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Of 116 Naval Criminal Investigative Service case files opened into allegations of sexual assault and misconduct onboard Military Sealift Command ships over a 20-year period, just five show that the case concluded at court-martial or in civilian court. That information is now public and searchable as a database due to a records request from the Maritime Legal Aid Foundation, which represents those ...[Read More]

Military commanders love to warn troops that overreliance on GPS technology could spell disaster when signals are jammed or networks go down. But could handing navigation over to a computer be diminishing their powers of observation and decision-making skills as well? That’s the question an upcoming study from the University of Texas at Arlington aims to find out. The yearlong, $200,000 study, fun...[Read More]

Imagine a military aircraft sustaining heavy structural damage in a remote, forward-deployed combat location. If the repairs are outside the scope of standard squadron-level maintenance and shipping the aircraft to a depot is not an option, how does the fleet rapidly repair and return that critical asset to the fight?

Editors note: this is a developing story. The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said, in what the military described as a response to Iran’s attack on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship sailing the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks came after Iran struck the M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on Thursday, the command announced in a statement, addin...[Read More]

BALTIMORE (June 25, 2026) — As international tall ships gather in Baltimore for SAIL250 Maryland, sailors aboard the Ecuadorian navy sail training ship BAE Guayas are representing their nation while strengthening relationships with partner countries and communities through maritime exchange.

BALTIMORE (June 25, 2026) — Leaders aboard the German Navy sail training ship Gorch Fock said SAIL250 Maryland offers cadets and crews an opportunity to strengthen international partnerships while celebrating a shared maritime heritage spanning generations.

BALTIMORE (June 25, 2026) — As the Portuguese navy’s sail training ship NRP Sagres welcomed visitors during SAIL250 Maryland, conversations aboard the vessel revealed how maritime heritage can bridge generations, cultures and continents.

The Department of Justice has issued about $17 million in payments to 629 people, mostly military family members, in connection with the toxic fuel spills that poisoned their water in Hawaii in 2021. These are the first payments for settlements resolving about 3,600 claims resulting from the poisoned water, which caused numerous health problems for military families living in military housing, and...[Read More]

All five active-duty military services met or exceeded their fiscal 2025 recruiting goals, according to the Department of Defense, marking what Pentagon officials described as the strongest recruiting performance in 15 years. The Army signed contracts with 62,050 recruits, or 101.72% of its goal, while the Navy brought in 44,096 recruits, exceeding its target by more than 8%. The Air Force recruit...[Read More]

Two U.S. warships, the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) and the littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS-15), have been dispatched to Venezuela following the nation’s devastating earthquakes on Wednesday. According to U.S. Southern Command, the interim government of Venezuela formally requested U.S. support following the twin 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes. American forces are providing “specialized ...[Read More]

During a marathon House markup of next year’s mammoth defense policy bill earlier this month, two proposed amendments that failed to make it out of committee tell a story of concern for the future of women in uniform. The amendments to the Fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, proposed by Reps. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., and Clay Higgins, R-La., both pertain to the implementation of gender...[Read More]