US Navy aviators seen piloting Air Force F-35A Lightning II
A U.S. Navy unit that tests out weapons and aircraft was recently spotted flying one of the U.S. Air Force’s fifth-gen fighter jets as part of an exchange between the two services, the Navy confirmed to Military Times. Unit insignia of U.S. Navy Air and Test Evaluation Squadron 9, or VX-9, based out of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, was spotted on an F-35A Lightning II variant o...[Read More]
Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash
The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. With a weekend shutdown looming, Trump made the rare deal with Senate Democrats on Thursday in the wake of the deaths of two p...[Read More]
Navy crew helped rescue F-16 pilot after ejection over California
A U.S. Navy search-and-rescue team known as the “Dust Devils” played a pivotal role in the rescue of an Air Force pilot who safely ejected from an F-16 fighter jet that crashed in Southern California last month, Navy officials said Wednesday. The team assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California, arrived at the aviator’s location a little...[Read More]
DOD ordered to study mental health impacts among military drone pilots
Tucked inside the more than 3,000 pages of the recently passed defense budget for Fiscal Year 2026 is a mandate that the secretary of defense carry out a study focused on the mental health impacts of piloting unmanned aircraft systems in combat. The rise of military drone pilots as a profession has brought with it a fair share of jeers and suspicion. In 2013, when the Pentagon rolled out a “Distin...[Read More]
NAVSTA Rota Unaccompanied Housing Undergoes Renovations
Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota continues to undergo a series of renovations and modernizations, worth more that $13 million, to its unaccompanied housing that is scheduled to continue through 2026
Iran puts ‘fingers on trigger’ as US armada arrives in Middle East
Iran has put its rhetorical “fingers on the trigger,” the regime’s foreign minister warned Wednesday, as the United States revives threats to mount an attack on the Islamic Republic “with speed and violence.” Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, asserted that Iranian armed forces stand ready “to immediately and powerfully” counter any aggression. He argued that Tehran had learned from last year’s 12-da...[Read More]
Iran puts ‘fingers on trigger’ as US armada arrives in Middle East
Iran has put its rhetorical “fingers on the trigger,” the regime’s foreign minister warned Wednesday, as the United States revives threats to mount an attack on the Islamic Republic “with speed and violence.” Abbas Araghchi, in a post on X, asserted that Iranian armed forces stand ready “to immediately and powerfully” counter any aggression. He argued that Tehran had learned from last year’s 12-da...[Read More]
Military families will see slight increases in Tricare dental premiums
Active-duty military families will see minimal increases in their monthly premiums for the Tricare Dental Program, starting March 1, Tricare officials announced Thursday. The costs for the voluntary dental program depend on the sponsor’s military status, as well as how many people are covered in the plan. Dentists are available in the United Concordia dental network in all 50 states, the District ...[Read More]
Military families will see slight increases in Tricare dental premiums
Active-duty military families will see minimal increases in their monthly premiums for the Tricare Dental Program, starting March 1, Tricare officials announced Thursday. The costs for the voluntary dental program depend on the sponsor’s military status, as well as how many people are covered in the plan. Dentists are available in the United Concordia dental network in all 50 states, the District ...[Read More]