Black Hawk crew in DC crash may have missed key air traffic messages
A U.S. Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard critical air traffic control messages instructing it to fly behind the commercial regional jet it ultimately collided with midair at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Jan. 29, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Additionally, the helicopter crew may have received inaccurate altitude data inside the cockpit, NTSB officials said...[Read More]
Black Hawk crew in DC crash may have missed key air traffic messages
A U.S. Army Black Hawk crew may not have heard critical air traffic control messages instructing it to fly behind the commercial regional jet it ultimately collided with midair at Reagan National Airport in Washington on Jan. 29, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Additionally, the helicopter crew may have received inaccurate altitude data inside the cockpit, NTSB officials said...[Read More]
Pacific Commander Urges Faster Arming of Forces
Adm. Samuel Paparo bemoaned what many senior commanders see as a slow, burdensome federal bureaucracy that has made it harder for the military to field new weapons and technology.
VA dismisses over 1,000 employees as part of probationary worker purge
Veterans Affairs leaders dismissed more than 1,000 employees Thursday night as part of a White House purge of government workers still in their probationary periods, an effort designed to dramatically reduce the size of the federal workforce. In a statement, VA Secretary Doug Collins said the elimination of the posts will save roughly $98 million annually, funds that can be redirected into veteran...[Read More]
Hundreds from Army, Navy, Marine Corps Surge to Guantanamo Bay for Migrant Detention Operation
The surge in troops is the latest move in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, including efforts to stop migrants from crossing the southern border and deportation of those enforcement officials said are in the U.S. illegally.
This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
“Ace in a day” is a rare distinction among fighter pilots. Among the earliest American multi-aces, Jim Swett was credited with seven aerial victories amid a turning point in World War II — and would more than double his score thereafter. James Elms Swett was born in Seattle, Washington, on June 15, 1920, and grew up in San Francisco. After entering San Mateo Junior College in September 1939, he en...[Read More]
Corpsman receives medal for saving Marine from heat stroke
A U.S. Navy corpsman received a military decoration for helping rescue a Marine who became dangerously ill from high temperatures, according to the Marine Corps Reserve. Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class Billy Bui, of the 4th Marine Division, provided life-saving assistance in August 2024 to an unresponsive Marine at Camp Talega on Camp Pendleton, California. He was awarded a Navy Achievem...[Read More]
Protestors demand VA oppose Trump efforts to trim federal workforce
Several dozen Veterans Affairs employees joined Democratic lawmakers outside the department’s Washington, D.C., headquarters Thursday to protest against potential staff and funding cuts for veterans programs, accusing the White House of not doing enough to ensure their government reform efforts won’t hurt veterans. The event — complete with signs reading “Save our VA, stop the bleeding” and “prote...[Read More]
USS Truman’s Nuclear Propulsion System Safe After Ship Collision Off Egypt Coast, Navy Says
The Navy’s Sixth Fleet said in a statement that the carrier collided with the merchant vessel Besiktas-M just before midnight local time while operating near Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.
Federal military spouse workers exempt from return-to-office rule
Federally employed military spouses who work remotely are now “categorically exempt” from the return-to-office directive issued by President Donald Trump, according to new guidance clarifying the policy. Federal agencies “shall” allow military spouses to continue working remotely, and agencies may continue appointing spouses to remote work positions, according to a memo issued Wednesday by Charles...[Read More]
Navy Detective Sentenced for Choking Sailor Unconscious, Lying About Prior Misconduct
Citing a need to send a strong message of deterrence to other police officers, and noting the racial aspects of a case involving a White officer and Black victim, Judge John Houston sentenced Jonathan LaRoche to 15 months in federal prison.
Navy SEAL Candidates Sickened by Training in Sewage-Laced Ocean Water, Pentagon Watchdog Finds
Water contamination has been a long-standing issue in Coronado due in part to pollution from the Tijuana River Valley in Mexico, which flows to area beaches and causes significant closures to the shoreline.