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Navy names surface warfare officers of the year

Feb 10th: The Navy recognizes one surface warfare officer from each coast for their leadership, professionalism and warfighting prowess. Read more ▸

Experts argue Marine pullback in Okinawa should be halted as China threat rises

Feb 10th: A plan to shift nearly 10,000 Marines away from Okinawa would dangerously weaken deterrence against Beijing, warns an Atlantic Council report. Read more ▸

ICE, Border Patrol chiefs refuse to comment on VA nurse’s killing

Feb 10th: Acting ICE director Todd Lyons and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott were questioned Tuesday about the recent killing of VA nurse Alex Pretti. Read more ▸

Female sailors can now purchase new dress overblouse, Navy announces

Feb 10th: The redesign effort is part of the Navy's Size Modernization Program, a five-year plan to upgrade female uniforms for sailors. Read more ▸

Why Greenland’s takeover by the US is not needed for Golden Dome

Feb 10th: Golden Dome is problematic for many reasons. Don’t let it be used to justify the annexation of a NATO ally’s territory as well. Read more ▸

In the bloody, urban combat to liberate Manila, this airborne ‘Angel’ sacrificed all

Feb 10th: Manuel "Toots" Pérez pinpointed what was holding up his company’s advance... and cleaned it out. Read more ▸

Beer and wine at chow halls of the future? Commanders will decide.

Feb 10th: With the first campus-style dining pilot opening this month, soldiers may now have the option to order beer and wine at some chow halls. Read more ▸

Navy leader wants to move faster, leaner instead of turning to carriers in crisis

Feb 09th: Adm. Daryl Caudle wants to convince commanders to use smaller, newer assets for missions instead of consistently turning to huge aircraft carriers. Read more ▸

National Guard members shot in DC will receive Purple Hearts

Feb 09th: Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom were fired upon in an ambush-style shooting just blocks from the White House in November. Read more ▸

Fort Hood soldiers to get ‘freedom dollars’ with first campus-style dining facility

Feb 09th: Soldiers are slated to get a daily stipend of $39, or "freedom dollars," to use at campus-style DFACs. Read more ▸

I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends

Feb 09th: Nearly 20 years later, a soldier still grapples with his decision. "Their deaths were a failure. My failure." Read more ▸

US Air Force needs 500 next-gen fighters, bombers to beat China, think tank says

Feb 09th: "No more ‘divest to invest,’” aviation expert Heather Penney said, arguing that the Air Force needs to dramatically boost its F-47 and B-21 acquisition. Read more ▸

Marine earns service’s highest non-combat award for vehicle rescue

Feb 09th: With the driver stuck, the doors locked and the vehicle quickly filling with water, the Marine began bashing the windshield open with a hammer. Read more ▸

US and Italian soldiers earn German military badge in joint Italy training

Feb 09th: For four grueling days, U.S. and Italian soldiers operated under German standards to earn a foreign military badge few U.S. troops are authorized to wear. Read more ▸

US military boards sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean

Feb 09th: The Pentagon’s statement on social media did not say whether the ship was connected to Venezuela, which faces U.S. sanctions on its oil. Read more ▸

For this Black World War I regiment, battle was on 2 fronts

Feb 09th: For most of the 369th’s Black members, it would take years, even decades, to receive American military honors. Read more ▸

Ukraine seeks god mode with new control app for drone war

Feb 09th: Mission Control feeds directly into Ukraine’s performance-based “gamification” model, where drone units earn points for verified kills. Read more ▸

US, European navies push Lego-like modularity to boost ships’ combat punch

Feb 09th: Containerized forces packages, when executed well, are a flexible way to bring new capabilities to sea quickly, service chiefs said in Paris. Read more ▸

A Marine father, an Air Force son and the distance between them

Feb 08th: My father believed trauma and discipline would result in success and a stronger livelihood. And so he enlisted. Years later, I did, too. Read more ▸

Meet the pilots executing the rare Navy-Air Force Super Bowl flyover

Feb 07th: The flyover is set to include two B-1s, two F-15C Eagles and a pair each of Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets and F-35C Joint Strike Fighters. Read more ▸

The US Army’s quiet rotation in the Philippines

Feb 07th: The U.S. Army’s rotation in the Philippines is easy to overlook. Experts say that might be the point. Read more ▸

USS Arleigh Burke sailors awarded Armed Forces Service Medal for ‘12-Day War’ operations

Feb 06th: The sailors will receive the medal for their support and execution of ballistic missile defense in 2024 and during last June's Iran-Israel war. Read more ▸

Navy Secretary John Phelan reportedly listed in Epstein flight manifest

Feb 06th: According to a flight manifest, Phelan traveled from London to New York City on March 3, 2006, on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet, CNN reported. Read more ▸

F-22s pulled from Super Bowl flyover due to operations, planner says

Feb 06th: To complete the formation, F-15s from Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, were tapped late in planning to join the flyover. Read more ▸

Research on problem gambling included in defense funding law

Feb 06th: Under a new Department of Defense program, gambling addiction is now a topic of research. Read more ▸

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