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‘Everything costs what it costs’: Navy, Marine, Coast Guard chiefs call for historic funding
SAN DIEGO — Service chiefs from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard speaking at the WEST Conference in San Diego on Wednesday defended the necessity for continued investment in their respective services while laying out the goals they will set to achieve with...
No evidence women in combat roles lower standards, top enlisted leaders say
Top enlisted leaders from each service told lawmakers Wednesday that they support women serving in any role in the military, including combat arms, if they meet the established standards. Enlisted leaders from the five services, as well as the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman...
Kristi Noem warns DHS shutdown threatens airports and homeland security
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem warned Thursday that a lapse in funding for her department could disrupt airport security, disaster response and counterterrorism operations, escalating a partisan standoff in Congress over immigration policy. Senate...
Health care access a top complaint among troops, top enlisted leaders tell lawmakers
Top senior enlisted leaders for the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Space Force told lawmakers Wednesday that access to health care is the most substantive complaint they’re hearing lately from their troops. During a hearing on quality-of-life issues before the Senate Armed Services...
2027 defense budget could double 2026 ship requests, US Navy secretary says
SAN DIEGO — The fiscal 2027 defense budget could double the number of ships the Navy is set to procure under the fiscal 2026 defense budget, Navy Secretary John Phelan said during a keynote address at the WEST Conference in San Diego, California, on Thursday....
US Air Force’s CCA program advances with auto-flying software integration
The U.S. Air Force said Thursday that government-owned autonomous software programs have been successfully integrated into both of its prototype collaborative combat aircraft, in a major milestone. In a statement, the service said this shows a central pillar of its CCA strategy — that they...
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine’s adoption of Afghan war orphan will stand
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of a U.S. government decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The decision likely ends a bitter, yearslong legal battle over...
U.S. Marine declared dead after days-long search in the Caribbean
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. Marine who reportedly fell overboard and was lost at sea during operations in the Carribean has been declared dead after an unsuccessful search, officials said Thursday. Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, of Florida, was...
Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon from punishing Kelly over unlawful orders video
A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials not only violated Kelly’s...
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