Beetle Bailey turns 75: the Army’s lovable slacker marches on
When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible. Six months later, creator Mort Walker had Beetle enlist in the Army during the Korean War. From that moment on, the reluctant private became one of the most recognizable characters in American comics, embodying the frustrations, absurdities and humor of military life. Se...[Read More]
Watch the Service Members of the Year 2025 awards ceremony
The 2025 Service Members of the Year awards ceremony, streaming here, honors one outstanding recipient from each military branch.
Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling back its ambitions for a slate of upgrades called Block 4, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday, as the aircraft struggles with production delays, cost overruns and supply chain snarls. The downgrading of plans for F-35 upgrades, revealed in GAO’s report “F-35 Program: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve Future Devel...[Read More]
Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling back its ambitions for a slate of upgrades called Block 4, the Government Accountability Office said Wednesday, as the aircraft struggles with production delays, cost overruns and supply chain snarls. The downgrading of plans for F-35 upgrades, revealed in GAO’s report “F-35 Program: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve Future Devel...[Read More]
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250902-N-XB641-1044 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Navy Recruiting Command chief petty officer selects listen to Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, as he speaks about his expectations for leadership. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo b...[Read More]
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250902-N-XB641-1121 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Chief Boatswain’s Mate (Select) Danielle Wilton, from Nashville, right, asks Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, a question. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec...[Read More]
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250902-N-XB641-1073 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, left, speaks with NRC chief petty officer selects about his expectations for leadership. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Cla...[Read More]
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250902-N-XB641-1107 MILLINGTON, Tenn. (Sept. 2, 2025) Chief Navy Counselor (Select) Monica Valenzuela, from Visalia, California, center, asks Rear Adm. James Waters, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, not pictured, a question. Recruiting Nation chief petty officer selects are at NRC headquarters in Millington, Tenn. for an NRC training seminar during Chief season. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communi...[Read More]
Trump suggests National Guard could go into New Orleans
President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime, potentially expanding the number of cities around the nation where he may send federal law enforcement. Trump has already said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore following his administration deploying troops and federal agents to patrol t...[Read More]
Trump suggests National Guard could go into New Orleans
President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that New Orleans could be his next target for deploying the National Guard to fight crime, potentially expanding the number of cities around the nation where he may send federal law enforcement. Trump has already said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore following his administration deploying troops and federal agents to patrol t...[Read More]
Rubio says US military strikes on drug smugglers ‘will happen again’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday justified the lethal military strike that his administration said was carried out a day earlier against a Venezuelan gang as a necessary effort by the United States to send an unmistakable message to Latin American cartels. Asked why the military did not instead interdict the vessel and capture those on board, Trump said the operation would cause drug smugglers ...[Read More]
Podcast ‘500 Letters to Nana’ explores 1 soldier’s personal war
“Dear Feloma, Arrived safely and just got done eating supper. So far, I don’t like it at all.” And with that letter, dated Aug. 19, 1943, Donald Fiorini’s war began. Drafted in July of that year, Fiorini was to see and participate in intense combat in the Pacific Theater as a member of C Company, 321st Regiment, 81st Infantry Division. From Camp Adair, Oregon, to Angaur, Peleliu, the Philippines, ...[Read More]