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During his acceptance speech, Harry responded to Mary Tillman’s statement, as he remembered his own mother, Princess Diana, as well.
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:41:01 GMT
Democrats are stepping up their outreach to Polish Americans in this year's presidential election as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump vie for support from a community that could play a decisive role in razor-thin battleground state contests.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:41:53 GMT
Copayments were suspended as a result of problems caused by the Oracle Cerner electronic records system when it was introduced at VA facilities in Washington, Oregon and Ohio.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:55:10 GMT
Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:29:05 GMT
Renata Rojas' testimony struck a different tone than some of the earlier witnesses, who described the company as troubled from the top down and focused more on profit than science or safety.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:30:58 GMT
North Korea said that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead” and the other likely for a nuclear warhead.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 10:08:57 GMT
Hoping to provide service members more affordable housing options near military bases, a bipartisan pair of House members wants to offer developers a tax incentive to build that housing.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:33:08 GMT
The Space Force won't be accepting applications for part-time service until at least 2026. But a separate push to create a Space Force National Guard is still gaining steam.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:01:29 GMT
A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:36:18 GMT
The Senate approved the legislation to cover the shortfall in Department of Veterans Affairs funding for disability and education benefits by voice vote, sending the bill to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:50:23 GMT
A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:23:28 GMT
A Pennsylvania state senator and former Republican gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump drew him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is suing a Canadian university and nearly two dozen academics.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:23:45 GMT
Lt. Col. Carsten Stahr, commander of the 28th Force Support Squadron, was relieved from duty last week, a brief news release from the base said.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:48:18 GMT
The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with China.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:05:25 GMT
Administration officials are concerned that loosening restrictions on the use of the weapons would have limited impact and come with great risk.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:13:30 GMT
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John Thompson on Wednesday became the fifth Coast Guardsman to receive the service's highest honor for noncombat operations, the Coast Guard Medal, for action during last year's devastating wildfire in Lahaina.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:15:16 GMT
The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching American territory.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:15:20 GMT
A $3 billion hole in veterans benefits funding is closer to being filled, but the Friday deadline to fix the issue without potentially disrupting payments to veterans is fast approaching, with lingering questions about whether the Senate can act quickly enough.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:15:22 GMT
The Navy will now allow sailors who change duty stations within the U.S. -- but choose to leave their families behind -- to request either a housing allowance for their previous duty station or for the duty station they are going to.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:09 GMT
The class-action suit was filed in November 2022 by the nonprofit Public Counsel law firm on behalf of 14 unhoused and disabled veterans who had experienced post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:41:14 GMT
Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:34:49 GMT
Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from home exceeding 30 days starting in October, according to a draft Army memo.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:07:35 GMT
The Justice Department alleges that mechanical and electrical systems on the massive ship had been “jury-rigged” and improperly maintained.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:20:25 GMT
Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down two American MQ-9 Reaper drones in under a week, the United States military acknowledged, further highlighting the regional spread of the Israel-Hamas war.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:23:11 GMT
The VA loan is designed to help and protect service members as they buy a home.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:24:35 GMT
Since the voucher program launched in 2008, the government has made dramatic strides in addressing veterans’ housing needs. Homelessness among veterans has fallen by roughly 50% in Illinois and nationwide.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:05:24 GMT
The charges come nearly a year after Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne published a book that described his own pursuit of a recruit who was not old enough to sign up for the military without her parents' permission.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:10:16 GMT
North Korea test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, adding to its military demonstrations as tensions with Washington and neighbors escalate.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:02:55 GMT
A military court in Congo handed down death sentences last Friday to 37 people, including three young Americans, after convicting them on charges of participating in a coup attempt.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:54:29 GMT
In Wednesday's attacks, several blasts were heard at a funeral in Beirut for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers the day before.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:56:59 GMT
The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:19:26 GMT
Authorities shifted their strategy while trying to track down an interstate highway shooter in Kentucky, pulling searchers from the woods to bolster patrols in communities near where the gunman opened fire.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:28:38 GMT
A former Canadian vice admiral was found not guilty of sexual assault and an indecent act over his behavior on a ship during a 1991 deployment.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:30:11 GMT
A negotiation to end the fighting would have to resolve a key conundrum: how to ensure that Ukraine won’t be vulnerable to a future Russian attack while reassuring its allies that they won’t be dragged into a direct conflict with the Kremlin.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:18:41 GMT
The Navy doesn’t have enough skilled sailors to keep its warships combat-ready, according to the latest in a series of government reports that broadly question the fleet’s readiness at a time of growing military tension between the U.S. and China.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:17:59 GMT
Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, awarded the service's highest noncombat award for heroism -- the Navy and Marine Corps Medal -- to Cpl. Spencer Collart's family in a ceremony at Marine Corps Barracks Washington.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:29:58 GMT
