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Marines to host weeklong Harrier aircraft sundown celebration honoring its legacy

Mar 17th: The Harrier Sundown celebration will take place in the beginning of June with festivities to commemorate the aircraft before its end of service life. Read more ▸

US Navy taps Gecko Robotics to help remedy maintenance headaches

Mar 17th: Gecko deploys AI and robotics on 18 ships assigned to the Navy’s U.S. Pacific Fleet Read more ▸

Patriot air defense interception is costly: Here’s how it works

Mar 17th: The system has become a key tool for protecting bases and infrastructure from aerial attacks, but at a high cost. Read more ▸

European allies tell Trump ‘nein,’ ‘non’ and ‘no’ on help to force open Hormuz Strait

Mar 17th: Trump in recent days explicitly linked U.S. involvement in NATO and support to Ukraine to efforts by allies to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Read more ▸

VA’s review of disability claims for fraud won’t include past filings, officials say

Mar 17th: Using a Microsoft data analytics program, the VA program will use information gleaned from DBQ forms to identify patterns that could indicate fraud. Read more ▸

Sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford reportedly lost their beds amid fire

Mar 17th: Some sailors are sleeping on floors and tables because of the damage. Read more ▸

Top Trump official resigns over Iran, blaming Israel for march to war

Mar 17th: "I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people," the official said. Read more ▸

Marines approve red dot optics for pistol qualification — under one condition

Mar 17th: The Marine Corps is embracing pistol-mounted optics, but only if your unit picks up the tab. Read more ▸

Tesla’s Cybertruck may be wrong for some. Could it be right for the battlefield?

Mar 16th: The author of this op-ed discusses how the Tesla Cybertruck could offer a unique platform to carry anti-drone systems. Read more ▸

An Afghan man who worked with the US military dies in ICE custody

Mar 16th: A cause of death is still pending from the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office. But the man's family said he was not ill. Read more ▸

The US has several options to counter Iranian mines. These are some key assets.

Mar 16th: The U.S. Navy decommissioned its only four minesweepers in the Middle East last year, but still maintains other countermine capabilities it can deploy. Read more ▸

Number of US troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200

Mar 16th: The U.S. military’s Central Command said the vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty. Read more ▸

As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty test

Mar 16th: Trump's calls for help to other countries was a loyalty test, rather than a strategic necessity, he said. "We don't need anybody." Read more ▸

Judge orders VA to reinstate contract with employee union

Mar 16th: A judge ordered the VA to recognize a bargaining contract that represents roughly 300,000 employees. Read more ▸

Iran missile strike damages five KC-135 tankers in Saudi Arabia, officials say

Mar 16th: The aircraft were reportedly parked on the flight line at the time of the strike and sustained damage but were not destroyed. Read more ▸

Norway’s elite Arctic soldiers still dig their own snow caves to hide from drones

Mar 16th: Besides hiding from enemy drones, Norwegian reconnaissance soldiers trial their own unmanned craft to spy on adversaries. Read more ▸

‘Radiant’ mother from Kentucky was among 6 US service members killed in air crash in Iraq

Mar 16th: The KC-135 was supporting operations against Iran on Thursday in “friendly” airspace when an unspecified incident involving another aircraft occurred. Read more ▸

Trump asks ‘about 7′ countries for help to open the Strait of Hormuz

Mar 16th: The president said he demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his appeals have brought no commitments. Read more ▸

SEAL influencer David Goggins, 51, in Air Force special ops training

Mar 16th: Goggins, who retired from active duty in the Navy SEALs in 2016, has reenlisted and is now assigned to the Special Warfare Training Wing. Read more ▸

Navy unmanned vessel operators are now earning specialized badges

Mar 16th: Unmanned warfare specialists can now earn the Craftmaster Insignia, a distinctive and rare device featuring a ship’s wheel and crossed anchors. Read more ▸

Army general left classified maps on a train in Poland, watchdog finds

Mar 16th: Then-Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was also found to have sustained a concussion following a night of drinking to intoxication. Read more ▸

Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq

Mar 14th: Six airmen were killed when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran. Read more ▸

Trump fundraising email uses photo of March 7 dignified transfer of deceased soldier

Mar 14th: A fundraising email distributed by a Trump-linked political action committee featured a photo of a dignified transfer of a U.S. soldier killed in Kuwait. Read more ▸

US bombs key Iranian island amid oil concerns

Mar 13th: President Trump said U.S. forces “totally obliterated" every military target on Iran's oil hub, Kharg Island. Read more ▸

Pentagon reportedly sending more warships and Marines to Middle East

Mar 13th: The USS Tripoli, USS New Orleans, USS San Diego and the embarked 31st MEU are reportedly heading to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury. Read more ▸

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