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Precision Under Pressure – U.S. Navy Divers Showcase Expertise in Afloat Salvage Operations
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – U.S. Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 and U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians a...[Read More]
VA awards $1.5 million to study using psychedelics for PTSD treatment
Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday announced a $1.5 million grant to study MDMA-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol use...[Read More]
Last soldier to leave Afghanistan confirmed as new Army Europe leader
The Senate on Monday night confirmed Army Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue as the next commander of U.S. Army Europe, ending a weeks-long controversy over the f...[Read More]
South Korean man sentenced for binge-eating to avoid military service
South Korean men between the age of 18 and 35 are required by law to serve in the country’s military — or civilian service equivalent — for approximat...[Read More]
Analysis shows troops financially stronger in 2023 than pre-pandemic
A new analysis of more than 900,000 service members’ checking, savings and credit card accounts found troops’ accounts were more financially resilient...[Read More]
Stealth destroyer to be home for 1st hypersonic weapon on a US warship
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the fir...[Read More]
FRCE marks 150th F-35 induction
Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35 Lightning II program when the depot recently inducted and completed m...[Read More]
USS Michael Murphy, USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. Conduct Port Visits in Thailand and Singapore
INDIAN, OCEAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) and USS Spruance (DDG 111) conducted a port visit in Ph...[Read More]
Truman arrives in Marseille, celebrates Thanksgiving
MARSEILLE, France — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), the Italian Navy Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Carabiniere (F 593)...[Read More]
Congress Faces Competing Plans to Cover Submarine Construction Labor Cost
When Congress returns to Washington this week, members will again face the multibillion-dollar question of how to ramp up production of the nation’s s...[Read More]
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This Army unit is the first to field new company and battalion drones
Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division, which is currently deployed in Romania, recently became the first Army unit to field the service’s newest re...
This Army unit is the first to field new company and battalion drones
Soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division, which is currently deployed in Romania, recently became the first Army unit to field the service’s newest re...
Camouflage and tiaras: First active-duty Miss America reflects on year
The extent to which 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh had found herself in uncharted military territory became clear at a NASCAR event in February, where her dual...
Plan to Build Houses on Contaminated Airfield Stalls as Texas City’s Fight with the Navy Continues
A plan to turn a contaminated former Navy airfield in Dallas into a neighborhood with 6,800 new homes continues to be delayed two years after official...
Rollback of DOD anti-extremism efforts coming in 2025, experts predict
Following the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, where about 15% of the rioters were veterans or service members, the Pentagon launched an ef...
New health care savings benefit coming to troops in 2025
Active-duty service members will have a new benefit in 2025: health care flexible spending accounts. Service members will have the option to open heal...
Why the 1914 Christmas Truce changed nothing on the Western Front
By late December 1914 World War I had been raging for nearly five months. Had anyone really believed it would be “all over by Christmas,” then it was ...
Cities Worldwide Hold Subdued Christmas Eve Celebrations Amid Conflicts
In Virginia, hundreds of sailors and their loved ones got an early Christmas present when the USS Cole docked at its home port in Norfolk after seven ...
