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Officials from Paralyzed Veterans of America strongly criticized President Donald Trump for his comments this week suggesting disabled workers may have played a role in Wednesday’s aircraft collision in Washington, D.C., calling the commander-in-chief’s remarks irresponsible and premature. “The president’s statements are shameful,” PVA Chief Executive Officer Carl Blake said in a statement Thursda...[Read More]

WASHINGTON – Naval installations within the National Capital Region will participate in the annual force protection exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2025 (CS-SC25), scheduled for February 3rd through the 14th. CS-SC25 is one of the Navy’s primary exercises for ensuring its security forces are prepared for a variety of threats.

GULF OF THAILAND – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Laem Chabang, Thailand, Jan. 31, after conducting a scheduled five-day port visit.

Pentagon leaders late Thursday revoked the Defense Department’s abortion access policy for troops, following an executive order from President Donald Trump cracking down on the use of taxpayer dollars for any abortion services. The move was made by officials at the Defense Travel Management Office without public comment on the potential impact of the repeal. Under the old policy, service members c...[Read More]

A U.S. Air Force plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that reflects a growing role for the armed forces in helping enforce immigration laws. The flight from Fort Bliss, an Army base in El Paso, was scheduled to take about seven hours, nearly twice as long as a direct route, because the mil...[Read More]

In a pre-recorded video uploaded to social media, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had little more to add beyond noting that the Pentagon was “leaning forward on supporting the president’s directive.”

A Navy memo dated the day after Trump signed his order directed recruiters to reject transgender applicants immediately, according to a copy of the memo obtained by Military.com.

The U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines passenger jet above Reagan National Airport in Washington on Wednesday night was piloted by experienced aviators that typically fly VIP missions in busy air space, according to a retired Army chief warrant officer with over 30 years of flying experience, who serves in the Headquarters Department of the Army Av...[Read More]

The Air Force is tightening its standards on uniform and shaving waivers as part of an effort to simplify its rules and present a more unified force. Under the new standards the Air Force shared over past last week, long-term shaving waivers will be granted only to airmen or guardians who have severe cases of pseudofolliculitus barbae. PFB is a painful condition, primarily affecting Black men, whi...[Read More]

President Donald Trump blamed diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration for a deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet outside Washington, as authorities continue to investigate the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. Speaking in the White House press briefing room Thursday, the president, without evidence, bl...[Read More]