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Epic Fury has Navy rethinking carrier deployment tempo
With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford en route home from what has become the longest U.S. Navy float since Vietnam, the service is reconsidering how to sustain a wartime fighting force. That’s according to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman, who addressed service needs and quality of life concerns at a forum hosted by Military Officers Association of America this month. Wi...[Read More]
European allies tell Trump ‘nein,’ ‘non’ and ‘no’ on help to force open Hormuz Strait
PARIS — European NATO allies pushed back against demands by U.S. President Donald Trump to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force, weeks after Iran shut down the majority of shipping through the critical trade artery in response to the American-Israeli war against the country. British Prime Minister Kier Starmer said on Monday the United Kingdom “will not be drawn into the wider war,” while Ger...[Read More]
Even $500 could make a difference for military childcare workers, researchers find
Low pay is the leading reason childcare providers leave their jobs — both military and civilian — but even a $500 retention bonus could keep many of these providers at risk of leaving, new research has found. Across the board, childcare providers struggle with financial issues, with about one in five reporting food insecurity, and about one-third struggling with debt. Childcare providers across th...[Read More]
Events Marking 80th Commemoration of End of World War II Offer Time for Reflection, Gratitude
Access to Ford Island and other areas on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman are usually off limits to the general public, but from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, Hawaii residents had an opportunity to visit the base to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The open base event included ceremonies and activities on Ford Island, at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and on the Battleship Misso...[Read More]
Every Venezuelan drug boat leads to 25,000 deaths, Trump claims
President Donald Trump delivered remarks quantifying the dangers Venezuelan drug-carrying vessels pose to the U.S. during a publicly televised military gathering on Tuesday. At Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Trump provided purported figures for the number of deaths the alleged drug boats are responsible for. “Every boat kills about 25,000 people,” Trump claimed during his speech, noting aft...[Read More]
Every Venezuelan drug boat leads to 25,000 deaths, Trump claims
President Donald Trump delivered remarks quantifying the dangers Venezuelan drug-carrying vessels pose to the U.S. during a publicly televised military gathering on Tuesday. At Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Trump provided purported figures for the number of deaths the alleged drug boats are responsible for. “Every boat kills about 25,000 people,” Trump claimed during his speech, noting aft...[Read More]
Ex-midshipman charged in threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the military college in Maryland last week, the U.S. attorney’s office in Indiana said Tuesday. Jackson Fleming, 23, was arrested Friday on suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application concerning the acad...[Read More]
Ex-midshipman charged in threat that caused US Naval Academy lockdown
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman has been charged in federal court with making a threat across state lines related to a lockdown and shooting at the military college in Maryland last week, the U.S. attorney’s office in Indiana said Tuesday. Jackson Fleming, 23, was arrested Friday on suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application concerning the acad...[Read More]
Ex-Navy SEAL convicted for plot to kill officers at California protest
A federal jury in New Mexico has convicted a former U.S. Navy SEAL of attempting to kill law enforcement officers at political demonstrations against President Donald Trump in California. The jury found Gregory Vandenberg, 49, guilty Monday of transporting explosives with the intent to harm police at “No Kings Day” protests on June 14, according to a Justice Department release. “Vandenberg intende...[Read More]
Ex-Navy SEAL convicted for plot to kill officers at California protest
A federal jury in New Mexico has convicted a former U.S. Navy SEAL of attempting to kill law enforcement officers at political demonstrations against President Donald Trump in California. The jury found Gregory Vandenberg, 49, guilty Monday of transporting explosives with the intent to harm police at “No Kings Day” protests on June 14, according to a Justice Department release. “Vandenberg intende...[Read More]
Ex-Sailor Sentenced to 12 Years in Terror Plot Targeting Naval Station Great Lakes
Xuanyu Harry Pang, 39, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China, was charged in a sealed criminal complaint in 2022 and pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to and attempting to destroy national defense premises.