Recruiters had a goal of hitting 27,100 non-prior military enlisted active-duty airmen. The service said it officially squeaked by with 27,139.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:10:16 GMT
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:59:22 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the size of the country's military for the third time since the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine by boosting the overall number to 2.389 million, according to a presidential decree.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:33:57 GMT
The former commander of the U.S. Army Garrison West Point, Col. Anthony Bianchi, was found not guilty on charges related to excessive drinking and driving under the influence -- allegations that led to him being fired from his role last summer.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:47:34 GMT
Over a two-month period last year, a Marine lance corporal stationed at Camp Pendleton sold 22 unregistered “ghost” rifles, most of them featuring unlawfully short barrels, to an undercover federal agent in exchange for $23,300.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:23:12 GMT
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi said during a media roundtable at the annual Air and Space Forces Association conference in Maryland on Tuesday that there's an end goal to get real weapons in recruits' hands.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:53:42 GMT
The American Athletic Conference has renewed interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:13:48 GMT
Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that wounded more than 2,700 people at a time of rising tensions across the Lebanon border.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:31:38 GMT
Armed and hidden behind masks, aside from its leaders, Blood Tribe marched under swastika flags in Springfield weeks prior to the debate in an effort to instigate anti-immigrant sentiment in the small city.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:54:42 GMT
Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said it's been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them and the prospect of spending several extra months in orbit.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:28:57 GMT
Under the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends, or MEDAL, Act, the monthly pension for Medal of Honor recipients would jump from $1,406.73 per month to $8,333.33.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:43:42 GMT
Wilbert Joseph Castaneda, who has been held in Venezuela for more than two weeks, is a petty officer first class and Navy SEAL who has been in the service since 2007, according to the records provided by the Navy.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:54:34 GMT
U.S. Coast Guard officials investigating the implosion of an experimental watercraft en route to the wreck of the Titanic were scheduled to hear from former employees of the company that owned the Titan submersible.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:13:28 GMT
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is introducing a bill prompted by the state’s deadliest shooting that requires the Army to use state crisis intervention laws to remove a service member’s access to weapons if deemed to pose a serious treat.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:45:39 GMT
A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:23:28 GMT
A Pennsylvania state senator and former Republican gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump drew him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is suing a Canadian university and nearly two dozen academics.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:23:45 GMT
The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching American territory.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:15:20 GMT
Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from home exceeding 30 days starting in October, according to a draft Army memo.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:07:35 GMT
The former commander of the U.S. Army Garrison West Point, Col. Anthony Bianchi, was found not guilty on charges related to excessive drinking and driving under the influence -- allegations that led to him being fired from his role last summer.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:47:34 GMT
The American Athletic Conference has renewed interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:13:48 GMT
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is introducing a bill prompted by the state’s deadliest shooting that requires the Army to use state crisis intervention laws to remove a service member’s access to weapons if deemed to pose a serious treat.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:45:39 GMT
Two Colombians were sentenced in Miami federal court to 35 and 30 years in prison for conspiring to murder U.S. soldiers in a car-bombing attack at a military base near the Colombia- Venezuela border.
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:22:27 GMT
The Justice Department charged Alexander Cain Poplin with three misdemeanor offenses, including entering restricted grounds, disorderly conduct and engaging in physical violence.
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:38:31 GMT
On Tuesday, 80 years after his death in a prisoner of war camp, the U.S. Navy posthumously awarded Knox a Purple Heart and a Prisoner of War Medal.
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:48:17 GMT
Tuberville is attributing the move to concerns over what role Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark may have played in the initial secrecy surrounding Austin's hospitalization earlier this year.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:07:50 GMT
A former military man is to spend the next few months in jail for accidentally shooting his pregnant wife and himself in their Michigan home.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:26:30 GMT
U.S. airmen in England assisted with an archaeological dig aimed at finding the remains of an Army pilot lost there during World War II, and in the process helped shine a light on one of the war's most ill-fated secret operations.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:45:54 GMT
Surviving family members of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing victims accepted the Congressional Gold Medal as their loved ones' names were read, one by one, in a solemn ceremony in the Capitol rotunda.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:24:29 GMT
In a statement provided to Military.com, Virginia National Guard spokesman A.A. Puryear said that it is "aware" that the pair are active in the militia "and have initiated an investigation into the matter."
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:35:12 GMT
"Spirit spots" are just one of the strange but fun (and often funny) traditions surrounding the annual Army-Navy Game.
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:34:06 GMT
The XM919 Individual Assault Munition is intended to replace the service’s various anti-tank and anti-structure rounds with a one-size-fits all munition.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:30:10 GMT
A federal judge ordered the release of a former U.S. Green Beret indicted in connection with a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:02:44 GMT
Staff Sgts. Daniel Abbott and Alexandra Griffeth jointly run the Campbell County Militia, which operates in the rural surroundings of Lynchburg, Virginia, with Abbott serving as the militia's commander.
