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Program offering free food to moving military families expands to four more states
Military families relocating to four more areas can receive a $125 grocery stipend to redeem for food, beverages and baby essentials, according to the nonprofit Military Family Advisory Network. New programs have launched at Naval Station Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area in Virginia, as...
Coast Guard icebreaker Healy towed to Washington after engine failure
The Coast Guard’s medium icebreaker Healy was towed to Port Angeles, Washington, earlier this month as a result of a “significant engineering casualty,” according to a release. The Cutter Healy, which recently completed drydock repairs at the Swan Island shipyard in Portland, Oregon, lost propulsion...
Pentagon has ‘kicked off’ review of US force posture in Europe
The Pentagon has formally launched the Europe force posture review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last month, beginning a process to examine U.S. military troop presence, force posture and basing across Europe. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby announced on X Tuesday that...
National Guard officer pleads guilty to sham double marriage, government theft of $54,000
An officer in the D.C. National Guard admitted Tuesday to an international sham marriage, false immigration documents and tens of thousands of dollars in stolen government funds to support a woman he married abroad and brought back to the U.S. Maj. Collin L. Welch, 40,...
Boeing attributes $280 million loss in second quarter to Air Force One program
Boeing’s Air Force One program caused the defense company to lose $280 million in the second quarter of 2026, according to earnings the contractor released Tuesday. The contractor has faced setbacks in delivering two Air Force One aircraft for presidential use by its initial projected...
US Navy deploys GARC uncrewed surface vessel in first live-fire training exercise
The U.S. Navy is rapidly advancing its unmanned surface fleet. Just a little over two weeks after U.S. Central Command utilized three Corsair unmanned surface vessels to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas naval base in Iran, marking the “first...
Marines offering early separations for select jobs
The U.S. Marine Corps is offering early separation to enlisted Marines in two dozen military occupational specialties as part of a force-shaping effort tied to budget constraints. According to the July 1 policy message, the service announced the Voluntary Enlisted Early Release Program as “a...
US military may require some troops in Mideast to surrender cell phones, sources say
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East has warned troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases, and sources told Reuters some deployed personnel could soon be ordered to surrender their phones. Any crackdown on mobile communications would add a...
Military heatstroke cases still on the rise as units push tech, awareness
For a second year, cases of military heatstroke increased in 2025, according to new data published by the Defense Health Agency. That’s despite nearly a decade of intensive efforts to address and prevent heat injuries through awareness, training and deployment of body-worn devices that can...
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