty Nugget,” brought two dozen military commands to bear to support a notional conflict in Europe. Read more ▸

Marine Corps launches six drone training programs open to any MOS

Dec 30th: Six pilot training programs and eight certifications are being established to provide fundamental skills in using both armed and unarmed systems. Read more ▸

Army, NATO allies test stealth in new FPV drone warfighter competition

Dec 29th: A U.S. team from 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment finished in second. Read more ▸

Department of Veterans Affairs reinstates near-total ban on abortions

Dec 29th: New guidance from the Justice Department concluded that the VA lacks legal authority to provide the procedure — including in cases of rape or incest.  Read more ▸

Ukraine peace plan ‘scares the bejesus out of us,’ officials say

Dec 29th: The U.S.-led plan caps Ukraine's military end-strength at a smaller number than it currently stands, while doing little to check Russian hostilities. Read more ▸

Trump says US ‘hit’ facility where alleged drug boats ‘load up’

Dec 29th: Trump declined to say if the military or CIA was involved or where it occurred. Read more ▸

Iran leader says country in ‘full-fledged’ war with US, Israel, Europe

Dec 29th: Pezeshkian is ramping up rhetorical attacks on what he sees as unfairly repressive measures emanating from Washington and its allies. Read more ▸

This company is rethinking PTSD treatment for veterans — with VR

Dec 29th: Brenden Borrowman, a retired Army veteran, founded Neurova Labs to focus on treating the physiological injury underlying conditions like PTSD and TBI. Read more ▸

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