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Rubio faces lawmakers as Iran ceasefire hangs in the balance

Jun 02nd: The U.S. has been "highly successful" in achieving its military objectives in Iran, but the country continues to field a robust drone arsenal, Rubio said. Read more ▸

Hackers compromised a senior Space Force official’s Instagram, posting anti-American content

Jun 02nd: Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna’s Instagram was controlled by hackers who posted stories and images on Sunday. Read more ▸

Parris Island drill instructor found deceased in Florida hotel

Jun 02nd: Sgt. Albert Haynes II, 24, was in Florida to attend a poolee function with U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Station-Jacksonville at the time of the incident. Read more ▸

Future presence of US troops in Lithuania is ‘under review,’ says minister

Jun 02nd: U.S. troops presently stationed in the country are now leaving as expected, but the next scheduled group is not arriving, the defense minister said. Read more ▸

US airman found dead on Yokota Air Base

Jun 02nd: Airman 1st Class Sean S. Chase was discovered unresponsive on Saturday in an on-base dormitory at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Read more ▸

Air Force crew honors WWII-era Flying Tigers with A-10 paint job

Jun 02nd: Maintainers at Moody AFB have transformed an A-10 into a piece of visual history, tracing its lineage to the famous Flying Tigers squadron of WWII. Read more ▸

Immigration concerns and the ‘very typical’ impact on military recruiting

Jun 02nd: Recruiters, attorneys and advocates say immigration questions continue to arise in conversations about military service. Read more ▸

Medal of Honor recipient Bruce Crandall, whose heroism was chronicled in ‘We Were Soldiers Once,’ dies at 93

Jun 02nd: Ret. Col. Bruce Crandall received the Medal of Honor for repeatedly flying his helicopter into intense enemy fire to evacuate dozens of wounded troops. Read more ▸

US Navy selects companies for at-sea MUSV prototype testing

Jun 02nd: The U.S. Navy announced on Friday that it had selected seven companies to compete to secure the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel contract. Read more ▸

NATO in Hormuz is not mission creep

Jun 02nd: "For much of the last three decades, NATO has operated on the assumption that allied security cannot be defined solely by geography." Read more ▸

Pentagon chief sounds ‘alarm’ over China’s buildup, urges allies to boost defense spending

Jun 01st: Hegseth urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China’s growing power. Read more ▸

US court blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops, for now

Jun 01st: The court ruled that the Trump administration could, for now, bar transgender people from enlisting, but blocked the discharge of current service members. Read more ▸

Trump invokes national security in push for White House ballroom ‘drone port’

Jun 01st: The president wrote that today's highly sophisticated weaponry means "we can no longer defend Washington, D.C., with rifles and pistols, alone." Read more ▸

Air Force returns T-38 Talon to flight status while crash investigation continues

Jun 01st: After over a week of a fleetwide halt in operations, the T-38 Talon is returning to flying status while the May 12 crash investigation continues. Read more ▸

US military seeks cultural advisors in Somalia amid regional strikes

Jun 01st: The U.S. special operations task force in Somalia is looking for contractors to advise troops on Somali politics, culture and tribal dynamics. Read more ▸

US military continues self-defense strikes against Iran, intercepts missiles

Jun 01st: The ceasefire that began April 12 between the U.S. and Iran is still in effect, U.S. Central Command confirmed. Read more ▸

Not ‘just a gun’: New SOCOM rifle allows barrel swapping and cartridge changes

Jun 01st: At SOCOM’s request, the rifle features a swappable barrel, allowing operators to change between legacy cartridges and the newer 6.5mm Creedmoor. Read more ▸

US general holds rare meeting with Cuban military officials near Guantanamo Bay

May 30th: The meeting is the first in recent memory by a head of U.S. Southern Command and comes amid growing concerns in Cuba of a possible U.S. military attack. Read more ▸

Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, top UK intel chief says

May 29th: The figure hardens a growing consensus among Western officials: Russia is on its heels for the first time since the Kremlin launched its invasion in 2022. Read more ▸

Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonuses

May 29th: The number of career fields elibile for the Selective Retention Bonus dropped by 73% in fiscal year 2026. Read more ▸

Trump-class battleships should not be built until weapons technology is ready, lawmakers say

May 29th: Lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee released the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. Read more ▸

Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog finds

May 29th: Roughly 78,000 civilian positions were eliminated in 2025 — about 10% of a workforce that originally exceeded 793,000. Read more ▸

‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors

May 29th: The threats began after the U.S. strikes against Iran and have included identifying details about troops, their spouses and children. Read more ▸

SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats

May 29th: As part of the SB-AMTI program, SpaceX is meant to accelerate the delivery of sensors tracking and targeting threats globally from space. Read more ▸

National Guardsman arrested for $30 million international fraud scheme

May 29th: U.S. Marshals arrested a soldier on an Army base who was wanted internationally for fraud and money-laundering resulting in over $30 million in losses. Read more ▸

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