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Guard troops to stay on DC streets through 2026

Jan 16th: National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. Read more ▸

Grey Wolf helicopter notches first operational mission

Jan 16th: Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters completed their first operational mission Jan. 8, escorting a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile convoy. Read more ▸

Coast Guard hurt drug interdiction by focusing on migrants, GAO says

Jan 16th: The U.S. Coast Guard failed to meet drug interdiction goals from fiscal 2015 to 2024, the Government Accountability Office found. Read more ▸

US Navy, Marines to get L3Harris robots for bomb disposal missions

Jan 16th: The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy have sealed a deal with L3Harris Technologies for 34 large T7 robots to support the services in EOD missions. Read more ▸

Feds remind states about law protecting military spouse job licenses

Jan 16th: But there's a wrinkle for spouses in Justice Department's new interpretation of the law. Read more ▸

Trump faces sharper questions over possible military action on Iran

Jan 16th: The White House insists military options remain “on the table” regarding Iran, with the Islamic Republic convulsed by nationwide protests. Read more ▸

VA again launches search for VA benefits chief

Jan 16th: The VA has relaunched efforts to find a new head of veterans benefits following the withdrawal of nominee Karen Brazell last October. Read more ▸

General tapped to lead SOUTHCOM grilled over forces in Latin America

Jan 16th: Renewed interest in Latin America is likely to bring changes to U.S. Southern Command, Donovan acknowledged. Read more ▸

US Navy leaders embrace Trump-class battleships

Jan 15th: U.S. Navy leaders speaking at a military conference outlined what they described as the strategic opportunities of the recently announced battleships. Read more ▸

Lunday becomes US Coast Guard’s 28th commandant

Jan 15th: Adm. Kevin Lunday was sworn in Thursday as the U.S. Coast Guard’s 28th commandant, nearly a year after he had been acting in the role. Read more ▸

Lockheed delivered record 191 F-35s as it cleared out TR-3 backlog

Jan 15th: The government refused to accept delivery of new F-35s for a year between 2023 and 2024, which led to jets being stockpiled at Lockheed Martin facilities. Read more ▸

US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela

Jan 15th: The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. Read more ▸

Naval Station Norfolk sailor found dead in building

Jan 15th: NCIS is investigating the death of Alonzo Tablet Martin Jr., who was an instructor at Surface Combat Systems Training Command Middle Atlantic in Virginia. Read more ▸

Female troops bristle at Pentagon’s review of combat roles

Jan 15th: Some women say they suspect the review has been launched merely to buttress a predetermined conclusion: that they do not belong in the infantry. Read more ▸

Remains of Cuban officers killed during Venezuela strike repatriated

Jan 15th: The bodies of 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning U.S. attack on Venezuela have been repatriated to their homeland. Read more ▸

Gunner killed off Guadalcanal accounted for after 82 years

Jan 15th: It has been 82 years since Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Governale crashed into the sea off the coast of Guadalcanal. Now, the gunner is coming home. Read more ▸

‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO says

Jan 15th: A “modest implementation” of DOW would cost taxpayers about $10 million, the report said. That figure could rise to $125 million if adopted more broadly. Read more ▸

US Navy to deploy unmanned systems with surface forces this year

Jan 15th: The Navy is on course to stand up new unmanned surface vessel divisions in the coming weeks, service officials said. Read more ▸

NATO nations send scouting teams to Greenland amid US annexation talk

Jan 15th: European governments are still coming to grips with the unprecedented situation of a NATO ally threatening one of their own. Read more ▸

War powers resolution fails in Senate

Jan 14th: Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela. Read more ▸

Dozens of military commissaries now offering doorstep delivery

Jan 14th: Customers within a 20-mile radius of the stores have the option of doorstep delivery. Read more ▸

US, Denmark trade barbs over Greenland as NATO boosts Arctic presence

Jan 14th: The U.S. and Denmark remain at odds over Greenland's future, Denmark's foreign minister said Wednesday following a tense White House meeting. Read more ▸

After 30 years, an Army colonel asks: Who am I without the uniform?

Jan 14th: "The Army had been more than a job; it was my compass," writes retired U.S. Army Col. Alan M. Evans. Read more ▸

Ex-Navy SEAL convicted for plot to kill officers at California protest

Jan 14th: Gregory Vandenberg bought fireworks to harm law enforcement officers at the "No Kings Day" protests held in California on June 14, the DOJ said. Read more ▸

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