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US Coast Guard rescues family missing for 7 days in Micronesia

Apr 08th: The family of three left Fananu Island on March 30 for a short trip to Murillo Island, but their skiff's engine failed at sea. Read more ▸

Automatic registration for US military draft-eligible men to begin in December

Apr 08th: Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 NDAA. Read more ▸

US forces will be ‘hanging around’ Middle East after Iran ceasefire, Hegseth says

Apr 08th: Despite the claimed devastation of the U.S. military's air campaign, Iran has remained defiant. Read more ▸

US soldier’s wife freed from ICE detention as deportation attempt continues

Apr 07th: A U.S. soldier’s wife who was detained by ICE at Fort Polk last week was released from detention on Tuesday. Read more ▸

The rescue mission that brought 2 F-15E Strike Eagle crew members home

Apr 07th: The operation marked the first publicly acknowledged U.S. ground presence inside Iran since 1980. Read more ▸

Overrun and alone, this Medal of Honor recipient gave his life so his men could escape

Apr 07th: While defending along 35-mile front in South Korea, Master Sgt. Michael Pena made his last stand. Read more ▸

Trump says he has agreed to two-week ceasefire with Iran

Apr 07th: Trump said he expects an agreement to be “finalized and consummated” during the two-week ceasefire. Read more ▸

Russia supplies Iran with cyber support, spy imagery to hone attacks, Ukraine says

Apr 07th: Russian satellites have made detailed imagery surveys of military facilities to help Iran strike U.S. forces, according to a Ukrainian intel assessment. Read more ▸

B-2s flew 36-hour mission to target Iranian Revolutionary Guard meeting

Apr 07th: B-2 bombers dropped bunker-buster bombs on an underground compound where commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had gathered. Read more ▸

Army receives first batch of XM8 carbines set to replace M4A1s

Apr 07th: XM8 carbines, a variant of the newly adopted M7 rifle, will replace the legacy weapons system. Read more ▸

US Navy seeks 1,200% increase in Tomahawk missile procurement for 2027

Apr 07th: The U.S. Navy is requesting $3 billion to replenish its stockpile of Tomahawk missiles that have been depleted over the course of the Iran war. Read more ▸

Trump’s VA budget request tops $488 billion for fiscal 2027

Apr 07th: The Department of Veterans Affairs would see its budget increase by 7.7% in fiscal 2027 under the White House’s proposed $2.2 trillion budget. Read more ▸

Marines deepen ties in Philippines as rotations continue

Apr 07th: A new Marine rotation is continuing operations in the Philippines as the U.S. deepens ties in the region. Read more ▸

Troops would get up to 7% pay raise under proposed defense bill

Apr 07th: The White House's proposed budget for fiscal 2027 includes a pay raise for junior enlisted service members and other pay grades, ranging from 5% to 7%. Read more ▸

Iran’s other would-be WMD program lies in ruins following strikes by Israel and the US

Apr 07th: “It almost seems like an afterthought and lower priority to the war planners,” said Jim Lamson, a former Iran analyst for the CIA of 23 years. Read more ▸

US hits military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island

Apr 07th: Vice President JD Vance said the strikes were not a change in U.S. strategy. Read more ▸

‘A whole civilization will die tonight,’ Trump says as Iran defies deal

Apr 07th: A former U.S. State Department legal advisor said the remarks “could plausibly be interpreted as a threat to commit genocide.” Read more ▸

Outpaced by the US, China’s military places selective bets on artificial intelligence

Apr 07th: China may have surpassed the United States in AI for drone swarms, one Taiwan-based analyst said. Read more ▸

Calls for tougher US bunkers, hangars go back years, analysts say

Apr 06th: The Iran war has reignited a longstanding conversation about the need for the U.S. to protect its aircraft with underground bunkers and hardened shelters. Read more ▸

Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out’ on Tuesday

Apr 06th: “The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night," the president said. Read more ▸

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer graduates from Marine recon course

Apr 06th: Dakota Meyer, 37, was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2011 for heroism during the war in Afghanistan. He reenlisted in 2025 in the Marine Corps Reserve. Read more ▸

The FBI’s secret fight to track down American traitors in Europe during WWII

Apr 06th: Author Stephen Harding tells the true story of a small band of FBI agents who went undercover to hunt down U.S. traitors in Europe. Read more ▸

Ukraine missile maker targets ‘game changer’ air defense system by 2027

Apr 06th: Fire Point, maker of Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missile, is in talks with European companies to launch a new air defense system by next year. Read more ▸

US Army wants new grenade launcher, ammunition to be able to destroy drones

Apr 06th: The Army is calling for prototype submissions that include 16 weapons, fire controls systems and around 25,000 rounds of ammunition. Read more ▸

US special forces rescue second F-15 airman from Iran

Apr 05th: The airman, the weapons officer of an F-15 jet shot down on Friday, was wounded but “will be just fine,” President Trump announced. Read more ▸

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