Buffalo chicken, Thai and Cuban food coming to the MRE lineup in 2026
New options are coming to troops’ rations, and some less popular items will disappear from the menu. The next iteration of Meals Ready-to-Eat is MRE 46, set to release in 2026. Among the options — all of which are required to have shelf lives of six months in 100 degrees Fahrenheit and three years at 80 degrees Fahrenheit — troops will no longer see beef taco filling, a pork sausage patty and jala...[Read More]
DOD decides against privatizing service members’ household goods moves
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to reverse course on the idea to privatize the process that moves service members’ household goods. Instead, he directed officials to improve the current program, which will remain in place for at least three years, according to an advisory sent Wednesday to the military services and personal property shipping offices, as well as companies previously approved...[Read More]
DOD decides against privatizing service members’ household goods moves
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to reverse course on the idea to privatize the process that moves service members’ household goods. Instead, he directed officials to improve the current program, which will remain in place for at least three years, according to an advisory sent Wednesday to the military services and personal property shipping offices, as well as companies previously approved...[Read More]
Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist
Ali Gul Haidari was a platoon sergeant in one of the Afghan Army’s most elite commando units partnering with U.S. Army Special Forces troops for missions to retake district centers from the Taliban in north and eastern Afghanistan. Haidari and his Afghan teammates blended in with their U.S. counterparts “down to the ballcaps and Oakleys,” a still-serving Special Forces officer said. When the U.S. ...[Read More]
Veterans of Bravo Company receive Bronze Medals 56 years after combat
For over two years, the men of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, engaged in near constant battle in the jungles of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Since its deployment to Vietnam in early 1967, Bravo Company engaged in 94 separate firefights, enduring heavy combat in Pleiku and Kon Tum provinces, and participated in multiple campaigns including Operation Sam ...[Read More]
Veterans of Bravo Company receive Bronze Medals 56 years after combat
For over two years, the men of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, engaged in near constant battle in the jungles of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Since its deployment to Vietnam in early 1967, Bravo Company engaged in 94 separate firefights, enduring heavy combat in Pleiku and Kon Tum provinces, and participated in multiple campaigns including Operation Sam ...[Read More]
How a deadly game of whac-a-mole unfolded during the Battle of Ka-san
Since the North Korean People’s Army (KPA) invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, it enjoyed a succession of victories and advances by maintaining the initiative against the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army and the United Nations forces that were trickling in to its aid. By the end of August, the UN and ROK forces were holding on to the port of Pusan and its defenses. Typical of the desperate fighting ...[Read More]
US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat off Venezuela coast
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military struck another small boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people. “Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Trump said inte...[Read More]
US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat off Venezuela coast
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military struck another small boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people. “Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Trump said inte...[Read More]
US Coast Guard will still get paid amid government shutdown, Noem says
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that the U.S. Coast Guard will continue to receive military pay despite the government shutdown. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem issued a politically charged statement through the department’s website, confirming that service members from the Coast Guard will see their Oct. 15 paycheck processed and deposited. Unlike the other service branches, the C...[Read More]
US Coast Guard will still get paid amid government shutdown, Noem says
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that the U.S. Coast Guard will continue to receive military pay despite the government shutdown. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem issued a politically charged statement through the department’s website, confirming that service members from the Coast Guard will see their Oct. 15 paycheck processed and deposited. Unlike the other service branches, the C...[Read More]
US Naval Academy midshipman dies
A 20-year-old student at the U.S. Naval Academy has died, the academy confirmed in a statement Sunday. Midshipman Second Class Kyle Philbert James, from Whippany, N.J., was a junior at the school. He was a member of the 36th Company, a history major and participated with the USNA Gospel Choir. The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation. “It is painful to lose a membe...[Read More]