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New Coast Guard policy calls swastikas ‘potentially divisive’

Nov 20th: The U.S. Coast Guard is poised to change some of its language and policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses. Read more ▸

Lawmakers urge troops to refuse illegal orders in video

Nov 20th: President Trump called for lawmakers from the video to be arrested and put on trial in a Truth Social post. Read more ▸

VA extends ‘legacy’ caregiver benefits through 2028

Nov 20th: The PCAFC provides health care and monthly stipends to designated caregivers of combat veterans with a severe service-connected injury or illness. Read more ▸

Selected Reserve Marines eligible for up to $20,000 retention bonus

Nov 20th: In all, 100 MOSs are listed as eligible for the retention bonuses. Read more ▸

End of an era: The Dust Devils and one final homage to the Harrier

Nov 20th: This fall, the “Dust Devils” of the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron brought the AV-8B Harrier’s decades-long testing era to an official close. Read more ▸

Pentagon must do better to safeguard public information, GAO warns

Nov 20th: Of 10 DOD components assessed, only U.S. Special Operations Command was found to have consistently trained troops about the risks of digital information. Read more ▸

Airman behind famed ‘Burst of Joy’ photo dies at 92

Nov 20th: Retired Col. Robert L. Stirm, the man featured in the famous Vietnam War Pulitzer Prize-winning photo “Burst of Joy” has died. Read more ▸

Thanksgiving feasts deployed to troops around the world

Nov 20th: Service members on ships in the Caribbean as well as National Guard members deployed to cities within the U.S. will get their turkey, too. Read more ▸

Melania Trump, Usha Vance visit military families in North Carolina

Nov 19th: The first and second ladies took part in activities with military-connected children at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during a joint appearance. Read more ▸

New Army unit seeks to disrupt ‘malign influence’ in Indo-Pacific

Nov 19th: The 1st Theater Information Advantage Detachment in Hawaii is the first of three such units to activate, with two units planned for Georgia and Germany. Read more ▸

Army leaders ordered to check in daily with soldiers over the holidays

Nov 19th: Soldiers will receive a daily check-in from their leadership through Jan. 15, 2026, to combat suicide and self-harm, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said. Read more ▸

How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops

Nov 19th: After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal." Read more ▸

Check out these commissary deals on turkey and trimmings

Nov 19th: As Thanksgiving approaches, commissary shoppers can stretch their dollars even further with some deals on turkeys and all the trimmings. Read more ▸

US and NATO troops practice drone-on-drone combat using a pickup truck

Nov 19th: All parts of the UAS interceptors can be packed and shuttled around easily in light tactical vehicles or in the back of a truck. Read more ▸

US approves sale of Patriot launcher upgrades to Ukraine

Nov 19th: Ukraine is under near-constant drone and missile bombardment by Russia, and the U.S. is pushing to get defensive Patriot systems there quickly. Read more ▸

How the Battle of Hurtgen Forest became one of the biggest US losses

Nov 19th: By the night of Nov. 20, the U.S. rifle companies alone had lost more than 40% of their strength. Read more ▸

Recent data shows significant spike in US military aircraft accidents

Nov 19th: Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. Read more ▸

Can a tabletop game explain why America lost the Vietnam War?

Nov 18th: Fifty years after the last U.S. helicopters left Saigon, why America lost the Vietnam War is elusive. But can a tabletop wargame offer insight? Read more ▸

National Guard rehearses stopping drone attacks at the World Cup

Nov 18th: Personnel simulated battling drone attacks on Seattle’s Lumen Field earlier this month in an exercise that put the 2026 FIFA World Cup center stage. Read more ▸

Tennessee governor to keep Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Nov 18th: The National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops. Read more ▸

Aviators get Army’s highest non-combat award after deadly collision

Nov 18th: Two U.S. Army aviators received the Soldier's Medal for risking their own lives to triage and provide care for soldiers in a 2023 helicopter collision. Read more ▸

New planes, ready fleet a focus as Wilsbach takes charge of Air Force

Nov 18th: Wilsbach's emphasis on aircraft readiness comes as mission-capable rates have steadily declined in recent years. Read more ▸

DeSantis is a veteran. So are inmates he’ll send to execution chamber

Nov 18th: Veterans represent nearly 40% of the record number of death warrants Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed in 2025. Should their military service matter? Read more ▸

‘He can run but he can’t hide’: Joe Louis and the fight of his life

Nov 18th: Authors Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts explore Louis's personal fight during WWII and how he became a champion for Black Americans in and out of the ring. Read more ▸

The lost prison interview with Hermann Göring

Nov 18th: From his prison cell on July 25, 1945, Göring was interviewed by Maj. Kenneth W. Hechler of the U.S. Army Europe’s Historical Division. Read more ▸

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