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:07:04 GMT
A lawsuit filed by two mothers of minor children sexually assaulted by a now dishonorably discharged soldier who served at Fort Cavazos, Texas, claims that the Army did not act quickly enough to stop him.
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:59:02 GMT
An 18-year-old soldier was reunited with his biological father at a training installment in Missouri, U.S. Army officials said.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:16:14 GMT
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he made “an honest mistake” in failing to correct a White House fellowship application 18 years ago when he wrote he had received a Bronze Star for his military service in Afghanistan.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:51:04 GMT
It's the latest volley in an extended back and forth as Trump tries to saddle Harris with the Biden administration's handling of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:36:10 GMT
The U.S. military's Central Command alleged the militants were armed with “numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts” during the attack.
Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:30:16 GMT
The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military's Gaza pier project said the mission was the biggest “organizational leadership challenge” he has ever experienced.
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:17:21 GMT
The Army said that the employee "acted with professionalism" when she sought to remind the campaign about federal laws and policies banning political activities on cemetery grounds.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:36:03 GMT
HomeSafe Alliance, the Defense Department's overarching contractor for privatized household goods moves, will start arranging the local moves as well as the first interstate moves under the new system.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:41:37 GMT
A U.S. soldier in Alaska is facing federal charges after prosecutors say that he used artificial intelligence to create sexual images of children whom he knew -- including those around his own daughter's age.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:44:12 GMT
The Army National Guard is revamping its system that pays out enlistment bonuses, automating much of the process, after Military.com reporting revealed the service component has an extensive backlog of unpaid troops.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:08:40 GMT
A new report from a U.S. watchdog says President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza earlier this year over warnings from staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:29:22 GMT
The Army said it has filed criminal charges against a junior enlisted soldier in Hawaii who was arrested earlier this month after his pregnant wife went missing.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:54:54 GMT
Pvt. Travis King, who had been stationed in South Korea, made international headlines in July 2023 when he left a tour group and dashed across the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea, where he was briefly held.
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:29:59 GMT
Former President Donald Trump tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members, calling the attack a “humiliation.”
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:21:44 GMT
The criticism stems not so much from Walz’s service record but from how he has characterized his time in uniform and how he ended his tenure.
Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:10:14 GMT
A New Jersey financial counselor and U.S. Army reservist who admitted to defrauding Gold Star families that received death benefits after their family members died serving in the military has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison.
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:29:06 GMT
A top Army general suspended earlier this year following a Military.com investigation into his attempts to influence a subordinate officer's promotion is asking Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to be placed back into command.
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:10:58 GMT
Following the seemingly bungled Army mission establishing a pier off the Gaza Strip to deliver aid to the region, the Pentagon's internal watchdog has launched an investigation into the service's capabilities to conduct such a mission.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:15:03 GMT
Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II, of Frederick, Maryland, was detained and placed in military pretrial confinement, the Hawaii-based 25th Infantry Division wrote on Facebook.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:41:40 GMT
Moving may be a part of military life, but for families of color and other groups, military moves pose more than an inconvenience: They threaten their safety. That puts our nation's readiness at risk.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:06:10 GMT
The independent commission began its work a month after the Oct. 25 mass shooting by Army Reservist Robert Card that killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar and grill in Lewiston, Maine.
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:14:23 GMT
The Navy will now allow sailors who change duty stations within the U.S. -- but choose to leave their families behind -- to request either a housing allowance for their previous duty station or for the duty station they are going to.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:09 GMT
The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with China.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:05:25 GMT
The Navy doesn’t have enough skilled sailors to keep its warships combat-ready, according to the latest in a series of government reports that broadly question the fleet’s readiness at a time of growing military tension between the U.S. and China.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:17:59 GMT
The American Athletic Conference has renewed interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:13:48 GMT
Cleanup continues at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station following a spill of over 50,000 gallons of firefighting foam and water Aug. 19.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:24:16 GMT
Wilbert Joseph Castaneda, who has been held in Venezuela for more than two weeks, is a petty officer first class and Navy SEAL who has been in the service since 2007, according to the records provided by the Navy.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:54:34 GMT
Officials commissioned the USS New Jersey — the U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine — during a ceremony in Monmouth County, which officially integrates the submarine into the naval fleet.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:20:01 GMT
U.S. officials have argued that a diverse leadership is necessary for cohesion within the armed ranks and is vital to national security.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 20:54:19 GMT
The case will be heard by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett, whose official biography notes he served over 20 years in the U.S. Army Reserve and Maryland National Guard.
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 17:57:49 GMT
The Pentagon's rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished, as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading home, according to U.S. officials.
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:18:21 GMT
The contract, which has options that allow it to pay out as much as $980 million, went to a company called BlueForge Alliance that is less than two years old and seems to be largely focused on producing glitzy ads and running a slick website.
