Almost 21,000 DOD employees approved to resign amid workforce cuts
The Pentagon has approved nearly 21,000 employee resignations amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to cut 5-8% of the military’s civilian workforce, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The resignations are one of three methods the Pentagon is using reach that goal, which could ultimately cut between 50,000 to 70,000 employees. The entire U.S. government sent out an email earlier t...[Read More]
Almost 21,000 DOD employees approved to resign amid workforce cuts
The Pentagon has approved nearly 21,000 employee resignations amid Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to cut 5-8% of the military’s civilian workforce, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The resignations are one of three methods the Pentagon is using reach that goal, which could ultimately cut between 50,000 to 70,000 employees. The entire U.S. government sent out an email earlier t...[Read More]
Shipyards, military clinics exempted from Pentagon hiring freeze
Defense Department leaders announced shipyards, depots and medical treatment facilities will be exempted from a department-wide hiring freeze because of their critical role in military readiness, in response to a growing outcry over the planned workforce reforms. The issue of shipyard workers has become a rallying point for numerous advocates and lawmakers in recent days, especially after Presiden...[Read More]
Navy Culinary Specialists Showcase their skills at the 49th Joint Culinary Training Exercise
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. – Culinary Specialists (CS) from across the fleet competed at the 49th annual Joint Culinary Training Exercise (JCTE), which ran from Feb. 28 until March 7, 2025, at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. This year’s training event attracted over 150 U.S. military personnel from installations and activities worldwide, alongside allied forces teams from the Republic of Korea,...[Read More]
Ready on Day One: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and U.S. Sixth Fleet Reserve Enterprise
NAPLES, Italy – Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore’s initial fighting instruction in 2024 directed reservists to focus efforts on preparations and readiness to respond to the call when needed, “We will posture our Force for warfighting by accelerating the pace of organizational development and strengthening our warfighters. The Navy Reserve Force will be READY on DAY ONE!”
Pentagon restores pages on Black MOH recipient, Japanese American unit
The Pentagon said Monday that internet pages honoring a Black Medal of Honor recipient and Japanese American service members were mistakenly taken down — but staunchly defended its overall campaign to strip out content singling out the contributions by women and minority groups, which the Trump administration considers “DEI.” A Defense Department webpage honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient Arm...[Read More]
‘The Last of Us Part II’ nails combat better than most war games
Ahead of the April 13 premiere of season two of HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama series “The Last of Us,” based on the acclaimed video game series, fans are revisiting its source material’s sequel, “The Last of Us Part II” — a title that, even five years after its 2020 release, still outperforms many modern military shooters in realism, AI enemy design and tactical movement. While shooter franchises l...[Read More]
Seabees Prove Their Versatility by Constructing, Innovating, Supporting JTF-SG
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba – Operating with precision, efficiency, and self-sufficiency, the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 embodies a spirit of tirelessly building, repairing, and sustaining the infrastructure that keeps Joint Task Force Southern Guard (JTF-SG) running.
USS Vermont Returns Home From First Western Pacific Deployment
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam March 16, following a seven-month deployment, the submarine’s first deployment to the Western Pacific. 104 Sailors assigned to Vermont earned their first Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, since the submarine’s departure from Pearl Harbor in Aug...[Read More]
US, French Host First-ever Military Hackathon at Sea
PHILIPPINE SEA – Data scientists aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91) conduct the first-ever military Hackathon at sea during Exercise Pacific Steller 2025.
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ruinous casualty numbers. The odds of a B-17 crewman surviving the 25 missions required to complete a tour were only one in four. Casualties totaled among the tens of thousands. Amid the carnage, one of America’s gilded elite stepped forward, and without his near fanatical guidance, America’s bombing campaign against Germa...[Read More]
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ruinous casualty numbers. The odds of a B-17 crewman surviving the 25 missions required to complete a tour were only one in four. Casualties totaled among the tens of thousands. Amid the carnage, one of America’s gilded elite stepped forward, and without his near fanatical guidance, America’s bombing campaign against Germa...[Read More]