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How the Coast Guard responded to the DC aerial collision earlier this year
The Coast Guard response included nearly 300 personnel, 11 small boat stations and five cutters.
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Space Force’s secretive space plane lands after 434 days in orbit
The X-37B spacecraft’s latest mission was shorter than the last but tried several new maneuvers and approaches during its time in outer space.
Arrested soldier texted Chinese spy: ‘Do you know how risky this is?!?’
Two soldiers and an Army veteran were indicted on charges of selling secrets to a Chinese agent about HIMARS, Bradleys, Strykers, Feds say.
The Air Force is adding 21 more hours to its final field event at boot camp
The three-day final event of boot camp puts recruits through a simulated deployment, with casualty care, supply drops and base defense.
Too close for missiles, switching to guns: How the Navy learned to fight Houthi drones
The Navy eventually found that Houthi drones were flying too close to engage with missiles, so they switched to guns.
The Army didn’t have a photo of the ‘new’ Benning, so we found this one
Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska, who once accidentally fired a revolver during a council meeting.
Soldiers in Alaska landed their Black Hawk on a train in a special ops exercise
An aircrew with the Alaska Army Guard pulled off a rare helo-to-train landing during a cold-weather medical exercise for special operations troops in February, balancing their HH-60M Black Hawk on a narrow flat car.
The Army’s top enlisted leader goes dark on social media
“It’s not about the individual,” said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer in a video post about the removal of his dedicated social media pages.
Air Force general says service’s newest plane could be used over the US-Mexico border
An Air Force Special Operations Command one-star general recently said the OA-1K Skyraider II could see service on the southern border.
Veteran entrepreneurs say VA cuts have gutted their businesses
Veteran-owned small businesses who work with the Department of Veterans Affairs have seen $2 billion worth of contracts canceled in the last week.
In 15 months, the Navy fired more air defense missiles than it did in the last 30 years
During combat operations in the Red Sea, the Navy fired so many air defense missiles that it drained the service’s stockpile of munitions. So, it turned to 5-inch gun rounds to down drones.
Marine officer honored for leadership in aftermath of chaotic Osprey crash
Capt. Joshua C. Watson rallied his Marines after a 2023 Osprey crash, accounting for those missing and evacuating the wounded despite a broken ankle.
Disabled Army veteran fired from the VA will attend Trump speech to Congress
David Pasquino, a disabled veteran who served 17 years in the Army and worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs, hopes to put a ‘human face’ on mass federal layoffs of veterans.
Hal and Julia Moore’s son ‘saddened’ and ‘angered’ over Fort Benning renaming
Lt. Gen. Harold G. ‘Hal’ Moore led soldiers in the Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam. Julia Moore helped establish the modern casualty notification system.
New ‘Warfare’ trailer reveals the true story behind the upcoming Iraq War drama
“I have one opportunity to tell it right, to get it right, and to honor the people that were there.”
If Hooters goes out of business, dining off base will never be the same
An ode to the wings place.
Fort Moore renamed Benning, this time for a corporal who fought heroically in WWI
Fort Moore, Georgia, will now be named for Army Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who received the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery during World War I.
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