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U.S. Strengthens Maritime Security Cooperation with Kenya During NAVAF Commander’s Visit

U.S. Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF) strengthened its longstanding security partnership with Kenya during Adm. George Wikoff’s visit to Nairobi and Mombas...[Read More]

The US Navy brought a ‘one-of-a-kind’ laser weapon back from the dead

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscr...[Read More]

Limited missions, big risks: What a US ground fight in Iran could become

U.S. troops are deploying to the Middle East by the thousands as the Pentagon weighs the possibility of ground operations in Iran. The movement raises...[Read More]

Federal Judge: No More Jail Time for Navy Veterans in Chinese Marriage Scam

Two Navy veterans were spared from additional incarceration after leading a fraudulent plan to bring Chinese immigrants to U.S. military bases illegal...[Read More]

Trump says massive military complex to be built beneath White House ballroom

President Donald Trump revealed on Sunday evening that the U.S. military is constructing a “massive” underground complex beneath his new $400 million,...[Read More]

Navy Commissions Submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798)

BOSTON — March 28, 2026 — The Navy commissioned the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) in a traditional ceremony held Ma...[Read More]

The ‘March of Folly’: America’s headlong lurch into Vietnam began with just 3,500 Marines

On March 8, 1965, 3,500 Marines of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade — the first combat troops in Vietnam — waded ashore to the coastal city of Da ...[Read More]

US Navy commissions fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts

The U.S. Navy officially commissioned its newest nuclear attack submarine during a Saturday ceremony at Boston Harbor, the service announced. The USS ...[Read More]

Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

Thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on M...[Read More]

Streaming Series Features Historic Naval Chapel in Maryland

“America’s Churches with Benjamin Hall” debuts with a tour of the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel, showcasing its history, staff insights and significance.

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Joint NPS-MCU Hackathon Advances AI Prototypes for Military Education

MONTEREY, Calif. – The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Marine Corps University (MCU) concluded the Joint MCU-NPS AI Learning Initiatives Hackathon...

Planned DEERS outage could affect Tricare beneficiaries, DOD says

Defense Health officials are advising Tricare beneficiaries that the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or DEERS, will be temporarily un...

USS Arleigh Burke enters dry dock in Spain, expanding the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed maintenance capability in Europe

CADIZ, Spain — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) entered dry dock at the Navantia shipyard in Cadiz, Spain, Oct....

USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group receives Presidential Unit Citation

As the USS Abraham Lincoln pulls into port 321 after first leaving Naval Station San Diego, it will do so with another notch on its historic belt afte...

Pentagon recruits drone pilots from across services for upcoming competition

The Defense Innovation Unit is recruiting service members with first-person-view drone experience to participate in the Defense Department’s Drone Dom...

Nimitz Completes Flight Deck Certification

During its first underway period since completing a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va. in July,

US aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war nearly doubles in latest congressional report

An updated report from the Congressional Research Service, or CRS, now lists 81 U.S. military aircraft as lost or damaged since the United States laun...

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Celebrated 140 Graduates at Annual Apprentice Graduation and Awards Ceremony

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) recognized 140 graduates from its 2026 apprentice program during a graduation and awards ceremony Oct. 6 ...

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