VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims
Veterans’ disability benefits claims were blindly rubber-stamped by a senior veterans service representative (VSR) at the Philadelphia VA Regional Benefit Office for years, resulting in an estimated $2.2 million in improper payments, a government watchdog report has found. A hotline tip made about the employee resulted in an investigation which found they were approving payments at a high volume w...[Read More]
Pentagon calling up 200 Guard troops to deploy to Oregon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, under federal authority, an order the state is challenging in court. President Donald Trump announced plans to send troops into Portland on Saturday to protect federal immigration facilities against “domestic terrorists.” Hegseth’s memo, which was dated Sunday and posted online by Oregon officials, sai...[Read More]
Pentagon calling up 200 Guard troops to deploy to Oregon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, under federal authority, an order the state is challenging in court. President Donald Trump announced plans to send troops into Portland on Saturday to protect federal immigration facilities against “domestic terrorists.” Hegseth’s memo, which was dated Sunday and posted online by Oregon officials, sai...[Read More]
Senator ‘alarmed’ about barracks privatization, seeks answers from DOD
A U.S. senator who has been an outspoken critic of the military’s privatized family housing wants answers from the Defense Department about its plans to privatize more barracks. “Given the significant challenges that privatization has imposed on military family housing for decades, directly resulting from the substantial failures of private housing providers, I am alarmed that the Department of De...[Read More]
Did Sherrill Violate Naval Academy’s Honor Code? Classmates Speak out About Notorious Cheating Scandal
Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey Democratic congresswoman running for governor, says she did not cheat but was penalized because she would not turn in her classmates involved in the infamous Naval Academy cheating scandal in 1994.
A bullet struck his heart at Pearl Harbor. His widow just returned it.
It was a homecoming of sorts. After 84 years, the Japanese bullet that was once lodged in the heart of U.S. sailor Dean Darrow was returned this month to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum. His wife, 106-year-old Alice Beck Darrow, was on hand to personally donate the bullet. “I’ve held onto this bullet for so long because it meant everything to us,” Alice said in a press release. “But I kn...[Read More]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Defend and Fortify Lethality Through Cybersecurity
In today’s cyber environment, federal, state, local governments and private industry are experiencing cyber-attacks daily. Over the past few years, adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran, and other non-state actors have intensified their campaigns against the United States, probing for vulnerabilities and exploiting weak points wherever they are.
Sikorsky Awarded $11 Billion Contract for Marine Corps Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft, the Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer, has been awarded a nearly $11 billion contract with the U.S. Navy in a major win for the state.
CARAT Timor-Leste 2025 Concludes
DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili.
U.S. Navy Receives Spain’s Premio Especial de la Armada, Praises Decades of Trust and Cooperation
MADRID, Spain – Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), accepted the Armada Española’s Premio Especial de la Armada award on behalf of the United States Navy during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025.
Have tools, will travel: FRCE’s C-130 field teams bring the fix to the fleet
When it’s time for Marine Corps C-130 transport aircraft to undergo advanced scheduled maintenance, squadrons have two options: have the airplane go to a depot, or have a depot come to the airplane.
Trump says he will send troops to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will send troops to Portland, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his deployments to more American cities. Oregon Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek responded by saying Trump is abusing his authority by ordering troops into a city that she said is doing “just fine” on its own. She was joined by o...[Read More]