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Navy to stop sharing satellite weather data with NOAA

Jul 03rd: While Defense Meteorological Satellite Program data will no longer be provided to NOAA, the agency has not lost all access to global weather imaging. Read more ▸

Why it’s hard to know the damage the US did to Iran’s nuclear program

Jul 03rd: Opinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts. Read more ▸

What’s in a name? Fighters, bombers and modern aerial combat

Jul 03rd: Opinion: Fielding survivable bomber-sized aircraft for long-range aerial combat could mitigate shortfalls in achieving air superiority against China. Read more ▸

House passes Trump megabill with $150 billion in military funding

Jul 03rd: The bill includes $150 billion for the Pentagon, earmarked for shipbuilding, the Golden Dome and restocking precision weapons, among other priorities. Read more ▸

Navy did not document changes to recruitment procedures, watchdog says

Jul 03rd: The Navy reached its recruitment goal in fiscal 2024 by working through a backlog of 8,600 medical waivers, recruiting 5,845 sailors in the process. Read more ▸

US strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program up to 2 years, DOD says

Jul 03rd: “We’re thinking probably closer to two years — like degraded their program by two years,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Wednesday. Read more ▸

Illinois veteran bestowed military honors nearly a decade after death

Jul 03rd: An extraordinary cold case investigation revealed a formerly unidentified ward of the state to be a Women's Army Corps veteran. Read more ▸

Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona

Jul 03rd: The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert. Read more ▸

Pilots who bombed Iran sites invited to White House for July Fourth

Jul 03rd: The U.S. pilots who carried out Operation Midnight Hammer last month were invited to the White House for July Fourth. Read more ▸

Honolulu water agency sues US Navy over Red Hill fuel spill damage

Jul 02nd: The suit estimates it is costing $1.2 billion for the Board of Water Supply to clean up and protect Oʻahu’s drinking water wells. Read more ▸

Veteran gets life sentence for plotting FBI attack after Jan. 6 arrest

Jul 02nd: Marine veteran Edward Kelley was one of the first rioters to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Read more ▸

Ukraine arms freeze part of wider military aid review, Pentagon says

Jul 02nd: The decision to pause the delivery of some munitions to Ukraine "was made to put America's interest first," a White House spokesperson said. Read more ▸

Top enlisted Marine takes a swipe at Audie Murphy’s uniform regs

Jul 02nd: The top enlisted Marine faced a sea of roasters on Army and Marine Reddit pages after he took a swipe at WWII combat soldier Audie Murphy. Read more ▸

The toilet paper war: A submariner’s battle against bureaucracy

Jul 02nd: In 1942, Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper. Read more ▸

Air Force, Space Force hit recruiting goals months ahead of schedule

Jul 02nd: The Air Force's recruiting continues to rebound since 2023, when it missed its goal for the first time in decades. Read more ▸

Chinese nationals charged with spying on US Navy

Jul 02nd: The DOJ said two Chinese nationals spied on Navy sailors and bases for China's intelligence agency and attempted to recruit service members as assets. Read more ▸

Setting the scene: Army to test new hub for stockpiling in Australia

Jul 02nd: The Army is establishing major sites to shelter equipment that could be used during war, humanitarian crises or natural disasters in the Pacific theater. Read more ▸

All US military boots should be made in America, lawmakers contend

Jul 02nd: The bill requires all combat boots worn by U.S. service members, including optional boots, to be American-made. Read more ▸

Former Green Berets seek justice in Texas killing of Afghan teammate

Jul 01st: Two months after Abdul Rahman Waziri was shot and killed outside his Houston home, authorities have yet to make an arrest despite identifying the shooter. Read more ▸

Senate passes Trump’s major policy bill with $150 billion for the DOD

Jul 01st: Funding included in the bill would go toward shipbuilding, the Golden Dome homeland missile defense project, munitions and other key Pentagon priorities. Read more ▸

This US paratrooper faced down 100 Nazis and 2 tanks... and won

Jul 01st: Pvt. John Towle who, faced with a company-size enemy force with armor support and comported himself like a one-man anti-tank unit. Read more ▸

One firefighter killed in Idaho attack was National Guard veteran

Jul 01st: Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42, with Kootenai County Fire and Rescue, was a veteran of the Army National Guard. Read more ▸

Military requests pulling 200 troops back from California protest duty

Jun 30th: The commander in charge of the troops in LA asked the Defense Secretary if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty. Read more ▸

Pentagon awards $5 billion contract to speed up ship manufacturing

Jun 30th: The Navy continues to be under immense pressure to hasten the process of shipbuilding and modernize methods of repair and manufacturing. Read more ▸

US Air Force uses leftover ICBM funds to revamp Qatar plane

Jun 30th: “This looks like one of the bigger wastes of money inside your budget," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said of plans to turn a Qatari jet into Air Force One. Read more ▸

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