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Military Sealift Command ship makes history with rare combat award
Since its creation during the World War II, the Presidential Unit Citation has only been bestowed roughly 100 times — the through line being some of the most elite units and daring operations in U.S. military history. Now, an oil replenishment ship will join the ranks alongside storied units such as the Blackhorse Regiment and receive the nation’s highest military honor for unit-level combat valor...[Read More]
Military spouses can find jobs. Keeping careers is the hard part.
Ninety-six days after arriving at Camp Pendleton, California, for her family’s third permanent change of station, Michelle Pasco is still searching for work. She left behind a teaching career she loved in San Antonio, Texas. Since arriving in California, Pasco has spent months navigating state credentialing requirements including additional coursework, English learner authorization and California-...[Read More]
Military spouses head to the Hill, push for removal of barriers to small businesses to boost retention
A group of over 50 military spouse-owned small businesses headed to Capitol Hill on Thursday to advocate for a recognition act, aimed at removing barriers for businesses like theirs and improving national security through increased retention rates for service members. The Military Spouse Small Business Recognition Act was influenced by the high unemployment rate for military spouses and the rate o...[Read More]
Military to fire artillery over California highway amid JD Vance visit
A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended by Vice President JD Vance has drawn strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said safety concerns forced him to close a 17-mile (27 kilometers) portion of the interstate. “The President is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety,” the Democra...[Read More]
Military to fire artillery over California highway amid JD Vance visit
A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended by Vice President JD Vance has drawn strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said safety concerns forced him to close a 17-mile (27 kilometers) portion of the interstate. “The President is putting his ego over responsibility with this disregard for public safety,” the Democra...[Read More]
Milton ‘Rip’ Ripple, One of Last WWII and Bikini Atoll Atomic Veterans, Dies at 98
The Navy veteran, who served aboard USS Pollux in the Pacific, rendered a final salute at Pearl Harbor’s 84th commemoration just months before his death.
Minesweeping technology in the Middle East is ‘a very good package,’ Caudle says
The chief of naval operations said Tuesday that he was confident in the U.S. Navy’s mine countermeasure capabilities in the face of potential mine warfare in Iran. Adm. Daryl Caudle championed the effectiveness of the Navy’s three Independence-class littoral combat ships with the mine countermeasures mission package during a discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washi...[Read More]
Missing sailor found dead near Naval Station Norfolk
A U.S. sailor who was reported missing in mid-June was discovered dead on Friday in the water near the piers on Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, the service confirmed. Engineman Fireman Apprentice Isaac Benjamin Norris, 22, was assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman and was last seen on Naval Station Norfolk on June 14. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service did not announce a cause of death. “NCIS...[Read More]
Mississippi Jury Acquits Engineer Accused of Lying about 2017 Military Plane Crash
A federal jury in Mississippi has acquitted a former military aircraft engineer of lying and obstruction of justice following a deadly 2017 military place crash.
Monroe to Donroe: A ‘dead’ doctrine’s revival for current operations
With the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump cited the Monroe Doctrine, the 200-year-old lodestar of U.S. diplomacy — which the Obama administration declared dead in 2013. “We have superseded it by a lot,” Trump told reporters Saturday. “They now call it the ‘Donroe Doctrine.’ American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned ...[Read More]
Monroe to Donroe: A ‘dead’ doctrine’s revival for current operations
With the ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump cited the Monroe Doctrine, the 200-year-old lodestar of U.S. diplomacy — which the Obama administration declared dead in 2013. “We have superseded it by a lot,” Trump told reporters Saturday. “They now call it the ‘Donroe Doctrine.’ American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned ...[Read More]
More shutdown assistance offered through military stores
With the federal government shutdown in its second month, commissaries and exchanges are offering some additional relief to the military community. The interest-free offer for those making commissary purchases with their Military Star credit card has been extended through Nov. 30. New and existing cardholders receive 90 days of zero interest, and no payments required. The Military Star card is par...[Read More]