Hegseth replaces director of schools for military children
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has replaced the director of Defense Department-run schools for military children. Defense officials announced Feb. 20 that Beth Schiavino-Narvaez will step down from her role as director of the Department of Defense Education Activity on March 6. Paul Craft, a retired Army colonel, will step into the role effective March 9. No reason was given for the change. But in...[Read More]
Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by Pentagon
Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including one targeting transgender youths, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Some of the changes mirror what the organization suggested to the Pentagon in January, including discontinuing its Citizenship in Society merit...[Read More]
U.S. Navy to Christen Future USNS Robert Ballard
PASCAGOULA, Ms. — The U.S. Navy will christen the future USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67) during a ceremony at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Feb. 28 at 10:00 a.m. (CST).
US military uses laser to take down CBP drone, lawmakers say
The U.S. military on Thursday used a laser to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It was subsequently revealed that the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said. The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles southeast of El Paso. The milita...[Read More]
Japan, Philippine and U.S. forces conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The combined armed forces of Japan, the Philippines and the United States conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 20-26, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Anthropic ‘cannot in good conscience accede’ to Pentagon’s demands, CEO says
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology. The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use ...[Read More]
US military assembles largest force of warships, aircraft in Middle East in decades
The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as President Donald Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its nuclear program fall apart. “It’s proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran, and we have to make a meaningful deal,” Tr...[Read More]
US military assembles largest force of warships, aircraft in Middle East in decades
The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups, as President Donald Trump warns of possible military action against Iran if talks over its nuclear program fall apart. “It’s proven to be, over the years, not easy to make a meaningful deal with Iran, and we have to make a meaningful deal,” Tr...[Read More]
Nine sailors arrested in connection with 2025 violent assault
Nine U.S. Navy service members were arrested Tuesday for their part in an assault that took place in Jamul, San Diego, in May 2025, according to a San Diego County Sheriff’s Office press release. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service collaborated on a joint investigation that led to the arrest of military personnel in Southern California, several of wh...[Read More]
Nine sailors arrested in connection with 2025 violent assault
Nine U.S. Navy service members were arrested Tuesday for their part in an assault that took place in Jamul, San Diego, in May 2025, according to a San Diego County Sheriff’s Office press release. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service collaborated on a joint investigation that led to the arrest of military personnel in Southern California, several of wh...[Read More]