Jules Witcover, Navy Vet and Reporter Known for ‘Politics Today’ Column, Dies at 98
Jules Witcover, who cowrote one of the nation’s leading political columns for nearly three decades, died Saturday at the age of 98.
U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy Seize Nearly 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific
A U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted a suspected drug smuggling vessel and seized approximately 1,296 pounds of cocaine in international waters Aug. 11.
Northern Edge 2025 kicks off across Alaska
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — More than 6,400 service members, 100 aircraft, and 7 U.S. and Canadian vessels began participation in exercise Northern Edge 2025, a joint field-training exercise at various locations in-and-around Alaska, on Aug. 17.
Deployment playlists, then and now: from Walkmans to wireless despair
Whether pressed against the side of a Humvee or hunched under a poncho liner shade at a patrol base, music has always been more than a distraction for deployed service members. It is a lifeline. For troops in the field, deployment playlists are not just about taste. They are about memory, morale and survival. This is the journey of the soldier’s soundtrack, from Walkmans to Bluetooth earbuds, from...[Read More]
In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield
As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers and weaponry. The message was meant to intimidate and was an illustration that 21st-century war is waged not just on land, sea and a...[Read More]
In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield
As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine. Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from Moscow: waves of tanks, soldiers and weaponry. The message was meant to intimidate and was an illustration that 21st-century war is waged not just on land, sea and a...[Read More]
Mississippi becomes fourth state to send National Guard to DC
Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops to Washington as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing federal policing and immigration overhaul in the nation’s capital. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement Monday that he has approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, ...[Read More]
Mississippi becomes fourth state to send National Guard to DC
Joining forces from three other Republican-led states, the Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops to Washington as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing federal policing and immigration overhaul in the nation’s capital. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement Monday that he has approved the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington, ...[Read More]
Timely payments for Guard deployed to DC a concern, lawmaker says
National Guard troops have been stationed in Washington, D.C. for a week, but when they’ll get paid for the unusual assignment is still unclear. This weekend, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., raised concerns about potential delays in the deployed troops’ pay due to paperwork and assignment procedures. He asked for specific timelines on military pay for the roughly 800 D.C. National Guard personne...[Read More]
US Air Force vet charged with felony assault with a deli weapon
The man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at an immigration enforcement officer during President Donald Trump’s federal takeover to decrease crime in Washington, D.C., is an Air Force veteran. Video of the incident last week shows Sean Charles Dunn, 37, chewing out a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and assaulting him with a deli weapon — hurling his unopened sandwich at the officer’...[Read More]
US Air Force vet charged with felony assault with a deli weapon
The man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at an immigration enforcement officer during President Donald Trump’s federal takeover to decrease crime in Washington, D.C., is an Air Force veteran. Video of the incident last week shows Sean Charles Dunn, 37, chewing out a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and assaulting him with a deli weapon — hurling his unopened sandwich at the officer’...[Read More]
USNS Comfort Returns Home After Continuing Promise 2025
NORFOLK, Va. – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) returned to Naval Station Norfolk (NSN), Aug. 17, 2025, marking the successful completion of Continuing Promise 2025 (CP25). Comfort returned to NSN after a 79-day deployment, providing medical care, humanitarian assistance and strengthening relationships with partner nations in the Caribbean and South and Central America.