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:02:26 GMT
On Tuesday, 80 years after his death in a prisoner of war camp, the U.S. Navy posthumously awarded Knox a Purple Heart and a Prisoner of War Medal.
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:48:17 GMT
Surviving family members of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing victims accepted the Congressional Gold Medal as their loved ones' names were read, one by one, in a solemn ceremony in the Capitol rotunda.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:24:29 GMT
The USS New Jersey "is the first Virginia-class submarine designed and built for a full gender integrated crew," according to Naval Sea Systems Command.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:32:00 GMT
"Spirit spots" are just one of the strange but fun (and often funny) traditions surrounding the annual Army-Navy Game.
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:34:06 GMT
After the claim, the Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel reported multiple U.S.-led airstrikes near the city of Ibb.
Sun, 08 Sep 2024 11:40:39 GMT
One of the Navy's amphibious warships suffered a major mechanical failure earlier this week that forced it to return to port -- at least the third such incident this year.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:20:40 GMT
Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against cybersecurity threats.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:25:51 GMT
The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis is one of five service academies in the country. Students who graduate from the academy become commissioned officers in the armed services.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:21:03 GMT
About 75 miles northwest of San Diego, beyond the view of much of the mainland, the rugged and remote Navy outpost of San Clemente Island remains a mystery to most Californians.
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:17:11 GMT
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro broke the law by publicly endorsing the reelection of President Biden and criticizing former President Trump in several statements he made while on official duty overseas, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said.
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 18:59:45 GMT
An official said that the sailor was "not authorized to travel, meaning not on official travel or approved leave" when they were detained.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:37:25 GMT
The commander of a destroyer that’s helping protect the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Middle East has been relieved of duty about four months after he was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:44:40 GMT
The new Farragut Sea Wall at the Naval Academy is finally complete.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:20:49 GMT
The Navy's plan to develop a renewable energy project at the former Naval Academy Dairy Farm in Gambrills isn't the only energy project in Maryland generating controversy.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:47:13 GMT
The rebels maintain that they target ships linked to Israel, the U.S. or the U.K. to force an end to Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza.
Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:10:39 GMT
Unlike most naval officers who find themselves facing the military justice system, Capt. Brad Geary is not staying quiet.
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:37:16 GMT
The good news comes after years of efforts by the Navy, as well as other services, to fix lagging recruiting numbers that, at least in some part, military officials attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:02:07 GMT
American forces are ready with a “range of options” to deal with increasing acts of aggression in the disputed South China Sea if ordered to carry them out jointly and after consultations with treaty ally the Philippines, a U.S. admiral said.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:21:39 GMT
HomeSafe Alliance, the Defense Department's overarching contractor for privatized household goods moves, will start arranging the local moves as well as the first interstate moves under the new system.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:41:37 GMT
Austal USA, an Alabama-based shipbuilder that makes vessels for the U.S. Navy, has admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay a $24 million fine to settle an accounting fraud investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:11:15 GMT
The U.S. military is open to consultations about escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said amid a spike in hostilities between Beijing and Manila in the disputed waters.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:11:45 GMT
Don, or Donnie is a military working dog, designated MWD Bravo 069. The 6-year-old Belgian Malinois was trained to sniff out explosives of all kinds and did anti-terrorism protection with Aranda until the dog was injured last year.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:39:00 GMT
Former President Donald Trump tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members, calling the attack a “humiliation.”
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:21:44 GMT
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been holed up at the space station with seven others since the beginning of June, awaiting a verdict on how — and when — they would return to Earth.
Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:01:16 GMT
The move, if signed off by the judge, would pull more Navy leaders into the legal case centered on the bribery allegations now swirling around Robert Burke, a retired four-star admiral.
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:59:06 GMT
Medina pleaded guilty Friday to one felony count of aggravated involuntary manslaughter. Under a plea agreement, he will be sentenced by a judge to no more than seven years in prison.
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 21:14:13 GMT
Moving may be a part of military life, but for families of color and other groups, military moves pose more than an inconvenience: They threaten their safety. That puts our nation's readiness at risk.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:06:10 GMT
Army veteran Amber Zora wonders: "How did the military get so overgrown? How did it become the thing it is today? At what point is war necessary? How many weapons is enough weapons? I don't have the answers, but these are important questions to ask."
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:20:32 GMT
It's not particularly unusual to find abandoned boats along South Carolina's coast, but then there's the one on Bohicket Creek near Seabrook Island -- a 120-foot long, welded steel former Navy minesweeper stuck in seagrass and pluff mud.
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:08:46 GMT
Suzanne Flament-Smith found something special on a walk near Tampa, Florida -- a message in a bottle, handwritten under the letterhead "United States Navy, Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek, Virginia." The date on the letter: "3/4/1945."
