New Tricare Prime option coming to beneficiaries in 2 metro areas
Roughly 150,000 Tricare beneficiaries living in the Atlanta, Georgia, and Tampa, Florida, metro areas will have a new health care option next year through a demonstration project being conducted by the Defense Health Agency. Eligible beneficiaries in these areas will be able to enroll in a Tricare Prime option, in which they will receive care from CareSource Military and Veterans Co.’s network of ...[Read More]
Jury Convicts Chinese-Born US Navy Sailor of Espionage, Spying for China
The jury convicted Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, on six counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending defense information to a foreign government.
Should America’s military plan for a retreat from the Pacific?
When America goes to war, it likes to be on the offensive. “Nobody ever defended anything successfully,” Gen. George S. Patton famously said. “There is only attack and attack and attack some more.” But for six months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military retreated and retreated some more. The U.S. garrison in the Philippines, under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, steadily retreated before the Japanese ons...[Read More]
Should America’s military plan for a retreat from the Pacific?
When America goes to war, it likes to be on the offensive. “Nobody ever defended anything successfully,” Gen. George S. Patton famously said. “There is only attack and attack and attack some more.” But for six months after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military retreated and retreated some more. The U.S. garrison in the Philippines, under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, steadily retreated before the Japanese ons...[Read More]
Navy pilot rescued after ejecting from Super Hornet off Virginia coast
Search and rescue teams safely recovered a Navy pilot Wednesday off the coast of Virginia after the pilot ejected from an F/A-18E Super Hornet at 9:53 a.m. Eastern time. The Strike Fighter Squadron 83 pilot, who was on a routine training flight, was rescued at 11:21 a.m. and taken to a nearby hospital for further medical evaluation, according to a Navy release. “The F/A-18E remains in the water wh...[Read More]
Fire extinguished aboard USS New Orleans
This story has been updated. U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished the fire aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, two defense officials told Military Times. U.S. Navy crews, along with the Japan Coast Guard and military, put out the fire by 4 a.m. Thursday, Japan Standard Time. They had been working to extinguish the blaze for about 11 hours, since 5 ...[Read More]
Fire extinguished aboard USS New Orleans
U.S. and Japanese crews extinguished the fire aboard amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, two defense officials told Military Times. U.S. Navy crews, along with the Japan Coast Guard and military, had been working to put out the blaze since around 5 p.m. Japan Standard Time on Wednesday. There were no injuries, according to the officials. Another defense o...[Read More]
She hid an eating disorder and lost her Navy career. It saved her life
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 “‘No Purging on my ship.’ She hid an eating disorder and lost her Navy career. It saved her life.” Subscribe to their newsletter. Leah Stiles kept a dark secret tucked in a pocket of her Navy uniform, something she knew could get her...[Read More]
Vance, Hegseth visit troops amid growing Guard presence in DC
Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with National Guard troops at Washington’s Union Station on Wednesday, while protesters booed at the two leaders and chanted “free D.C.” Vance told reporters that he had come to pass out a few burgers to the troops and responded to the chants with, “Let’s free Washington, D.C. from lawlessness.” He added that he believed crime statisti...[Read More]
Navy F/A-18E Pilot Safely Recovered After Ejection Off Coast of Virginia
NORFOLK, Va. – At approximately 9:53 a.m. EDT, a pilot assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, ejected from an F/A-18E Super Hornet while operating off the coast of Virginia during a routine training flight.
Lawmakers announce legislation to restore office for Afghan relocation
Lawmakers introduced new legislation Tuesday that would reinstate a previously dissolved U.S. government office that led relocation efforts for Afghan allies and refugees. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif. — along with several other lawmakers — announced the Enduring Welcome Act, which would legally codify the Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts, or CARE. The Trump administra...[Read More]
Crackdown on mail-in ballots won’t focus on military, White House says
White House officials said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is committed to making sure overseas and out-of-state military ballots are still counted in upcoming elections, even while he pushes for significant changes in how states handle mail-in voting procedures. But administration officials would not say what protections will be put in place for mail-in military voting rules, which impact m...[Read More]