Some National Guard troops in DC now carrying service-issued weapons
Some National Guard members have started carrying their service-issued weapons around the nation’s capital. “Starting the late evening of August 24, 2025, JTF- DC (Joint Task Force – DC) service members began carrying their service-issued weapon,” the Guard said in a statement late Sunday. “Task force personnel operate under the established Rules for the Use of Force, which allow the use of ...[Read More]
USS Higgins Completes Expeditionary Missile Reload Simulation At Sea
CLEVELAND BAY, Australia – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) simulated an expeditionary reload of a Standard Missile (SM) 2 while anchored in the vicinity of Townsville, Australia, July 28.
USS Iwo Jima leaves Norfolk again after returning to avoid storm
The USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) has left port in Norfolk, Virginia, after returning days earlier to avoid Hurricane Erin. The three amphibious ships, which the Navy says are carrying more than 4,500 sailors and Marines, could be seen leaving Norfolk on Sunday in video and imagery posted on social media. An official, who spoke to Military Times last week on the condition of anonymity ...[Read More]
USS Iwo Jima leaves Norfolk again after returning to avoid storm
The USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) has left port in Norfolk, Virginia, after returning days earlier to avoid Hurricane Erin. The three amphibious ships, which the Navy says are carrying more than 4,500 sailors and Marines, could be seen leaving Norfolk on Sunday in video and imagery posted on social media. An official, who spoke to Military Times last week on the condition of anonymity ...[Read More]
Ingalls Worker Killed, Another Facing Murder Charge After Shooting at Mississippi Shipyard
Police rushed around 7:30 a.m. to the landmark shipyard in Pascagoula, where more than 10,000 people work to build boats for the Navy and Coast Guard.
Navy JAG Corps Hosts Assumption of Office Event
On Aug. 22, the Honorable John C. Phelan, the 79 th secretary of the Navy, presided over a ceremony formally marking the Navy judge advocate general’s (JAG) assumption of office at the Washington Navy Yard in D.C.
Tricare wants your feedback on its website experience
Got an opinion on Tricare.mil, the Defense Department’s military health care benefits website? Want to help improve it? Now’s your chance to provide feedback on the usability of the site and suggestions for improving it. The Defense Health Agency Usability Lab is looking for Tricare beneficiaries to participate in research via remote meetings between Aug. 25 and Sept. 5. The lab will hold several ...[Read More]
Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who spoke on conditi...[Read More]
Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, according to the people, who spoke on conditi...[Read More]
Trump suggests Guard troops will be deployed to Chicago next
Amid controversy over his decision to deploy National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump on Friday signaled he is already looking at sending American military forces to other U.S. cities to help deal with crime issues. During an Oval Office press conference, Trump praised the work of National Guard troops around the nation’s capital and said that “after we do this, we’ll ...[Read More]
USNS Cesar Chavez will keep its name after worries of change
The U.S. Navy announced in a memo earlier this month that it will not rename a ship named after a famous American civil rights leader and Navy veteran amid lawmakers’ concerns about a potential change. In an Aug. 1 memo addressed to Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., Navy Secretary John Phelan confirmed that the Navy had no plans to rename the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship Cesar Chavez. “The name...[Read More]
Navy bans sailors from Pensacola bar rumored to serve underage troops
Naval Air Station Pensacola recently announced that it will prohibit all service members from patronizing a local bar over safety concerns. Base Commander Captain Chandra Newman banned all military personnel from visiting Wild Greg’s Saloon, as well as Pharaoh 2 convenience store, after a vote during a July 23 Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board, a spokesperson for NAS Pensacola told Military ...[Read More]