How low-scoring applicants ‘primed the pump’ for Navy recruiting boost
How an unconventional decision to accept a higher proportion of recruits scoring in the bottom 30% played a role in achieving recruiting targets.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, top Republican defense voice, dies at 89
During the Trump administration, Inhofe served as chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
By Ken Miller
Trump claims he coined the nickname ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis
Mattis — who preferred the call sign "Chaos" — has been fighting the "Mad Dog" moniker for at least 15 years.
Is Jim Creek in Moscow’s crosshairs?
A Russian TV broadcast shines a light on a Navy base that gets little attention from the public.
By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times via the AP
Service chiefs to face tough questions on military housing failures
Civilian and uniformed military leaders will testify on the problems on March 7.
In a first, active duty transgender service members will testify before Congress on policy, potential ban
The service members will discuss how the proposed ban and service limitations impact them.
By Tara Copp, AP
This Russian nuke ‘hit list’ includes bases that have been closed for years
A Russian state TV personality used a map of the United States to point out the targets Russia would go after if a nuclear war should break out.
By Joshua Axelrod
Congress’ foreign policy flex in Europe
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers went to Europe to say there is another branch of government that values alliances.
By Joe Gould
House Democrats probe White House push to transfer nuclear technology to Riyadh
House Oversight Committee is investigating plan to build nuclear reactors in the Mideast.
By Joe Gould
Florida veteran plans his burial inside old boat
He plans to be laid to his eternal rest in the bow of the now nearly century-old vessel, probably in a body bag encased in fiberglass inside a sealed concrete vault.
By Jim Thompson, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Born a slave, this Navy petty officer founded a community of ‘race pioneers’ to stand against bigotry
Meet the remarkable Allen Allensworth, the slave who became a sailor, then a soldier and then an inspiration to a country divided by racial injustice.
By B. Gordon Wheeler, Wild West
Was Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan plugged into the Matrix when he visited Afghanistan?
Wherever the look originated from, Shanahan certainly made a splash in the most un-Mattis-like manner.
By Jon Simkins