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:26:08 GMT
The USS Kidd is a World War II Fletcher-class destroyer that has made its home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, since 1982.
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:16:34 GMT
Service officials confirmed Friday that pants for the Navy Working Uniform, or NWU, the go-to uniform for most sailors, are out of stock at Navy Exchanges.
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:58:57 GMT
In all, the more than 500 troops represent about half of the total forces who were deployed in the spring on a mission that aimed to bring more aid into war-torn Gaza but ended up becoming a point of controversy.
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:22:36 GMT
Lt. Col. Carsten Stahr, commander of the 28th Force Support Squadron, was relieved from duty last week, a brief news release from the base said.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:48:18 GMT
The Space Force won't be accepting applications for part-time service until at least 2026. But a separate push to create a Space Force National Guard is still gaining steam.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:01:29 GMT
A lot of military veterans talk about preparing for a post-apocalyptic world, but author Cormac McCarthy, whose work was shaped by his time in the U.S. Air Force, wrote one of the most vivid books on the subject.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:55:30 GMT
The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:19:26 GMT
The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching American territory.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:15:20 GMT
Recruiters had a goal of hitting 27,100 non-prior military enlisted active-duty airmen. The service said it officially squeaked by with 27,139.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 22:10:16 GMT
The American Athletic Conference has renewed interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:13:48 GMT
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi said during a media roundtable at the annual Air and Space Forces Association conference in Maryland on Tuesday that there's an end goal to get real weapons in recruits' hands.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:53:42 GMT
A year and seven months after 700 gallons of fuel spilled at a Space Force observatory located atop a sacred Hawaiian volcano on Maui, officials are still finalizing a plan to remediate the site, and the delay is angering local government officials.
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:03:15 GMT
Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus, right now a top Air Force officer with the North American Aerospace Defense Command, breezed through a genial confirmation hearing before the committee, suggesting he could soon be confirmed.
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:31:07 GMT
The base, home to the 412th Test Wing, has faced housing issues for its more than 10,000 military and civilian personnel across the 481-square-mile installation.
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 20:54:36 GMT
U.S. airmen in England assisted with an archaeological dig aimed at finding the remains of an Army pilot lost there during World War II, and in the process helped shine a light on one of the war's most ill-fated secret operations.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:45:54 GMT
Joseph Jimenez, 19, and Ricardo Samaniego, 18, were identified as the alleged suspects connected to the shootings near the base, known as JBSA, according to the San Antonio Police Department's Public Information Office.
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:55:58 GMT
A new Air Force policy may require recent T-38 Talon pilot training graduates to fly aircraft other than fighters or bombers, even if those are their preferred options, in an attempt to fill the ongoing aviator shortage.
Mon, 09 Sep 2024 20:14:23 GMT
Air Force will be the lone academy that does not mandate full attendance, as Army and Navy have not changed their policies.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:42:52 GMT
Capt. Alvin Nelson, a spokesperson for the base, told Military.com in an emailed statement that "summer has been difficult for the Wolf Pack due to the multiple losses of airmen in a short amount of time."
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:31:19 GMT
The lawsuit says Brandon Solomon is seeking $300,000 in damages over the allegations that two of his supervisors discriminated against and harassed him after they found out he was a gay man.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:07:40 GMT
The spill happened at the fire training area on base between July 9 and July 15, the base said in a press release, and thousands of gallons of water containing PFAS leaked into a nearby retention pond.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:12:52 GMT
For the next two weeks, members of Germany's Air Force will participate in joint exercises with American forces across the country, called Proptoberfest, strengthening the relationship between the two militaries.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:16:54 GMT
A biologist helped place small stickers on two bright orange Monarch butterflies at Buckley Space Force Base before they flitted off to start their fall journey south to Mexico.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:29:21 GMT
Since 2022, Ospreys have crashed four times during routine training exercises, killing a total of 20 service members.
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:11:51 GMT
Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking sensitive and secret government information, is set to face a court-martial March 10, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed to Military.com.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:29:05 GMT
HomeSafe Alliance, the Defense Department's overarching contractor for privatized household goods moves, will start arranging the local moves as well as the first interstate moves under the new system.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:41:37 GMT
Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter with a firearm, a rare charge against a Florida law enforcement officer.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 19:06:18 GMT
Military officials announced that Alaska's Air National Guard will be indefinitely exempt from staffing changes that local leaders said would have devastated the force's core operations.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:04:13 GMT
The judge ordered Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran held until a Thursday pre-trial detention hearing, despite objections from his lawyer, who said he should be released now.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 16:57:41 GMT
Joni Smith, the mother-in-law of the instructor pilot of the aircraft, told Military.com she had submitted letters raising concerns about the incident to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, as well as members of the state's delegation in Washington, D.C.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:20:53 GMT
Joby Aviation, a company with Dayton manufacturing plans, recently flew a Cessna autonomously for more than 3,900 miles for the Air Force, the company said Monday.
