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US Navy eyes port stops in Africa, India after USS Abraham Lincoln’s marathon deployment
The Navy’s top admiral says the service is changing how it does pre-deployment stocking and resupply and looking at different places to make port calls.
American flags lowered to half-staff at military installations in honor of Dolly Parton
American flags domestically and abroad will be lowered to half-staff until Sept. 1 in honor of country singer Dolly Parton, who passed Tuesday.
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Marines overhaul infantry, stress stealth in new ground combat strategy
A new Marine Corps strategy document published Wednesday outlines the service’s vision and planning for the next decade and a half.
Marine Corps brings back flu shot mandate for some troops
Marine Corps troops in select roles must get flu shots this year as the service follows a revised Defense Department vaccination policy.
Toxic suppressor blowback necessitates military safety reforms, advocates say
As the military expands suppressor use, veterans and researchers are raising concerns about toxic blowback and its potential long-term health effects.
Navy instructs troops, families to scrub social media of personal information
The Navy asked military personnel and their families to remove information from their social media that shows an affiliation with the Navy.
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How a Ukrainian commander sped through the ‘kill zone’ to save wounded troops
Vladyslav Polskyi, a former science teacher turned combat commander, saw two wounded soldiers stranded on the battlefield and knew he had to do something.
Active-duty Air Force officer who called for Trump impeachment faces three charges
A U.S. military service member who called for President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to be impeached is facing charges under the UCMJ.
Marines, corpsmen ‘ran toward’ Twentynine Palms home rocked by explosion
On Aug. 21, an explosion rocked a house in Twentynine Palms, California. Local Marines and Navy corpsmen "quickly ran toward it."
US Navy’s new anti-submarine torpedo will be a glide weapon
What form will the Silent Anvil Air-Launched Torpedo, or SAA-LT, take? The Navy wants contractors to explore two options.
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New Call of Duty game to feature Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter
On Oct. 23, Modern Warfare 4 will feature retired Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter as a playable character.
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See the military monument displaying the names of 41 million service members… and counting
To mark America’s 250th birthday, USAA devised a monument to display the name of every U.S. service member ever — starting with George Washington.
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TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
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That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
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Air Force officer among those killed in Alaska plane crash
The Air Force and Army Corps of Engineers identified three of the eight people who died in a plane crash in Western Alaska last week.
Navy instructs troops, families to scrub social media of personal information
The Navy asked military personnel and their families to remove information from their social media that shows an affiliation with the Navy.
By Riley Ceder
Wife of active-duty Army sergeant deported to Honduras
Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo, the wife of an Army sergeant, has been deported to Honduras following an over two month detention.
By Eve Sampson
USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand next week, Thai official says
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is expected to dock in Thailand next week, according to a Thai official.
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Hung Cao taps civilian to stand up Navy industrial base office
Andrew Magliochetti was tapped by Hung Cao to become the first deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for the defense industrial base.
Marines, Navy mandate yearly gas mask training to ‘reinforce grooming compliance’
The Marine Corps and Navy are mandating annual gas mask fit training, with the move intended in part to “reinforce grooming compliance,” the services said.
Space Force Honor Guard showcases new ceremonial uniform in DC Grand Prix
The U.S. Space Force Honor Guard donned the updated ceremonial service dress uniform on Sunday during the Freedom 250 Grand Prix event in Washington, D.C.
US cancels joint marine drills with South Korea over Iran war-related force constraints
The United States canceled a joint amphibious landing drill scheduled for next month with South Korea due to force availability.
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ICE detained an Army sergeant’s wife. His family is still waiting for answers.
On July 11, ICE detained Cristy Maryori Villafranca Trejo as her family drove home from the grocery store. Last week, she was almost deported to Honduras.
By Eve Sampson
Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran
Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria’s defense minister said, after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.
By Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters