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Navy announces new flu vaccination requirements for sailors
The U.S. Navy released updated influenza vaccination guidelines late last week, instructing a select number of service members to get the shot. The directive comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in April that flu vaccinations for all active-duty, reserve and civilian personnel would be...
Airmen’s waist-to-height ratios not to be scored in physical fitness assessments
As active-duty airmen rush to submit their current waist-to-height ratios by the end of this week, the U.S. Air Force clarified that the ratios will not be scored in their physical fitness assessments. Active-duty airmen have a deadline of Friday, July 31, to submit their...
Pentagon calls for cheaper long-range strike weapons, with testing in just 3 months
With the U.S. running low on expensive guided munitions, the Pentagon is pushing yet another project to develop cheap, long-range weapons that can be mass produced. But this time, the Pentagon is in a hurry. The Iran war has exposed the problem of relying on...
Pentagon moves recent KIA numbers from Iran war into ‘Overseas Operations’ category
The Pentagon on Sunday altered the way it has reported casualties since Operation Epic Fury began on Feb. 28, when the U.S. and Israel first launched military strikes against Iran. In its updated accounting method, the Defense Casualty Analysis System’s category labeled “Overseas Operations (OO)...
Roaches descend on US Army dining facility, viral video appears to show
Roaches scurried up one shiny tile to the next, under the hood of cooking equipment. Their twitchy little bodies darted left, right, shimmying up and down as if they were levitating on the walls. In what seemed an insult to their hosts, they swarmed a...
Marine regiment tests longer-range drone capability
The U.S. Marine Corps this month tested a new way to give ground commanders long-range reconnaissance and strike capabilities by experimenting with a medium-sized drone that can launch a separate, one-way attack drone in what the service said was its first regimental-level assessment. During a...
Private bedrooms won’t be available to all enlisted Marines
Earlier this year, the Marine Corps unveiled new barracks in Okinawa, Japan, where junior enlisted Marines will have private bedrooms, a departure from the service’s traditional shared-room model. The announcement sparked speculation that similar barracks could be built elsewhere, but the service said the Okinawa...
US Congress approves money for Taiwan defense. Does it mean Trump is done hesitating?
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — U.S. President Donald Trump is still holding off approval of a $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan, a potential military rival to Beijing. He pulled back in May after meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, who opposes U.S. military aid...
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