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USS Gonzalez Departs Norfolk for Deployment

Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) got underway from Naval Station Norfolk March 16, 2026, to begin operations in supp...[Read More]

‘Sip to Remember’: How Four Veterans Blend Bourbon With Military Sacrifice

Rick Franco and his old service buddies are changing the narrative on how bourbon brings veteran and first responder communities together.

VA awarded authority to appoint legal guardians for impaired veterans

An agreement between the Justice Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs allows the VA to put veterans under guardianship if they are unable...[Read More]

US carrier Ford to go to port temporarily after fire

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) — The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, deployed in operations against Iran, is expected to temporarily pull in...[Read More]

New Partnership Between PODS and Operation Healing Forces

A new partnership between PODS based in Clearwater, FL and Tampa Bay nonprofit Operation Healing Forces launched this year. PODS now serves as OHF’s e...[Read More]

Area municipal leaders visit FRCE to discuss future growth

Local leaders from Carteret County communities visited Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently to learn more about the depot’s current operations ...[Read More]

US Navy taps Gecko Robotics to help remedy maintenance headaches

The U.S. Navy is taking steps toward remedying ongoing maintenance delays by enlisting the help of artificial intelligence and robotic systems, the se...[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...[Read More]

VA’s review of disability claims for fraud won’t include past filings, officials say

The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing a tool that will analyze veterans’ disability claims applications for fraud — a program VA officials ...[Read More]

Sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford reportedly lost their beds amid fire

More than 600 service members and crew members aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford are without a bed after a fire aboard the ship Thursday, The New York Tim...[Read More]

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USS Abraham Lincoln to return home after 320 days

The USS Abraham Lincoln will return to its California homeport after a 320-day deployment that raised concerns over degrading sailor morale and mental...

US military orders 2-day pause on Okinawa following Marine’s arrest for alleged murder

U.S. officials directed all military personnel on Okinawa, Japan, to cease operations for 48 hours to allow leaders to conduct standards training afte...

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to port after aircraft mishap

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower returned home Monday after an aviation accident left eight sailors injured. The ship pulled...

Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to die by US Army firing squad

Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 20...

Has the Pentagon given up on AI polygraph analysis of trustworthiness?

As of July, the Pentagon had been prepping artificial intelligence tools that analyze text, voices and faces to estimate trustworthiness, according to...

“Today, Ted Stevens is the fleet”: Secretary of the Navy commissions USS Ted Stevens

WHITTIER, Alaska (Oct. 3, 2026) — The U.S. Navy placed its newest Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), ...

Aboard the USS George Washington, young sailors adjust to war with Iran

An emergency alert blares from a loudspeaker, and Damon Dennard and other sailors on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington are scramb...

US Marine Corps anti-ship weaponry to see exercise action on remote Japan island near Taiwan

MANILA, Philippines — The U.S. Marine Corps will deploy its ground-based anti-ship and air-defense systems to Japan’s southwesternmost island for exer...

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