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 20:08:23 GMT
The current reservists can retire, put in for retraining with the Reserve, or apply for the Space Force, but they can't stay in their current positions under a law that phases out the space-focused portion of the Air Force Reserve.
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:55:04 GMT
The Air Force Academy restricted all cadets to the base as classes were getting started in early August to reinforce standards of cleanliness and personal appearance.
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:12:57 GMT
The security alert level at the air base had been raised to Charlie - the second-highest level - on Thursday as a precaution, but was lowered back to the Bravo+ level on Friday afternoon.
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:31:43 GMT
In 2021, fresh off his previous role as deputy commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Minihan knew that a massive overhaul of the world order was potentially underway.
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:31:04 GMT
A Florida sheriff's deputy who shot and killed Air Force special operations Senior Airman Roger Fortson in his apartment in May will face a manslaughter charge, according to the family's attorney.
Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:52:50 GMT
Thirty years after my jet-flying days, I suddenly landed hard inside the concrete walls of San Quentin State Prison: 26 years to life for murder.
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:36:31 GMT
Taking off outside the hangar for the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence, the BlackFly eVTOL, or electric vehicle take-off and landing, aircraft didn't need a runway and it made hardly any noise.
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 19:33:02 GMT
Inside the cavernous Lockheed Martin aircraft manufacturing plant at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, employees Thursday celebrated nearly 70 years of flight for the C-130 tactical airlifter -- built in Marietta as the longest-running military aircraft production line in history.
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:19:44 GMT
The revelations about the history of the gear problems come as family members from the Japan crash, as well as families of Marines who died in a 2022 V-22 Osprey training crash in California, are seeking legal representation.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:01:44 GMT
Moving may be a part of military life, but for families of color and other groups, military moves pose more than an inconvenience: They threaten their safety. That puts our nation's readiness at risk.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:06:10 GMT
The charges come nearly a year after Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne published a book that described his own pursuit of a recruit who was not old enough to sign up for the military without her parents' permission.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:10:16 GMT
Armed and hidden behind masks, aside from its leaders, Blood Tribe marched under swastika flags in Springfield weeks prior to the debate in an effort to instigate anti-immigrant sentiment in the small city.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:54:42 GMT
Over a two-month period last year, a Marine lance corporal stationed at Camp Pendleton sold 22 unregistered âghostâ rifles, most of them featuring unlawfully short barrels, to an undercover federal agent in exchange for $23,300.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:23:12 GMT
Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, awarded the service's highest noncombat award for heroism -- the Navy and Marine Corps Medal -- to Cpl. Spencer Collart's family in a ceremony at Marine Corps Barracks Washington.
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:29:58 GMT
Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino's firing follows seven known reliefs or reassignments of leaders responsible for Marine training in the last 14 months.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:01:32 GMT
A Marine stationed in Hawaii remains in custody this week in connection to the death of a dependent, service officials told Military.com on Thursday, yet no charges have been filed.
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:13:45 GMT
The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, which is currently in use at five Marine Corps bases across the world, allows troops to practice firing the weapons without being exposed to what is called blast overpressure.
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:33:28 GMT
Surviving family members of the Abbey Gate suicide bombing victims accepted the Congressional Gold Medal as their loved ones' names were read, one by one, in a solemn ceremony in the Capitol rotunda.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:24:29 GMT
Denny Tamaki told a gathering of reporters in Washington, D.C., that the incidents -- three in total revealed this summer -- have caused great pain to the community.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:48:08 GMT
Inside the 130-odd pages of "Sustaining the Transformation" is an uncharacteristically reflective guide for Marines to follow as they embark on their careers, as well as concepts that break with the public perception of Marines.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:38:46 GMT
The permanent protection of over 4,000 acres of land, lush with forests and marshes and settled between miles of riverfront, is a win-win for a pair not typically thought of in tandem: conservation efforts and military readiness.
Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:27:48 GMT
The Marine Corps is streamlining how its commands report protests, extremism and gang activity among Marines, according to an administrative message released late last month, issues that each of the military services have long struggled with.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:07:30 GMT
Two off-duty Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit were assaulted by a group of men on a busy street in Turkey over the weekend, according to a video of the incident posted on social media and a spokesperson for U.S. Sixth Fleet.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:56:32 GMT
Since 2022, Ospreys have crashed four times during routine training exercises, killing a total of 20 service members.
Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:11:51 GMT
HomeSafe Alliance, the Defense Department's overarching contractor for privatized household goods moves, will start arranging the local moves as well as the first interstate moves under the new system.
