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Guard deployments in DC and Portland are focus of court hearings
The deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., faced a challenge in a court in the nation’s capital Friday, while a judge in Portland, Oregon, said she expects to rule by Monday on whether to let President Donald Trump put troops on the street there. The hearings are the latest in a head-spinning array of lawsuits and overlapping rulings prompted by Trump’s push to send the military ...[Read More]
Guardsman who served as NYPD officer dies in Kuwait in non-combat incident
The Pentagon announced Sunday that an Army National Guard officer who also served as a New York City policeman died on March 6 following a non-combat incident. Maj. Sorffly Davius, 46, of Queens, New York, passed away at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, according to a Defense Department release. Davius was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 42nd Infantry Division out of Troy, New York, the release added. T...[Read More]
Guidance needed for doctors treating DOD, VA patients exposed to jet fuel in Hawaii water, report says
Because no clinical guidance exists for medical providers in their long-term treatment of people exposed to jet fuel, the Defense Health Agency and the Department of Veterans Affairs should develop guidance, along with residents of Hawaii, for those exposed to fuel-contaminated water in the state in 2021, a new report recommends. There’s not enough data to determine the risk of long-term health ef...[Read More]
Gulf States Intercept New Missiles and Drones as Iran Threatens to Widen War
The war, which shows no signs of ending soon, has upended global air travel, disrupted oil exports from the region and sent fuel prices rising across the world.
Gunfight at the Veracruz Custom House led to six Medal of Honor recipients
On April 9, 1914, amid the chaos of Mexico’s revolutionary conflicts, nine U.S. Navy seamen had been detained by the dictatorship of Gen. Victoriano Huerta. Although they were released on April 21, the United States learned that the steamship Ypiranga had entered the port of Veracruz with a cargo of German weaponry. In response, the U.S. Navy confiscated Ypiranga and landed an occupation force in ...[Read More]
Gunner killed off Guadalcanal accounted for after 82 years
It has been 82 years since Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Governale crashed into the sea off the coast of Guadalcanal. Now, the gunner is coming home. First accounted for on May 15, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on Tuesday the full details of the 22-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces gunner. A member of the 69th Bombardment Squadron, 42d Bombardment Group (Medium), Governale was killed ...[Read More]
Ham, turkey and cigars? A look at Christmas festivities during WWII
By 1942, as the United States plunged headlong into a world war, many men found themselves in far-flung places with names soon to enter the American lexicon: Guadalcanal, Anzio, Bastogne. The logistics for transporting troops and war materiel was a dizzying hurdle to overcome for Allied leaders. So too was the ability bring the tastes and smells of home to millions of servicemen shivering in foxho...[Read More]
Hanwha Philly Shipyard awarded $2 billion to build 2 missile-tracking vessels
Hanwha Philly Shipyard has been tapped to build two Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels for the Pentagon to the tune of $2 billion, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced Friday. The declaration came during the christening of the Department of Transportation’s fourth national security multi-mission vessel — Lone Star State — which will be used to train the nex...[Read More]
Harlem Hellfighters awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Sept. 3 to the Harlem Hellfighters, one of the most renowned Black combat units of World War I. Descendants of those soldiers were in attendance to accept the recognition, Congress’ highest civilian award, on behalf of their ancestors’ actions during a ceremony in Washington, according to a DOD press release. The approval of th...[Read More]
Harrisburg Navy Week Brings Maritime Tradition and Public Performances to the Capital City
The U.S. Navy will bring more than 90 Sailors to Harrisburg for Harrisburg Navy Week, May 20-25, as part of the Navy Week outreach program. The Navy will partner with the City of Harrisburg and surrounding communities to engage residents through a weeklong series of performances, educational events, and community service to commemorate the 250th anniversary of our nation.
Has the military been miscalculating spouse unemployment?
For decades, military spouse employment policy has revolved around a single, stubborn statistic: unemployment. It’s the standard that leaders cite, programs are built around and progress is measured against. But a recently published report reveals that the Department of Defense has been calculating unemployment differently from typical benchmarks, overstating unemployment rates and obscuring how m...[Read More]
Have tools, will travel: FRCE’s C-130 field teams bring the fix to the fleet
When it’s time for Marine Corps C-130 transport aircraft to undergo advanced scheduled maintenance, squadrons have two options: have the airplane go to a depot, or have a depot come to the airplane.