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Organizers break ground on education center at Pentagon 9/11 memorial
Family members, survivors and first responders turned out Saturday to break ground on a visitor center at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial 18 years after the historic site first opened. The $100 mi...[Read More]
Freedom Edge 26 concludes, advancing trilateral readiness across the Indo-Pacific
Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States concluded Exercise Freedom Edge 26 on Sept. 11.
The US military’s next significant challenge: Hiding
Devastating attacks by Iran on U.S. bases across the Middle East in recent months have exposed war strategies that are becoming increasingly outdated, one U.S. Army commanding general acknowledged thi...[Read More]
Pentagon looks to AI to identify space and missile threats
Missile defense in wartime involves many complications. Human operators must deal with high-speed objects, short timelines and sensor data that isn’t always clear. The Pentagon now wants artificial in...[Read More]
Iran used Claude to target US Navy in Middle East, Anthropic says
A major artificial intelligence company said that Iranian bad actors used its publicly accessible software to target U.S. service members in the Middle East. The Thursday Anthropic report covers the t...[Read More]
Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection
Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentag...[Read More]
US refutes claims that Iran captured Saildrone USV
A video shared by Iran Wednesday purported to show an American Saildrone unmanned surface vessel near the Strait of Hormuz in flames after being attacked by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has b...[Read More]
U.S. Navy Outreach to Conduct First Flagstaff Navy Week
The U.S. Navy proudly announces Flagstaff Navy Week, scheduled for Nov. 9-16, 2026. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Flagstaff Navy Week will bring Sailors to engage directly with communities ...[Read More]
Navy installing advanced nuclear microreactor at Indiana command
The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the Navy is planning to install Indiana’s first advanced nuclear micro modular reactor at Naval Weapons Station Crane by September 2028. The reactor’s deployment ...[Read More]
Navy must ‘start killing manned programs,’ defense official says
The Navy may be making some investments in unmanned vessels, but it needs to get a lot more ruthless to bring the fleet into the future, a top leader of the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley-based Defense Inn...[Read More]
2026 Commander’s Awards honors innovative teams, individuals advancing naval aviation readiness
Vice Adm. John Dougherty, commander of Naval Air Systems Command and Portfolio Acquisition Executive Aviation (PAE(A)), recognized individuals and teams across nine categories during the 26th annual C...[Read More]
U.S. Navy, JMSDF, ROKN, and RAN Conduct a Multilateral Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Royal Australian Navy
Navy not doing enough to study long-term brain damage in aviators, lawmakers say
Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 8...[Read More]
VA to mark 9/11 anniversary with volunteer opportunities at national cemeteries
The Department of Veterans Affairs will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by hosting volunteer events on Saturday, Sept. 12, at more than 144 locations, including national cemete...[Read More]
MCPON PERRYMAN MARKS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE
One year after becoming the Navy’s 17th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, John Perryman is marking the milestone with the same focus he brought to the position from day one: Sailors, their famil...[Read More]
Pentagon codifies fitness standards across branches
The Pentagon has codified sweeping changes to military fitness requirements, some of which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered last fall. The new regulations, published Aug. 31, spell out testing t...[Read More]
They served through America’s post-9/11 wars. 25 years later, what did that service mean?
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. If not for what happe...[Read More]
Roosevelt deployment to utilize lessons learned from Lincoln, Navy’s top brass say
The two top officers of the U.S. Navy released a video Tuesday assuring sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt that their impending deployment would incorporate valuable lessons learned from the US...[Read More]
NPS Students Apply Graduate Research to Real-World Fleet Challenges During RIMPAC 2026
A team of nine NPS students across several departments and programs traveled to RIMPAC 2026 for an invaluable opportunity to take their graduate education and research from the classroom into the oper...[Read More]
Coasties’ photos used on stamps honoring Coast Guard Academy’s 150th
When Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Strohmaier mails out the birth announcements for his son, Ethan, he’ll also be telling his friends, “By the way, the stamp in the corner is mine,” he sa...[Read More]