US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela
The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media.
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Female troops bristle at Pentagon’s review of combat roles
Some women say they suspect the review has been launched merely to buttress a predetermined conclusion: that they do not belong in the infantry.
Gunner killed off Guadalcanal accounted for after 82 years
It has been 82 years since Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Governale crashed into the sea off the coast of Guadalcanal. Now, the gunner is coming home.
‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO says
A “modest implementation” of DOW would cost taxpayers about $10 million, the report said. That figure could rise to $125 million if adopted more broadly.
Dozens of military commissaries now offering doorstep delivery
Customers within a 20-mile radius of the stores have the option of doorstep delivery.
What Americans think about Trump’s military intervention abroad: Poll
More than half of U.S. adults believe Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries, according to an AP-NORC poll.
Trump administration lawyers blessed Maduro operation, memo shows
A legal memo that came out days before the U.S. military operation said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense.”
This WWII sailor stepped in to save a fellow POW from a beating
Japanese soldiers were beating a POW to the brink of death... that is until Richard Antrim stepped forward and offered to take the rest of the punishment.
US forces in Qatar eye evacuating some personnel amid Iran tension
The decision to move personnel comes in the wake of a senior official in Iran bringing up an earlier Iranian attack on U.S. troops there.
Army shifts advisory mission to Western Hemisphere Command
The newly created Western Hemisphere Command will assume responsibilities formerly fulfilled by the Security Force Assistance Command.
Plane used in boat strike painted like civilian aircraft: Report
The plane used by the U.S. military to strike an alleged drug boat off Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP reports.
Study of female troops supports COVID vaccine before, during pregnancy
A study of female U.S. service members found that getting a COVID-19 vaccine before or during pregnancy didn't raise the risk for certain complications.
Army to field Bell MV-75 aircraft this year, integrate more drones
The aircraft was previously slated for delivery between 2031 and 2032, but that production has been rapidly accelerated.
Boosting soldier ingenuity the focus of new Army-commissioned study
A recently begun two-year study by the University of Texas at Arlington aims to provide insights on the value of SJTs for soldier development.
Pentagon to start measuring troops’ body fat by waist-to-height ratio
The move replaces traditional height-and-weight tables as the primary measure of body fat standards.
Retired Navy officer takes helm of DOD’s military health care
Bass' top priorities include improving medical readiness and stabilizing the Military Health System.
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Hegseth announced that Grok will soon go live in DOD and that “all appropriate data” from military IT systems would be available for "AI exploitation."
