US Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Alaska with four onboard
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter carrying four members crashed during a training flight Monday in Sitka, Alaska, the service announced. Coast Guard search-and-rescue teams, along with crews from the Sitka Fire Department, responded to the scene near Harbor Mountain at about 11:00 a.m. and transported the service members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical...[Read More]
NASCAR San Diego Weekend connects Sailors, community for Navy 250
Naval Base Coronado welcomed upward of 100,000 visitors, race fans, service members, military families and community partners during the inaugural NASCAR San Diego Weekend, June 19-21.
Allies come together in the Indo-Pacific: Valiant Shield 26
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – U.S. Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, are scheduled to participate in exercise Valiant Shield (VS26) 2026, June 22–July 1, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Japan, and at sea around the Mariana Islands Range Complex.
USS Fitzgerald returns to San Diego following three months underway
SAN DIEGO (June 19, 2026) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) returned to its homeport of Naval Base San Diego following a three-month underway to the U.S. 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operations, June 19.
Philippine, U.S. forces conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces conducted a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone June 14-19 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The unlikely role of Operation Epic Fury in a Mississippi AI data center lawsuit
A Defense Department official disclosed that U.S. forces used Elon Musk’s Grok AI tool to help deploy “over 2,000 munitions to 2,000 distinct targets” during the first four days of combat operations in Iran. The disclosure offered a glimpse into how generative AI is being used by the military. It came in a court filing supporting the Justice Department’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit targeting a Mis...[Read More]
Navy Reserve officer, NASCAR Driver Jesse Iwuji to compete in historic NASCAR San Diego Race following promotion to commander
U.S. Navy Reserve officer and professional NASCAR driver Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Iwuji will compete in the
Trump heads to Camp David as questions swirl over Iran deal
President Donald Trump headed to Camp David on Friday for a weekend of policy and political meetings as negotiations with Iran move toward an inflection point, a White House official told Military Times. Trump, speaking at an event unveiling a new Air Force One aircraft, said that if Tehran fails to agree to a final deal with Washington within the 60-day negotiating window, “We will do things that...[Read More]
Pentagon tells lawmakers it needs $80 billion for Iran war, other expenses: WSJ
The U.S. Department of Defense needs $80 billion to cover costs from the Iran war as well as other non-war-related bills, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers in phone calls this week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. A full U.S. supplemental request, which will include money for the Pentagon as well as non-defense priorities...[Read More]
‘Hell ship’ responsible for the largest single-day loss of Allied POWs discovered after more than 80 years
More than 80 years after its sinking, long-buried documents in both the American and Japanese archives held the key to locating the seemingly lost location of the Japanese “Hell ship” Hōfuku Maru. Now, explorer Josh Gates, working with the Hellships Memorial Foundation, is taking viewers along for that historic journey in an all-new season of Expedition Unknown. The first episode of the two-hour e...[Read More]
Bravery in Burma: Despite being rendered blind by the Japanese, this soldier fought on
After the fall of Burma (now Myanmar) to the Japanese in 1942, the United States Army fielded a contingent to fight alongside the British and Nationalist Chinese aimed toward getting it back. Although generally outnumbered and handicapped by the mountain, jungle and disease on or over which they had to operate, resourceful units such as the American Volunteer Group, or “Flying Tigers,” and Maj. Ge...[Read More]
Pentagon open to Poland’s offer to host permanent U.S. base, Polish minister says
The U.S. Department of Defense is open to Poland’s offer to host a permanent U.S. military presence in Poland, Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Thursday after meeting U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Brussels. Poland has been pushing for a bigger allied presence on NATO’s eastern flank after Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022. “I had the opportunity to ...[Read More]