Experts debunk DOD claim about autism therapy, demand its availability
Defense Health Agency officials should formally authorize Applied Behavior Analysis, a widely recognized intervention to help children with autism, as a basic Tricare benefit, according to a report on the findings of a congressionally mandated independent study. The report, conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, debunks DHA officials’ repeated assertion that ABA...[Read More]
Why Truman changed the ‘War Department’ to the ‘Department of Defense’
During a White House press event on Aug. 25, President Donald Trump remarked that the Department of Defense name “didn’t sound good” to him. “Department of Defense, I don’t want to be defense only,” he continued. “We want defense, but we want offense, too. The president noted that under the old moniker, the Department of War, the United States enjoyed an “unbelievable history of victory” that incl...[Read More]
Connecticut River Valley to Host Inaugural Navy Week, September 22-28
Navy Week will set its “anchor” along the Connecticut River for the first time since the inception of the program in 2005, with a variety of outreach events scheduled Sept. 22-28 across the Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield, Massachusetts region.
Ex-midshipman charged in threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the military college in Maryland last week, the U.S. attorney’s office in Indiana said Tuesday. Jackson Fleming, 23, was arrested Friday on suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application concerning the acad...[Read More]
Ex-midshipman charged in threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the military college in Maryland last week, the U.S. attorney’s office in Indiana said Tuesday. Jackson Fleming, 23, was arrested Friday on suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application concerning the acad...[Read More]
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250916-N-TL932-1174 MILLINGTON, Tenn. — (Sept. 16, 2025) Chief petty officers pose for a group photo during a chief petty officer promotion ceremony at Pat Thompson Conference Center at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. Advancement to the rank of chief petty officer marks not only a promotion in rank, but a significant change in responsibility, leadership, and commitment to service. (U.S. Navy pho...[Read More]
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250916-N-TL932-1120 MILLINGTON, Tenn. — (Sept. 16, 2025) Chief Logistics Specialist Thomas Morrison, center, has their new rank insignia pinned on during a chief petty officer promotion ceremony at Pat Thompson Conference Center at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. Advancement to the rank of chief petty officer marks not only a promotion in rank, but a significant change in responsibility, leaders...[Read More]
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250916-N-TL932-1093 MILLINGTON, Tenn. — (Sept. 16, 2025) Chief Hospital Corpsman James Strong, right, has their new rank insignia pinned on during a chief petty officer promotion ceremony at Pat Thompson Conference Center at Naval Support Activity Mid-South. Advancement to the rank of chief petty officer marks not only a promotion in rank, but a significant change in responsibility, leadership, an...[Read More]
Retired 4-star Navy admiral sentenced to 6 years for bribery plot
A retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison for his conviction on corruption charges that he agreed to exchange a military contract for a lucrative postretirement job. Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke — once the second-highest uniformed officer in the Navy — was commanding its forces in Europe and Africa when he engaged in a bribery plot with two business exec...[Read More]
Ocean isn’t free-fire zone for US military drug interdiction: Analysis
When the U.S. military sank a boat allegedly carrying illegal narcotics from Venezuela to the United States earlier this month, the incident created not just controversy but also a precedent. To some proponents, using the military is a justified means of mitigating a drug epidemic that killed 80,000 Americans last year. And if military force is to be used, sinking drug vessels is a particularly en...[Read More]
Ocean isn’t free-fire zone for US military drug interdiction: Analysis
When the U.S. military sank a boat allegedly carrying illegal narcotics from Venezuela to the United States earlier this month, the incident created not just controversy but also a precedent. To some proponents, using the military is a justified means of mitigating a drug epidemic that killed 80,000 Americans last year. And if military force is to be used, sinking drug vessels is a particularly en...[Read More]
Senate Dems raise concerns over Pentagon plan for immigration judges
Some Democratic senators say they are deeply concerned that a Pentagon plan to allow military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate a ban on using service members for law enforcement and affect the military justice system. The letter, sent to the military services and provided to The Associated Press, comes two weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved sending up t...[Read More]