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First teaser trailer for Jimmy Stewart biopic just dropped

Dec 17th: 'Jimmy' is set to hit theaters Nov. 6, 2026. Read more ▸

Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela

Dec 16th: The moves comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast. Read more ▸

Trump to go to Dover AFB for transfer of Guard members killed in Syria

Dec 16th: President Donald Trump is going to Dover AFB Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in Syria. Read more ▸

Air Mobility Command head nominated to be next US Air Force vice chief

Dec 16th: If approved, the Air Force vice chief and JAG nominees would fill roles that have been vacant since President Trump fired their predecessors in February. Read more ▸

Veteran unemployment rates bump up in job market hit by layoffs

Dec 16th: The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans bumped up from 2.7% in September to 4.3% in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. Read more ▸

Ukraine’s first underwater drone strike caught on hacked cameras

Dec 16th: A video on an official government affiliated website reportedly showed the Sub Sea Baby drone striking a part of a Russian Kilo-class submarine. Read more ▸

Air Force amends medical shaving guidelines to fit Hegseth’s standards

Dec 16th: A Monday memo outlines new medical guidance for airmen and guardians shaving profiles ahead of the new year. Read more ▸

Drone hunter-killer MADIS vehicles now being produced for Marines

Dec 16th: The Marine Air Defense Integrated System is designed to destroy unmanned aerial systems as well as manned aircraft, including helicopters. Read more ▸

More troops may soon get access to expanded food options

Dec 16th: Services will be testing programs that allow troops to use their common access cards outside of standard dining facilities. Read more ▸

Hegseth says he won’t publicly release video of Sept. 2 boat strike

Dec 16th: Congress is now demanding — including with language included in an annual military policy bill — that the Pentagon release video of the operation. Read more ▸

Security squadron commander relieved of duty after airmen fatalities

Dec 16th: Lt. Col. Tyler Hiatt made the request for removal, stating that he was unable to execute the duties of the position. Read more ▸

Army soldier sentenced for murder of wife, a fellow soldier

Dec 16th: Staff Sgt. John Gitau Mwangi pleaded guilty to the unpremeditated murder of Sgt. Esther N. Gitau at his Dec. 12 court-martial. Read more ▸

US, Europe vow to secure Ukraine, as Kyiv asks for $60 billion in 2026

Dec 16th: A US-backed European peacekeeping force would secure an eventual peace deal, with additional help for Ukraine to build an 800,000-strong peacetime force. Read more ▸

US Army launches artillery battalion focused on Europe deterrence

Dec 15th: The U.S. Army this fall activated an artillery battalion in New York that is intended to give commanders in Europe new options for long-range strikes. Read more ▸

How an Army reservist helped Venezuela’s Nobel laureate escape to Oslo

Dec 15th: María Corina Machado emerged from her hiding place aboard a small fishing boat in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. “It’s me, María!” she shouted. Read more ▸

VA to reorganize community care contracts, reducing regions to 2

Dec 15th: The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to realign its community care network, reducing the number of regions from five to two. Read more ▸

B-52 with key radar upgrade flies to Edwards for testing

Dec 15th: The new AESA radar is a major part of the U.S. Air Force's plan to thoroughly revamp the venerable B-52, and extend its life into at least the 2050s. Read more ▸

Trinidad and Tobago to open its airports to US military

Dec 15th: The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as U.S.-Venezuela tensions remain high. Read more ▸

Iowa National Guard IDs soldiers killed in ambush in Syria

Dec 15th: Both soldiers were deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is currently conducting ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the region. Read more ▸

Against all odds: The 2nd Infantry Division’s fight at Elsenborn Ridge

Dec 15th: The heroic American stand at the towns of Krinkelt and Rocherath slowed the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge. Read more ▸

How Field Marshal Montgomery predicted the rise of drone warfare

Dec 15th: While delivering a speech in 1954, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery gave prescient insights into the future of warfare. Read more ▸

NDAA restores women’s policy teams canceled in Pentagon DEI purge

Dec 15th: Certain all-volunteer teams of service women working to address obstacles and improve policy were casualties of the Pentagon's war on DEI. Read more ▸

He went from mowing FDR’s lawn to the Battle of the Bulge

Dec 15th: Ralph J. Osterhoudt, 96, recalls his youth with the Roosevelts, and fighting through France and Germany. Read more ▸

Beware of NATO’s enlargement trap

Dec 15th: The tragedy of NATO expansion lies not in beginning it, but in never considering when and where it might end, argues former NATO official Michael Rühle. Read more ▸

Midshipmen eke out win over Black Knights in Army-Navy game

Dec 13th: Navy won a close game against Army, emerging victorious after both teams struggled to maintain possession of the ball. Read more ▸

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