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US military strike near Venezuela disrupts life in fishing communities

GÜIRIA, Venezuela — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open secret that boats departing from its ports transport both drugs and fish. Residents claim not to know who owns the illegal cargo, but they can tell when business is doing well because people eat out, get their hair and nails done and buy expensive meat. They also admit that none of this has hap...[Read More]

Senate OKs Trump nominee Brandon Williams for nuclear security post

Williams, 58, will oversee the nation’s nuclear arsenal as the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Freedom Edge 2025: Building Trilateral Trust Across the Indo-Pacific

Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States completed Freedom Edge 25, the premier trilateral multi-domain exercise between the three nations, Sept. 15-19.

Elmo and friends help military families build healthy habits

Rosita, the furry, turquoise Muppet, shared her recipe for mango salsa with military families during a virtual event Thursday, then cheered them on through the screen as they danced around to upbeat music with her. Parents, babies, toddlers and preschoolers joined in remotely from Camp Pendleton, California, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for a USO Military Virtual Programming session to experien...[Read More]

Meet the military families who love to move

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline “I don’t want to be stuck.’ Meet the military families who love to move.” Subscribe to their newsletter. Soldier Josh Meltz and his wife, Rubi, were exhausted as they pulled into the Texas RV park, their motor home stuffed to the gil...[Read More]

Ex-Sailor Sentenced to 12 Years in Terror Plot Targeting Naval Station Great Lakes

Xuanyu Harry Pang, 39, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, was charged in a sealed criminal complaint in 2022 and pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to and attempting to destroy national defense premises.

Trump says US working to take back Bagram Air Base from Taliban

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban’s hands. Trump floated the idea during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he wrapped up a state visit to the U.K. and tied it to the need for the U.S....[Read More]

Trump says US working to take back Bagram Air Base from Taliban

President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban’s hands. Trump floated the idea during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he wrapped up a state visit to the U.K. and tied it to the need for the U.S....[Read More]

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Millington, Tenn. (May 1, 2025)- Navy Counselor Jericus Lewis, newly pinned to the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer, has his cover placed on by Command Master Chief Sheryl Kinloch during a chief pinning ceremony held on the quarterdeck at Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) headquarters. The pinning ceremony is a revered Navy tradition that symbolizes a Sailor’s advancement into a higher level of lead...[Read More]

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NEW YORK (May 24, 2025) — Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Zilu Hu, a recruiter assigned to Reserve Talent Acquisition Group (RTAG) Northeast, observes the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard perform at Eisenhower Park during Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week is an annual celebration honoring the contributions of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, providing the public an opportunity to meet service m...[Read More]

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Naval Support Activity Mid-South (Sept. 16, 2025) – Navy Counselor (Career) Chief Keith Sawyer, assigned to Navy Reserve Recruiting Command headquarters, is piped ashore with sideboys during the 132nd Chief Pinning Ceremony. The event marked the transition of the Navy’s newest Chief Petty Officers into the Mess (U.S. Navy photo by LTJG Adelola Tinubu/Released).

Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans

PHOENIX — Leading up to the 2024 presidential election, U.S. Army veteran Sae Joon Park kept in mind a warning from an immigration officer: If Donald Trump were elected, Park would likely be at risk for deportation. Park was 7 when he came to the U.S. from Seoul, South Korea. He joined the Army at 19 and received a Purple Heart after being shot in Panama. After leaving the military, he lived with ...[Read More]

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