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American MIA group and Filipino Muslim government unite to bring home World War II servicemen

Feb 20th: They will search for remains of four U.S. soldiers, including a general who became a hero after his refusal to obey Japanese orders led to his execution. Read more ▸

Navy eyes BAH increases, barracks updates to house more sailors ashore

Feb 20th: The Navy has relocated 4,500 sailors who’d been living afloat to shore-based housing, and is working to expand housing access to more troops. Read more ▸

Sailor found dead at Naval Station Great Lakes

Feb 20th: Seaman Apprentice Joshua Jones was discovered in his barracks at 11:30 a.m., the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. Read more ▸

Army using AI to update doctrine

Feb 20th: Leaders at the Combined Army Doctrine Directorate have started training authors on generative AI tools to speed up research and drafting. Read more ▸

How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list

Feb 20th: For an off-the-shelf drone to be added to the Blue UAS list, it must pass rigorous testing and cyber security evaluations. Read more ▸

Hill Air Force Base bids farewell to A-10 depot mission as final Warthog departs

Feb 19th: The U.S. Air Force concluded A-10 Thunderbolt II depot-level maintenance at Ogden Air Logistics Complex with a “Hawg Out” ceremony. Read more ▸

‘We are all Jews’: Soldier who defied his German captors to be awarded Medal of Honor

Feb 19th: Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for shielding more than 200 Jewish Americans in a German POW camp. Read more ▸

VA halts implementation of controversial disability rating rule following backlash

Feb 19th: The VA will continue collecting public comment on the rule but it “will not be enforced at any time in the future," VA Secretary Doug Collins said. Read more ▸

SpaceX and Blue Origin abruptly shift priorities amid US Golden Dome push

Feb 19th: The largest U.S. commercial space companies recently shifted priorities toward lunar development, just as DOD pushes its next-gen missile shield plans. Read more ▸

US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff

Feb 19th: The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is set to soon become the keystone of the Pentagon’s naval armada in the region. Read more ▸

Vietnam vet, law firms file suit over new VA ruling on disability rating exams

Feb 19th: A Vietnam veteran has filed suit over a VA rule that requires medical examiners to factor in a medication's effects when determining a disability rating. Read more ▸

Navy seeks new anti-radar missile compatible with F-18, F-35 aircraft

Feb 19th: The Navy is seeking a next-gen missile, compatible with F/A-18E/F, EA-18G and F-35 aircraft, for knocking out modern radar systems. Read more ▸

US Army lets soldiers flaunt their drone skills in first-ever competition

Feb 19th: The event is in line with service plans to incorporate unmanned technology at every echelon of the force. Read more ▸

The Medal of Honor recipient who became a ‘One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima’

Feb 19th: Pinned down and with casualties mounting, Pvt. Wilson Watson took matters into his own hands to savagely take out enemy entrenchments. Read more ▸

Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump has hinted, US military says

Feb 18th: A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said Thursday. Read more ▸

Iran-US nuclear talks may fail due to both nations’ red lines – but that doesn’t make them futile

Feb 18th: "Talks do not necessarily need an end point — in the shape of a deal — for them to have purpose," argues an international relations professor. Read more ▸

Sentinel ICBM program hit by software delays, Minuteman extension risks: GAO

Feb 18th: Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 facilities across five states. Read more ▸

I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.

Feb 18th: "So many of my assumptions about the world and how to better it were turned upside down." Read more ▸

Gold PT uniform phaseout set as Navy streamlines sailors’ seabag

Feb 18th: In an exclusive interview, Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture said the Navy would finally make a long-anticipated cutback to one PT uniform by next year. Read more ▸

Sailors need to see themselves in ‘fabric’ of new warfighting instructions, CNO says

Feb 18th: CNO Adm. Daryl Caudle said the success of his "Fighting Instructions" depends on the Navy's rank and file understanding their role in carrying them out. Read more ▸

VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings

Feb 18th: If a medication or treatment lowers a veteran's disability level, the rating will be based on the lower level, according to a new VA regulation. Read more ▸

Watchdog finds gaps in military response to missing service members

Feb 18th: A new watchdog report found that unclear timelines and inconsistent processes across the services could delay lifesaving responses when time is critical. Read more ▸

VA restores gun rights to some disabled veterans

Feb 18th: The VA announced it will immediately stop reporting veterans to the FBI’s national background check database if they need a fiduciary for their finances. Read more ▸

Envoys signal no breakthrough on bridging Russia and Ukraine’s military, political differences

Feb 18th: The negotiations in Switzerland were the third round of direct talks organized by the U.S. Expectations for significant progress in Geneva were low. Read more ▸

Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo

Feb 18th: Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel. Read more ▸

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