Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 aims bigger, hits harder and delivers
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives with the weight of two decades of expectations behind it, yet the newest entry in Treyarch’s signature series feels less like a victory lap and more like a course correction. The studio spent years building this game, and the result is a tightly constructed mix of single-player storytelling, revamped multiplayer balance and an ambitious Zombies mode that sets the ...[Read More]
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 aims bigger, hits harder and delivers
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 arrives with the weight of two decades of expectations behind it, yet the newest entry in Treyarch’s signature series feels less like a victory lap and more like a course correction. The studio spent years building this game, and the result is a tightly constructed mix of single-player storytelling, revamped multiplayer balance and an ambitious Zombies mode that sets the ...[Read More]
What troops, military families need to know about Tricare open season
Military families have some decisions to make about their health care before Tricare open season ends Dec. 9. Tricare officials released information about increases in health plan costs for 2026, so families can compare their options with Tricare Prime and Tricare Select. There’s also a new health care choice for families living in the metro areas of Atlanta, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida. Tricare o...[Read More]
What troops, military families need to know about Tricare open season
Military families have some decisions to make about their health care before Tricare open season ends Dec. 9. Tricare officials released information about increases in health plan costs for 2026, so families can compare their options with Tricare Prime and Tricare Select. There’s also a new health care choice for families living in the metro areas of Atlanta, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida. Tricare o...[Read More]
Netherlands WWII cemetery removes displays honoring Black soldiers
The Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands, has quietly removed panels displaying the contributions of Black American soldiers during WWII, sparking outrage from Dutch and American citizens. One of the two displays featured an overall history of Black American military personnel fighting a double V campaign — victory at home ...[Read More]
US 7th Fleet ushers in new commander
The world’s largest forward-deployed naval force welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday, according to a release. Vice Adm. Patrick J. Hannifin took over for Vice Adm. Fred W. Kacher as commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, which covers the Navy’s largest operations area, deploying between 50 and 70 vessels and submarines, 150 aircraft and more than ...[Read More]
US 7th Fleet ushers in new commander
The world’s largest forward-deployed naval force welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday, according to a release. Vice Adm. Patrick J. Hannifin took over for Vice Adm. Fred W. Kacher as commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, which covers the Navy’s largest operations area, deploying between 50 and 70 vessels and submarines, 150 aircraft and more than ...[Read More]
Iran Seizes Tanker in Strait of Hormuz, US Official Says, as Tensions Remain High in Region
Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway.
US aircraft carrier nears Venezuela in flex of American military power
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days, a flex of American military power not seen in Latin America for generations. Experts disagree on the possibility that American warplanes will catapult off the USS Gerald R. Ford to bomb targets inside Venezuela and further pressure authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro to step down. Still, whether it ma...[Read More]
US aircraft carrier nears Venezuela in flex of American military power
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier is expected to reach the waters off Venezuela in days, a flex of American military power not seen in Latin America for generations. Experts disagree on the possibility that American warplanes will catapult off the USS Gerald R. Ford to bomb targets inside Venezuela and further pressure authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro to step down. Still, whether it ma...[Read More]
This Korean War aviator was the first helicopter pilot to receive MOH
First used by the 1st Air Commando in World War II, the Sikorsky R-4 often fell short of its role in rescuing airmen downed in the mountains and rainforests of the China-Burma-India front but as the first helicopter designed to perform such tasks it set the precedent for a new generation of rotary aircraft. A vastly improved design, the Sikorsky S-61 first took off in February 1946 and got its bap...[Read More]
This Korean War aviator was the first helicopter pilot to receive MOH
First used by the 1st Air Commando in World War II, the Sikorsky R-4 often fell short of its role in rescuing airmen downed in the mountains and rainforests of the China-Burma-India front but as the first helicopter designed to perform such tasks it set the precedent for a new generation of rotary aircraft. A vastly improved design, the Sikorsky S-61 first took off in February 1946 and got its bap...[Read More]