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Status of Navy Crew Still Unknown as Mountainous Terrain Slows Efforts to Reach Growler Wreckage
Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), based at nearby Joint Base Lewis-McChord, are now assisting in the efforts to reach the plane wreck...[Read More]
USS Makin Island Changes Command
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Navy Capt. Jose Arana assumed command of USS Makin Island (LHD 8) from Capt. Andria Slough during a ceremony held aboard amphibious a...[Read More]
Army special forces join search for missing Navy pilots after crash
Army special forces soldiers have joined the mission to locate and find two Navy aviators whose EA-18G Growler jet crashed Tuesday in a remote area ea...[Read More]
Military Sealift Command Far East Participates in Sama Sama
SUBIC BAY, Philippines – As part of the eighth iteration of Exercise Sama Sama 2024, Military Sealift Command (MSC) Far East participated in ref...[Read More]
USS George Washington transits to Japan
SAN DIEGO – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departed the San Diego area for routine operations Oct. 8, beginning its ...[Read More]
How changes in Army training could limit troop brain injuries
Sending soldiers to the firing range once a week for a month instead of four days in a row might be able to improve their long-term brain health. That...[Read More]
Navy Says EPA Report that Found Low-Level Contamination Proves Water Is ‘Safe’
The Navy released a report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that was the result of an inspection of its water system that serves more than ...[Read More]
NPS Salutes Outgoing Dean of Students, SEAL “Bull Frog” Takes Over
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) welcomed U.S. Navy Capt. Eric Skalski as the institution’s new Dean of Students and Commanding Officer of the Stud...[Read More]
US stealth bombers strike 5 Houthi weapons bunkers
The U.S. military struck five bunkers housing weapons for the Houthis in Yemen on Wednesday, the largest strike on the militia group in months. The Ai...[Read More]
DoDEA Americas High Schools Named to College Board’s AP School Honor Roll, Again
PEACHTREE CITY, Georgia – The College Board has announced that Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Americas high schools have been ...[Read More]
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How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops
They started calling it the “Nuremberg defense” when lawyers for Lt. William Calley at his court martial argued that he was only following orders in t...
Check out these commissary deals on turkey and trimmings
As Thanksgiving approaches, commissary shoppers can stretch their dollars even further with some deals on turkeys and all the trimmings. Military groc...
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr.
BATH, Maine – The U.S Navy accepted delivery of future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. (DDG 124), from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Nov. 17.
U.S., Japan Deepen Interoperability at Northwest Pacific Wargame
MONTEREY, Calif. – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) led a team of military professionals, academics, and defense experts through a complex two-and-...
How the Battle of Hurtgen Forest became one of the biggest US losses
Gray clouds hung low, and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall fir trees of the Hürtgen Forest along the German-Belgian border early on the morni...
FRCE Supervisor of the Year leads with purpose, passion
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently named a logistics employee the command’s 2025 Supervisor of the Year for their commitment to boosting prod...
Recent data shows significant spike in US military aircraft accidents
The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishap...
Can a tabletop game explain why America lost the Vietnam War?
How could America lose the Vietnam War? Even now, 50 years after the last American helicopters left Saigon, the answer is elusive. Despite pouring imm...
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