Sailors battle blaze aboard USS New Orleans off Japan’s coast
The amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans was ablaze off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as of Wednesday night Japan Standard Time. U.S. Navy crews were responding to the fire, along with the Japan Coast Guard and military. The Japan Coast Guard said it received an emergency message about the fire at 5 p.m. local time. “We will provide more details as they become available,” U.S. Seventh Flee...[Read More]
USNS Cesar Chavez Will Keep its Name, DoD Says
The USNS César Chavez will retain its name after Reps. Gil Cisneros and Sam Liccardo — both Democrats from California — wrote a letter last July to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, requesting the vessel not be renamed.
Navy Lodge Goes Cashless – Locations Update Payment Method
Beginning Sept. 1, 2025, Navy Lodge locations will no longer accept cash or personal check for payment. Guests can still use a credit card and MILITARY STAR® Card as well as branded debit cards or gift cards to pay for their stay at a Navy Lodge.
Mail-in voting is nothing new, just ask Civil War soldiers
“We cannot have free government without elections,” President Abraham Lincoln reflected outside the White House on Nov. 10, 1864. “And if the rebellion could force us to forego or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.” By the fall of 1864, the United States had been engulfed in a civil war for nearly 44 months, with “the bones of thousands of N...[Read More]
Mail-in voting is nothing new, just ask Civil War soldiers
“We cannot have free government without elections,” President Abraham Lincoln reflected outside the White House on Nov. 10, 1864. “And if the rebellion could force us to forego or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.” By the fall of 1864, the United States had been engulfed in a civil war for nearly 44 months, with “the bones of thousands of N...[Read More]
DOD to offer new medal for personnel deployed to Southern Border
The Pentagon announced a new military decoration that will recognize service members stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration’s effort to bolster border security. A U.S. defense official confirmed to Military Times the veracity of a memorandum regarding the medal that began circulating online several days ago. “Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal ...[Read More]
DOD to offer new medal for personnel deployed to Southern Border
The Pentagon announced a new military decoration that will recognize service members stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration’s effort to bolster border security. A U.S. defense official confirmed to Military Times the veracity of a memorandum regarding the medal that began circulating online several days ago. “Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal ...[Read More]
DOD to offer new medal for personnel deployed to Southern Border
The Pentagon announced a new military decoration that will recognize service members stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the Trump administration’s effort to bolster border security. A U.S. defense official confirmed to Military Times the veracity of a memorandum regarding the medal that began circulating online several days ago. “Effective immediately, the Mexican Border Defense Medal ...[Read More]
Hundreds of Marines, sailors fortify US-Mexico border wall in Arizona
A task force of 500 U.S. Marines and sailors is working to construct new fortifications at Arizona’s southern border with Mexico, including adding barbed and concertina wire. The new task force, called Task Force Forge, comprises personnel assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The task force is currently at work within U.S. Border Patr...[Read More]
Hundreds of Marines, sailors fortify US-Mexico border wall in Arizona
A task force of 500 U.S. Marines and sailors is working to construct new fortifications at Arizona’s southern border with Mexico, including adding barbed and concertina wire. The new task force, called Task Force Forge, comprises personnel assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The task force is currently at work within U.S. Border Patr...[Read More]
Hundreds of Marines, sailors fortify US-Mexico border wall in Arizona
A task force of 500 U.S. Marines and sailors is working to construct new fortifications at Arizona’s southern border with Mexico, including adding barbed and concertina wire. The new task force, called Task Force Forge, comprises personnel assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The task force is currently at work within U.S. Border Patr...[Read More]
US destroyers head toward Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure cartels
The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, according to a U.S. official briefed on the planning. The Gravely, the Jason Dunham and the Sampson are expected to arrive soon, said the official, who was not authorized to comment and spoke Tuesday on the c...[Read More]