Guardsmen assigned to DC have administered Narcan 100 times since August
National Guardsmen assigned to the Joint Task Force-District of Columbia have administered naloxone to more than 100 individuals experiencing drug-related emergencies since August 2025, according to a release. In response to an increase of drug-related overdoses in nation’s capital, JTF-DC integrated the administration of naloxone,...
USS Nimitz, now in service until 2027, heads to SOUTHCOM exercise
The USS Nimitz is deploying to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility for a maritime exercise with South American partner nations, the Navy announced on Monday. The carrier, along with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley, will join countries to conduct passing exercises,...
Deadly Iran school strike casts shadow over Pentagon’s AI targeting push
KYIV, Ukraine — On the first day of the U.S.-Iran war, a Tomahawk cruise missile struck Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, southern Iran. At least 168 people were killed — more than 100 of them under the age of 12, according to UN and...
Army ROTC cadets awarded medals for stopping campus shooter
Army ROTC cadets attending Old Dominion University were awarded eight meritorious service medals and two Purple Hearts for their actions during a shooting incident that occurred in their classroom earlier this month. In a private ceremony Sunday, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Sergeant Major of...
Coast Guard relieves commander of Alaska-based cutter
The Coast Guard temporarily relieved the commander of the fast response cutter Douglas Denman, based in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Monday. Lt. Edwin Kuster, a 2017 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, was removed “following an investigation leading to a loss of confidence” but was...
Military families: DOD wants your input on quality of life improvements
Military families and others have the opportunity over the next month to provide input for defense officials on quality of life issues at the state level for service members and their families. Defense officials are specifically interested in issues where state governments are the primary...
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After more than half a century, these veterans returned to Vietnam
It was a homecoming of sorts — decades overdue. A dozen Vietnam veterans returned to the Southeast Asian country — with all but one having not been back since their combat boots left the soil of Vietnam for the last time some 50 years ago....
US expected to send thousands of soldiers to Middle East, sources say
The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of soldiers from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to the massive military buildup even as the Trump administration seeks talks with Iran....
Army cuts officers from credentialing assistance program
The Army removed commissioned officers from its credentialing assistance program in a policy update this week. The program, known as credentialing assistance, helps service members pay for professional certifications and licensure that is tied to their military duties or civilian careers. Under the new rules,...
