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Lawmakers revive push for veterans disability reform bill

Mar 03rd: The measure would allow medically retired military personnel to receive both their full retirement pay and VA disability compensation. Read more ▸

France sends aircraft carrier to Mediterranean as Middle East flares up

Mar 03rd: France is also working on a coalition to pool assets, including military, that will allow shipping traffic to resume through key chokepoints in the region. Read more ▸

Air Force revises physical fitness program, score charts to boost airmen health

Mar 03rd: The U.S. Air Force updated its physical fitness assessment and its accompanying score charts to encourage airmen to utilize better fitness habits. Read more ▸

Greece deploys warships, jets to Cyprus after drone strikes on UK air base Akrotiri

Mar 03rd: The U.K. also is considering sending one of its own air-defense warships to the region, The Times of London reported. Read more ▸

Vance insists Trump won’t ‘allow’ a long Iran war

Mar 02nd: Vance, a veteran of the Iraq War, insisted Monday that the war with Iran is different because Trump “has clearly defined what he wants to accomplish.” Read more ▸

Putin’s $2.5 trillion gambit

Mar 02nd: As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, debates increasingly hinge on a central question: How costly has the war been for Russia itself? Read more ▸

When veterans take the pen, war stories start to change

Mar 02nd: Hollywood has never lacked war stories. But it has often lacked veteran storytellers telling them. Read more ▸

Six dead, 18 service members injured in Iran operation

Mar 02nd: The number of American personnel killed and injured in Operation Epic Fury rose on Monday. Read more ▸

Trump projects war on Iran could last ‘four to five weeks’

Mar 02nd: The president estimated the attacks could last four to five weeks but said the U.S. was capable of extending the bombardment far longer. Read more ▸

Space Force squadron barred from alcohol amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran

Mar 02nd: All 5th Space Warning Squadron personnel are prohibited from consuming any alcohol beverages in the wake of Operation Epic Fury. Read more ▸

Pentagon seeks robot ships to haul supplies to combat zones

Mar 02nd: The U.S. military is looking for autonomous freighters that can transport supplies into dangerous waters, according to a DIU solicitation. Read more ▸

Trump awards Medal of Honor to 3 soldiers

Mar 02nd: President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to three soldiers, recognizing a service member from World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan. Read more ▸

Airman found dead in off-base South Carolina residence

Mar 02nd: Airman First Class McKenzie C. Cooper was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base as part of the force support squadron. Read more ▸

Additional troops to deploy to Middle East as Gen. Caine says to expect ‘additional losses’

Mar 02nd: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to reporters at an on-camera media briefing Monday. Read more ▸

Fourth US service member killed in action during Iran operations

Mar 02nd: One of five U.S. service members to be listed as “seriously wounded” during major combat operations against Iran has died. Read more ▸

3 F-15s shot down by Kuwait in friendly fire incident, pilots safe, US says

Mar 02nd: "Kuwait has acknowledged this incident," according to U.S. Central Command. All six crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition. Read more ▸

European military installations are targeted in Iran retaliation

Mar 02nd: On Monday morning, news broke that an Iranian drone had struck the British Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus. Read more ▸

Pentagon to cut ties with Columbia, Yale, Brown and others Hegseth accuses of ‘wokeness’

Mar 01st: Without citing evidence, Hegseth said the universities have become “breeding grounds of toxic indoctrination” that undermine military values. Read more ▸

CIA tracked Iranian leaders for months ahead of attacks that began with 3 strikes in 60 seconds

Mar 01st: The eventual barrage of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran came so quickly that they were nearly simultaneous, an Israeli military official said Sunday. Read more ▸

US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new Iranian leadership

Mar 01st: Trump said the U.S. would “avenge” the deaths of three U.S. service members and that “there will likely be more” killed before the conflict ends. Read more ▸

9 Iranian naval ships have been destroyed and sunk, Trump says

Mar 01st: President Trump also said Iran's naval headquarters has been "largely destroyed" in a different attack. Read more ▸

3 US troops killed, 5 seriously wounded in actions against Iran

Mar 01st: U.S. Central Command officials announced Sunday that three U.S. service members were killed in action during combat operations. Read more ▸

Trump was once wary of ordering regime change in Iran. Here’s what made him change his mind

Feb 28th: Guardrails were tossed aside, as Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered up a battle plan that included strikes on Iran’s leadership. Read more ▸

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86

Feb 28th: Iranian state media reported the death early Sunday, after a major attack launched by Israel and the United States. Read more ▸

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, White House confirms

Feb 28th: Khamenei was killed in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, President Donald Trump said Saturday on social media. Read more ▸

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