Daily News Roundup

Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident

"The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18."

4 hours ago

Government funding bill clears Congress, averting a shutdown

The plan now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to quickly sign it into law.

25 hours ago

Your Navy

Navy fires CO of Navy Reserve Center Shreveport

Lt. Cmdr. Adam Sandifer was relieved as head of NRC Shreveport “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said.

First look at ‘Warfare’ brings viewers into tenacity of Iraq War

'Warfare' is co-directed by Ray Mendoza, a Silver Star recipient who recently worked with director Alex Garland on 'Civil War.'

5 days ago

Two charged in drone strike that killed 3 US troops in Jordan

Three U.S. soldiers were killed in the Jan. 28 drone attack on a U.S. outpost in northeastern Jordan called Tower 22.

5 days ago

‘Colder than hell’: Two vets recall Battle of the Bulge fears, mayhem

"Everyone was scared. ... I sometimes think of the people who were there. Dirty GIs. Unshaven. Dirty as the devil. Cold. Miserable."

5 days ago

US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam

Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2012 to relocate about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines stationed on Okinawa, including 4,000 to Guam in phases.

5 days ago

Drone sightings lead to airspace shutdown at Ohio military base

Reports of drone sightings in the United States have ballooned in recent weeks.

5 days ago

Marine gunner court-martialed over Mattis task force confusion

Multiple generals have been asked to give statements or testify in LaRose’s case, including former Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger.

5 days ago

At the Battle of the Bulge, this tank commander wouldn’t back down

Brig. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke should have been on leave in Paris, enjoying a well-earned break from the nearly constant combat he’d been in since D-Day.

6 days ago

Most girls do not think they could succeed in the military: DOD data

In addition to fears among the youth surveyed, only one in five boys and one in 10 girls could name all six military services.

6 days ago

Another commissary closure leaves customers seeking answers

For months, customers at the Forest Glen Annex commissary in Silver Spring, Maryland, have asked: When will our commissary reopen?

6 days ago

North Korean troops killed fighting against Ukraine, Pentagon confirms

Ukraine’s military intelligence agency claimed Monday that around 30 North Korean troops were killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russian troops.

6 days ago