Air Force One greeted by fighter escorts during Trump’s Mideast visit
DOHA, Qatar — President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump flew in to Riyadh on Tuesday and then in to Doha on Wednesday as part of his Middle East trip, he received ceremonial escorts from each country’s F-15 fighter jets, excepti...[Read More]
Air Force One greeted by fighter escorts during Trump’s Mideast visit
DOHA, Qatar — President Donald Trump’s trip to Qatar is off to a flying start. Like Saudi Arabia a day earlier, Qatar didn’t bother waiting for Trump to land before setting out to impress him with a fighter jet escort. As Trump flew in to Riyadh on Tuesday and then in to Doha on Wednesday as part of his Middle East trip, he received ceremonial escorts from each country’s F-15 fighter jets, excepti...[Read More]
VA errors in benefits payouts down, but still total more than $1.3B
Veterans Affairs staffers made more than $1.3 billion in benefits payment errors last year. Watchdog officials said that’s actually good news. “I think they’re heading in the right direction,” Brent Arronte, the department’s deputy assistant inspector general, told lawmakers Wednesday. “They are correcting effective date tool builders. They are consolidating their policies and procedures. They’re ...[Read More]
Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa Reserve Unit Conducts Exercise Tuscan Trident 25
ROTA, Spain – Twenty-two Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command Europe & Africa (MSCEURAF) reserve unit gathered at Naval Station Rota, Spain to conduct exercise Tuscan Trident 25 (TT25) April 26 to May 7, 2025.
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River Corpsmen Lead Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course
Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River [Patuxent River, MD]Hospital
Continuing Promise 2025 Set to Begin
MAYPORT, Florida – The U.S. Navy Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will deploy this June-August to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2025 mission. After several months of detailed planning, USNS Comfort is scheduled to visit Grenada, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Dominican Republ...[Read More]
Institute for Nanoscience Hosts Annual Proposal Planning Meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Institute for Nanoscience at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its annual proposal planning meeting April 15, bringing together researchers from across the Lab to share ideas and build collaborations in support of future research initiatives.
Naval Special Warfare Commander Testifies Before Texas Legislature, Highlighting Heroism of Fallen Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram
AUSTIN, Texas – Rear Adm. Jamie Sands, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, testified before the Texas State Legislature today at the Texas State Capitol, advocating for the posthumous award of the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Nathan Gage Ingram.
Dems demand military investigation into Qatar’s plane gift to Trump
Senate Democrats want a Defense Department watchdog to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s plans to accept a $400 million luxury plane from the Qatari government to use as Air Force One, a move they believe creates numerous security and ethical issues. In a letter to the department’s Inspector General’s office, ten senior chamber lawmakers — including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. — voice...[Read More]
Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023
Only a few Capitol riot defendants remained jailed after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons to supporters who joined a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. A trial for one of them — a military veteran charged with federal firearms offenses and a hoax bomb threat — began Tuesday with testimony about his 2023 arrest near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home. Taylor Taranto was arrested i...[Read More]
Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023
Only a few Capitol riot defendants remained jailed after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons to supporters who joined a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. A trial for one of them — a military veteran charged with federal firearms offenses and a hoax bomb threat — began Tuesday with testimony about his 2023 arrest near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home. Taylor Taranto was arrested i...[Read More]
Trial opens for Navy vet arrested near Obama’s DC home in 2023
Only a few Capitol riot defendants remained jailed after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons to supporters who joined a mob’s attack on Jan. 6, 2021. A trial for one of them — a military veteran charged with federal firearms offenses and a hoax bomb threat — began Tuesday with testimony about his 2023 arrest near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home. Taylor Taranto was arrested i...[Read More]