‘West-side Skid Row’: Pests, crime, litigation plague plans for VA’s Los Angeles campus
Efforts are underway to expand housing for homeless veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ 388-acre west Los Angeles campus, but a lack of security and services threaten the plan to build a model housing community, lawmakers and advocates said Wednesday. The grounds currently contain...
Iran military threat is diminished but not eliminated, CENTCOM chief says
America’s 38-day bombing campaign against Iran has diminished the Islamic Republic’s ability to threaten global security, but has not yet eliminated the threat altogether, Adm. Brad Cooper, the chief of Central Command, told lawmakers on Thursday. “It’s a very large country,” Cooper testified before the...
Barracks improvements, installation safety top priorities for military construction budget
The Defense Department’s $26.8 billion military construction request for fiscal 2027 is needed to build unaccompanied housing and protect installations to ensure the security of U.S. troops and their families in the short- and long-term, military logistics leaders said Thursday. The budget proposal, which includes...
CRKT Honors the M16 with Month-Long Celebration
CRKT is celebrating nearly 30 years of their flagship folding knife, the M16, with a couple of new variations releasing today alongside a major social media campaign and 4-part docuseries about the Kit Carson-designed classic. It’s hard to believe but the M16 has been around...
Ukraine tackles an arms-export puzzle
KYIV, Ukraine — The U.S. State Department and Ukraine’s ambassador in Washington have outlined a memorandum that would route Ukrainian drone technology into joint ventures on American soil in an attempt to inject Kyiv’s combat experience into the military’s equipment supply chains. The draft agreement...
Admirals to be scored first on Coast Guard’s first-ever PT test
For the first time in service history, the Coast Guard is set to roll out physical fitness testing requirements to the entire force. And, officials say, the service’s most senior officers will be the first to see the test factored into their performance and promotability...
Austrian jets intercept US military planes two days in a row
VIENNA — Austrian Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets scrambled two days in a row to intercept U.S. military aircraft, the government said. The interceptions took place on May 10 and 11 and were related to modified PC-12 turboprop aircraft that the U.S. military uses primarily for...
Marines mandate servicewide AI training by year’s end
The Marine Corps will require all Marines — active duty, reserve, officer and enlisted — to complete a basic artificial intelligence course by the end of the year, according to a Friday Marine Administrative Message, or MARADMIN. The service’s goal is to familiarize Marines with...
Energy secretary: Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to nuclear weapon despite Operation Epic Fury
Energy Secretary Chris Wright warned on Wednesday that Iran is “frighteningly close” to obtaining a nuclear weapon, nearly three months after the United States launched a war to irrevocably halt the Islamic Republic from crossing that ominous Rubicon. Wright, referring to Iran’s current stock of...
US Army recovers remains of second soldier reported missing during Moroccan exercise
The remains of the second U.S. Army soldier who was reported missing in Southern Morocco last week have been recovered, the Army said in a statement Wednesday. The Army identified the remains of Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Tavares, Florida. Collington served as an...
