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Dems demand military investigation into Qatar’s plane gift to Trump

May 14th: Lawmakers worry the expensive gift could create financial and legal issues for the Defense Department. Read more ▸

How Battle Brick Customs carved out a space for military collectors

May 13th: The company produces kits based on real military vehicles, ranging from World War II tanks to modern U.S. Army Humvees and Special Forces boats. Read more ▸

Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023

May 13th: Investigators found two guns, roughly 400 rounds of ammunition and a machete in Taylor Taranto’s van after he showed up near Obama’s home. Read more ▸

Hegseth’s plan to trim top ranks could hit more than 120 officers

May 13th: About 20% of top active duty general and admiral jobs would be eliminated, plus 10% of the more than 800 positions across other leadership levels. Read more ▸

Navy officer charged with killing of wife at Japanese hotel

May 13th: Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Olsen was charged May 7 at Naval Base San Diego with the unpremeditated murder of his wife. Read more ▸

Navy seeks to fast track nuclear weapons systems

May 13th: Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe told Congress the Navy is working to improve and develop three critical weapons systems. Read more ▸

Senate confirms Meink as next Air Force secretary

May 13th: Former NRO deputy director Troy Meink will now run the Air and Space Forces as space becomes increasingly important to future wars. Read more ▸

Top US general in Korea talks maps, China, and getting Patriots back

May 12th: “It begins with looking from an enemy’s perspective and then seeing where you are and how you might array your capabilities,” Gen. Xavier Brunson said. Read more ▸

Army hits setback as Hawaii board votes to reject environmental study

May 12th: Hawaii’s land board has rejected the Army’s environmental impact statement to retain land on the Big Island used for live-fire training. Read more ▸

DHS ends deportation protections for Afghans

May 12th: Refugees from Afghanistan previously granted temporary protected status may now be forced to return to a region many feel is unsafe. Read more ▸

Experts: Qatar-gifted Air Force One may be security, upgrade disaster

May 12th: Upgrading a Qatar-donated 747 into a new Air Force One would take a large sum of money and years to complete, aviation experts said. Read more ▸

Army jailbreak foiled at Fort Leavenworth

May 12th: Two prisoners who attempted to escape the Fort Leavenworth Army Corrections Brigade were stopped by correctional officers on April 29. Read more ▸

Sunken USS Yorktown leaves researchers ‘flabbergasted’ in latest dive

May 12th: Eighty-three years after sinking during the Battle of Midway, the USS Yorktown is still revealing secrets. Read more ▸

Quantico EOD called to remove WWII-era mortar from Virginia home

May 12th: In Virginia, it’s not uncommon to unearth relics from the Civil War, but finding a 50mm French mortar dating to WWII is something else entirely.  Read more ▸

Breaking down Trump’s executive order mandating multiple VA reforms

May 12th: The president signed an executive order Friday calling for several sweeping changes in VA operations and construction goals. Read more ▸

Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard outline FY26 budget needs this week

May 11th: Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 12, 2025. Read more ▸

How a soldier’s relentless charge broke Japan’s line on Okinawa

May 09th: The enemy positions that Pfc. Clarence Craft took out one by one added up to victory on Hen Hill. Read more ▸

Hegseth bans affirmative action at military service academies

May 09th: Hegseth directed schools to rank applicants by an aggregate score factoring in athletic ability and past military experience, among other qualifications. Read more ▸

Pentagon orders military to pull all library books on diversity

May 09th: It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to rid the military of DEI policies and materials. Read more ▸

Thousands in West Region being booted out of military’s Tricare

May 09th: Those who want to reinstate their coverage must do so by June 30. Read more ▸

US Coast Guard to add heavy icebreaker amid shipbuilding overhaul

May 09th: The new vessel will be the first heavy polar icebreaker to be built in the U.S. in about five decades. Read more ▸

Felon hid dead uncle in trash can to keep stealing his vets benefits

May 09th: A Missouri man has been charged with fraud and theft for concealing the death of his veteran uncle to continue collecting his disability checks. Read more ▸

Up to 1,000 transgender troops being separated under new Pentagon memo

May 08th: Active duty troops have until June 6 to voluntarily identify themselves to the department, and troops in the National Guard and Reserve have until July 7. Read more ▸

Judge awards $680K to Hawaii military families over fuel-tainted water

May 08th: The cases set the legal tone for thousands more military families and civilians suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system on Oahu. Read more ▸

Army names newly combined futures and training command

May 08th: The Army is consolidating Army Futures Command and Training and Doctrine Command as it works to streamline its capabilities development and fielding. Read more ▸

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