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The U.S. Navy released summaries for four separate investigations into incidents that involved the USS Harry S. Truman between December 2024 and May 2025. The investigation looked into the Truman’s collision with a merchant vessel, along with the loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets. “These investigations assessed underlying procedural compliance and standards and reviewed how a Carrier Strike Group...[Read More]

A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but grave questions and concerns remain as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela. Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley “was very clear that he was given no such order, to give no quarter or to...[Read More]

The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat is expected Thursday on Capitol Hill to provide a classified briefing to top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security. The information from Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who is now the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, comes at a potentially crucial ...[Read More]

A Marine died Wednesday at Camp Pendleton, California, following a tactical training vehicle mishap, Marine Corps officials announced. The incident occurred in the early afternoon hours during routine training aboard the base, according to a service release posted Wednesday night. The announcement did not include any additional details of the incident, the personnel or equipment involved. The Mari...[Read More]

The Navy admiral who reportedly issued orders for the U.S. military to fire upon survivors of an attack on an alleged drug boat is expected on Capitol Hill to provide a classified briefing to top congressional lawmakers overseeing national security.

BOGOTA, Colombia — The family of a Colombian man has filed the first formal challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, arguing in a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas that his death was an extrajudicial killing. The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on Sept. 15, when he was sailing off Colombi...[Read More]

Living Medal of Honor recipients will now receive around $67,500 in annual honorarium under a new law signed Monday by President Donald Trump. The Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends, or MEDAL Act, raised the monthly pension for recipients from $1,489.73 to $5,625 per month. The stipends help cover the costs associated with having earned the military’s top award, which can includ...[Read More]

In the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the mass removal from the West Coast of “all persons deemed a threat to national security.” The policy, Executive Order 9066, was incited by widespread anti-Japanese American discrimination and set the stage for mass eviction, evacuation and incarceration of 120,000 first-generation Japanese immigra...[Read More]

A bill in Congress would significantly increase the amount of disability compensation awarded to veterans with catastrophic injuries and survivors, but lawmakers are sparring over how to cover its estimated $7 billion cost. The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, HR 6047, would raise the amount of disability compensation provided to these families by $10,000 a year an...[Read More]