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:41:37 GMT
The yearslong shortage of the Marine Corps' woodland top and bottom uniform items has finally relented, according to the manufacturer and distributors of the Marine pattern, or MARPAT, uniform that devil dogs rely on for their everyday wear.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:03:56 GMT
Marine Corps veteran Nathan Thornsberry self-published "January 6: A Patriot's Story," a 103-page paperback, on Amazon under the alias "Nathaniel Matthews" in February 2022, court documents allege.
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 18:28:58 GMT
Former President Donald Trump tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members, calling the attack a âhumiliation.â
Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:21:44 GMT
A Marine Corps veteran who authorities said tried to fake his own death after a falling out with a Virginia-based militia group pleaded guilty to illegal possession of ricin, a biological toxin.
Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:57:12 GMT
Moving may be a part of military life, but for families of color and other groups, military moves pose more than an inconvenience: They threaten their safety. That puts our nation's readiness at risk.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:06:10 GMT
Retired Maj. Gen. William Mullen, 59, was found by staff at the base's Roadrunner Inn, where he was staying in temporary lodging, according to the report.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:01:39 GMT
The revelations about the history of the gear problems come as family members from the Japan crash, as well as families of Marines who died in a 2022 V-22 Osprey training crash in California, are seeking legal representation.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 23:01:44 GMT
It is obvious that Beijing has developed a third way to extend its influence in the SCS, that being operations in the "Grey Zone" between peace and war.
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:06:59 GMT
The Harrier -- once the bleeding edge of Marine Corps aviation with its vertical takeoff and landing capability -- is set to be retired as the service transitions to the new F-35 Lightning II.
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:30:42 GMT
Nearly 80 years after Marine Corps Pvt. George Coe Browning went missing in action during the bloody invasion of Iwo Jima, he is finally coming home.
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:05:20 GMT
Army veteran Amber Zora wonders: "How did the military get so overgrown? How did it become the thing it is today? At what point is war necessary? How many weapons is enough weapons? I don't have the answers, but these are important questions to ask."
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:20:32 GMT
Biden boarded the Sikorsky-made helicopter after arriving on Air Force One in Chicago where he is speak at the Democratic National Convention.
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:26:37 GMT
Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., along with 34 other senators in both parties, sent President Joe Biden a letter last week reiterating their call for him to do everything he can to bring Tice home.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:11:39 GMT
It's well into a tense election season, and the Navy and Marine Corps are reminding their troops of what they can and cannot do when it comes to political activity.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:34:54 GMT
Dunyadar Gasanov, 39, pled guilty in Springfield, Massachusetts to three counts of making false statements to federal investigators.
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 13:53:13 GMT
It wasn't until a Sunday afternoon in early August, after a long year of unanswered questions about the crash, that the Collarts learned of Spencer's heroic actions.
Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:43:42 GMT
A Marine Corps investigation blamed "pilot error and complacency" for a fatal crash off northern Australia last year.
Sun, 11 Aug 2024 21:36:02 GMT
Every generation of U.S. military veterans seems to get some form of the "veterans versus corrupt authorities" story.
Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:58:58 GMT
Earlier this year, the service put quality of life -- including barracks improvements -- at the top of its priority wish list to Congress.
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:31:28 GMT
MCAS El Toro was closed in July 1999 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, according to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:05:49 GMT
Military bases in the path of Hurricane Debby were moving equipment, closing facilities and warning residents to be prepared as the storm made landfall Monday and started to move across the southeast United States.
Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:02:56 GMT
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free, the White House said.
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:56:35 GMT
Staff Sgt. Jerry L. Betzold, 26, of Avon, Indiana, died Sunday after being injured Saturday when a Humvee rolled over during an exercise at the installation.
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:51:06 GMT
The first-ever survey on the Defense Department's Exceptional Family Member Program found that Navy personnel are happier with the support and services they receive, while Army troops give their programs lower marks.
Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:35:29 GMT
Renata Rojas' testimony struck a different tone than some of the earlier witnesses, who described the company as troubled from the top down and focused more on profit than science or safety.
Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:30:58 GMT
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John Thompson on Wednesday became the fifth Coast Guardsman to receive the service's highest honor for noncombat operations, the Coast Guard Medal, for action during last year's devastating wildfire in Lahaina.
Wed, 18 Sep 2024 22:15:16 GMT
U.S. Coast Guard officials investigating the implosion of an experimental watercraft en route to the wreck of the Titanic were scheduled to hear from former employees of the company that owned the Titan submersible.
Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:13:28 GMT
Former employees of the company that owned an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic are scheduled to testify before a Coast Guard investigatory board at an upcoming hearing.
Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:05:01 GMT
Thirteen former cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy accused overseers of the Connecticut school of failing to prevent sexual violence on campus and covering it up, in federal complaints seeking $10 million apiece in damages.
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:11:03 GMT
The location of a bronze statue not seen in decades is among the discoveries made by the company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic during its first expedition to the site in years.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:37:44 GMT
Five years after California's worst modern maritime disaster, relatives of the Conception boat fire victims are angry about what they call the slow pace of accountability, while a top U.S. safety official says the Coast Guard continues to stall on reforms.
Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:14:24 GMT
One of the defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the implosion of an undersea submersible headed to the wreck of the Titanic is seeking to move the case from state to federal court.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:25:06 GMT
California has a very large new tool in its arsenal to fight wildfires, and it’s a veteran that has seen battles before.
Tue, 27 Aug 2024 21:25:41 GMT
Moving may be a part of military life, but for families of color and other groups, military moves pose more than an inconvenience: They threaten their safety. That puts our nation's readiness at risk.
Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:06:10 GMT
While the Coast Guard crew regularly goes out on challenging rescue missions, this one was particularly difficult, given how far the sinking boat was from shore, the weather and the condition of the sea.
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:03:15 GMT
Army veteran Amber Zora wonders: "How did the military get so overgrown? How did it become the thing it is today? At what point is war necessary? How many weapons is enough weapons? I don't have the answers, but these are important questions to ask."
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:20:32 GMT
It's not particularly unusual to find abandoned boats along South Carolina's coast, but then there's the one on Bohicket Creek near Seabrook Island -- a 120-foot long, welded steel former Navy minesweeper stuck in seagrass and pluff mud.
Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:08:46 GMT
The increased security comes a month after the assassination attempt on Trump during a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania.
Sun, 18 Aug 2024 16:39:42 GMT
No ship has had a complete loss of power since the Dali did, but in Maryland waters since March 26, there have been at least seven instances of ships experiencing a loss or reduction of power or steering, according to the Coast Guard.
Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:41:16 GMT
While the Coast Guard previously had said it favored Juneau as the ship's home station, officials said as recently as June that it had not received funding to build the infrastructure needed in the Alaskan capital.
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:03:20 GMT
Engineering studies commissioned by the state of Maryland in the early 2000s contemplated vulnerabilities to the area’s critical bridges, including the possibility of a “ship impact” at the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:37:26 GMT
The changes have been met with skepticism by some past and present Coasties.
Sat, 10 Aug 2024 12:04:34 GMT
A new investigation by a Senate subcommittee found that Coast Guard leaders often fail to handle reports of sexual assault and harassment properly.
Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:01:16 GMT
Since 1960, Mattel has given its iconic doll a lengthy resume of over 200 different careers, including serving in every branch of the U.S. military -- except for the Coast Guard.
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:07:59 GMT
Shannon Norenberg, the school's sexual assault response coordinator, is fighting a move to reassign her after she retracted her plan to resign over the service's decadeslong failure to investigate sexual assault and harassment allegations.
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:24:06 GMT
As a result of quick thinking and extreme bravery, three mariners survived the capsizing of their boat in 35-degree water.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:18:09 GMT
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is sharing his harrowing story that ended with him needing to be saved by the United States Coast Guard.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:02:38 GMT
A task force of nine countries, led by the Japan Self-Defense Forces, has been conducting operations across the Hawaiian Islands practicing search-and-rescue operations, evacuations and medical treatment.
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:23:35 GMT
The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic is undertaking its first expedition to the ship's wreckage in 14 years.
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:47:10 GMT
Less than two weeks after the protocol change was discussed, the 984-foot Dali lost power and collided directly with one of the bridge’s support piers in a catastrophe unprecedented in Maryland waters.
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:14:24 GMT
What started as a quest for vengeance has erupted into a rank-and-file reckoning over how the military handles sexual assaults and who should drive the conversation about whether leadership is doing enough to address the problem.
Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:22:49 GMT
Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol in the Bering Sea came across several Chinese military ships in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:28:13 GMT
The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their defenses in the Arctic, where Russia has been increasingly active, the White House announced.
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:18:22 GMT
At this year’s iteration of the biennial Exercise Rim of the Pacific port security is playing a prominent role as international conflict and competition put strains on global supply chains.
Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:30:45 GMT
Just about a month after the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's Class of 2024 shed their cadet status and became junior officers, a fresh group of swabs began its 200-week journey at the military academy.
Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:22:21 GMT
The Coast Guard was the only military service mentioned by name in the White House’s Indo-Pacific strategy, which is largely aimed at challenging China as Beijing and Washington compete for influence.
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:16:39 GMT
A recent funding approval will keep the planned National Coast Guard Museum on track for a 2026 opening on the city's waterfront, project officials said.
Mon, 01 Jul 2024 13:21:24 GMT
The Dali is scheduled to go directly to Virginia International Gateway to have roughly 1,500 cargo containers off-loaded to reduce draft, the Coast Guard said.
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:37:42 GMT
The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for further ocean exploration, despite lingering questions about the disaster.
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:28:51 GMT
The service announced Friday that it relieved Cmdr. David Ruhlig on June 3 "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to fulfill the expectations of his position."
Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:47:25 GMT