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Navy may shorten some at-sea tours to aid retention
While retention remains high, with the service hitting more than 99% of its re-up goals last year, the Navy is still battling gaps in key billets.
Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
The U.S. crew member was retrieved from the submarine about 8 miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, by a Danish Seahawk helicopter.
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Navy eyes BAH increases, barracks updates to house more sailors ashore
The Navy has relocated 4,500 sailors who’d been living afloat to shore-based housing, and is working to expand housing access to more troops.
Sailor found dead at Naval Station Great Lakes
Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones was discovered in his barracks at 11:30 a.m., the Lake County Coroner’s Office said.
VA halts implementation of controversial disability rating rule following backlash
The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it “will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA Secretary Doug Collins said.
US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is set to soon become the keystone of the Pentagon’s naval armada in the region.
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Christian nationalist pastor speaks on his sermon to troops at Pentagon
Controversial Pastor Doug Wilson's theological and historical views, particularly on gender roles and slavery, have long drawn scrutiny and criticism.
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Veterans aren’t campaign props — Congress must start acting like it
"We hear endless speeches praising our service. But respect without action is meaningless," argues DAV National Adjutant and CEO Barry Jesinoski.
American MIA group and Filipino Muslim government unite to bring home World War II servicemen
They will search for remains of four U.S. soldiers, including a general who became a hero after his refusal to obey Japanese orders led to his execution.
How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list
For an off-the-shelf drone to be added to the Blue UAS list, it must pass rigorous testing and cyber security evaluations.
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‘We are all Jews’: Soldier who defied his German captors to be awarded Medal of Honor
Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for shielding more than 200 Jewish Americans in a German POW camp.
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Why every day can feel like ‘Groundhog Day’ in the military
For troops, "Groundhog Day" captures something they immediately recognize: days repeat, routines harden and progress feels frozen.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
The US Coast Guard’s newest weapon in border security: Jet Skis
In its ever-evolving fight on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Coast Guard has unveiled its latest fighting tool.
How fashion borrowed military aesthetics and lost the context
"What was once functional equipment tied to service, sacrifice and sometimes trauma is now treated as visual shorthand for toughness or rebellion."
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‘We are all Jews’: Soldier who defied his German captors to be awarded Medal of Honor
Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for shielding more than 200 Jewish Americans in a German POW camp.
US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is set to soon become the keystone of the Pentagon’s naval armada in the region.
By Tanya Noury
Navy seeks new anti-radar missile compatible with F-18, F-35 aircraft
The Navy is seeking a next-gen missile, compatible with F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and F-35 aircraft, for knocking out modern radar systems.
By Michael Peck
The Medal of Honor recipient who became a ‘One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima’
Pinned down and with casualties mounting, Pvt. Wilson Watson took matters into his own hands to savagely take out enemy entrenchments.
Gold PT uniform phaseout set as Navy streamlines sailors’ seabag
In an exclusive interview, Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture said the Navy would finally make a long-anticipated cutback to one PT uniform by next year.
Sailors need to see themselves in ‘fabric’ of new warfighting instructions, CNO says
CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle said the success of his "Fighting Instructions" depends on the Navy's rank and file understanding their role in carrying them out.
By Riley Ceder
VA restores gun rights to some disabled veterans
The VA announced it will immediately stop reporting veterans to the FBI’s national background check database if they need a fiduciary for their finances.
By Patricia Kime
During WWI this sailor saved his fellow mate from noxious toilet fumes — earning him the Medal of Honor
The German emigre did not think twice when rescuing his fellow sailor from the gaseous byproduct of human waste.
By Jon Guttman
US to send more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China’s alarm
The addition of missile launchers comes as treaty allies condemned what they called China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
Trump reveals US helicopter pilots were wounded in Maduro raid
The president also said one of the soldiers who helped capture Maduro will receive the Medal of Honor.
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