NCIS finds sailor nearly two weeks after disappearance
The U.S. Navy successfully located a sailor who went missing 12 days after leaving his station, the service confirmed. Culinary Specialist Seaman Sergio Valoura departed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on May 30 and never returned for his assigned duties. Personnel aboard the ship...
Marines and sailors combat drone threats by digging trenches
U.S. Marines and sailors worked alongside Latvian Army troops recently to clear woods and build a warren of trenches for countering potential drone threats — both as practice for real-world deployments and to test new battlefield tactics. Marines from the 8th Engineer Support Battalion and...
U.S. soldiers die in Kuwait, Iraq in separate non-combat incidents
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two U.S. Army soldiers deployed in the Middle East in support of the campaign against ISIS died this week in separate incidents that were not combat-related. The Department of Defense (DoD) on Wednesday confirmed the deaths of...
TOPS Brings Bram Frank’s Abaniko into 2025 Lineup
As the temperatures rise, TOPS’s release schedule has quickened. Not so long after the reveal of the tactical yet practical Ephyra, there comes another martially oriented release, the Abaniko. The Abaniko comes from martial artist Bram Frank, who has no shortage of designs under his...
Two soldiers die in non-combat incidents in Middle East
Two U.S. Army soldiers deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve died this week in non-combat incidents, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Saul Fabian Gonzalez, 26, of Pullman, Michigan, died Tuesday in Erbil, Iraq, officials said in a brief...
The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife: A Commando Blade That Changed Special Forces Forever
Here at LoadOut, we all love talking knives. There’s just so many of them, that have so many different functions. There are knives that hang on belts, some knives that open Amazon boxes, knives that go into the glovebox for an emergency. And then there...
The history of presidents activating US troops on American soil
Thirty-three years after the National Guard was first called to enter Los Angeles, its members are once again back in The City of Angels — this time under different circumstances. Codified in the 1903 Militia Act and the National Defense Act of 1916, the 54...
White House taps nominees for VA’s top benefits, technology roles
President Donald Trump has nominated Karen Brazell to serve as the next Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Benefits, putting the senior advisor in charge of processing and management for nearly $200 billion in financial aid to millions of veterans. The post is one of the...
DOD schools reorganize to target more support to military children
The Defense Department’s school system for military-connected children is undergoing a reorganization that is designed to increase support for those children, officials said. The changes include adding administrative officers to nearly every school and increasing the number of school psychologists. It also includes eliminating some...
Hegseth says Army base renamings will move ahead, despite concerns
“The orders will soon be going to those bases to change back to the original names that never should have been changed,” he told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. “Veterans and servicemembers across the country who have deployed from Fort Bragg...
