Night vision goggles may have hampered pilots before DC crash: Experts
The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the National Transportation Safety Board on Friday. The Army goggles would have made it difficult...
Veterans Affairs ends abortion services, returns to pre-2022 rules
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will announce Friday that it is reversing a Biden-era exception allowing abortion services to be provided to veterans, in what the department cited as likely counter to the current medical...
US military chaplaincy marks 250 years of providing spiritual support
In 1775, a year before there was a United States and six weeks after the Continental Army was formed, George Washington made a declaration that has shaped the military ever since. “We need chaplains,” he reportedly remarked, prompting action by the Continental Congress near the...
Trump moves US subs after ex-Russian leader’s ‘inflammatory’ remarks
In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he’s ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country’s former president Dmitry Medvedev. Trump posted on his social media site that based on the “highly provocative...
Navy IDs USS George Washington sailor missing at sea
The U.S. Navy has identified the sailor who was reported missing earlier this week from the aircraft carrier George Washington as it transited the Timor Sea off Australia’s northern coast. Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV was assumed overboard from...
Senate confims new top Navy leader, vice chief for Space Force
Senators confirmed a flurry of senior military leadership posts, including the new top uniformed leader of the Navy and the new head of U.S. Special Forces Command, amid a rush of confirmation votes on Thursday evening. In contrast to a series of contested nomination votes...
Newly graduated sailors eligible for overnight liberty
The U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command announced a new policy that allows Navy graduates to spend time off base, according to a service spokesperson. Sailors who have completed boot camp and are heading to advanced training school are now eligible for overnight liberty, an approved...
Army releases spirituality fitness guide and battle book
The U.S. Army released a spirituality guide to help soldiers gauge their spiritual fitness, much like they would their physical fitness. The 112-page guide lays out spiritual fitness principles, stages of development and training among other areas across nine chapters. In addition to the guide,...
Marine Corps Reserve sergeant dies after collapsing during PFT
A Marine sergeant died last month after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida, according to a recent Naval Safety report. Sgt. Gordon Reed, a motor vehicle operator with 4th Marine Logistics Group, collapsed at the Navy Reserve Center Orlando during a PFT...
A Chinese blockade could cripple Taiwan’s electricity, war game warns
A Chinese blockade could cut Taiwan’s electrical generating capacity so much that the island is unable to function, according to war games conducted by a U.S. think tank. “Energy is the weakest element in Taiwan’s resilience against coercion,” warned the report by the Washington-based Center...
