US Navy ends USS Boise submarine overhaul after price tag soars
The U.S. Navy announced today that it would begin retiring the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Boise after repairs for the boat became too costly. The submarine, which had been sidelined since 2015, began a $1.2 billion overhaul at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding,...
Meet the Navy sailors who will be the first to greet returning Artemis II astronauts
After a 10-day space journey around the moon, the Artemis II team will splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday night and be met by a team of U.S. Navy sailors, ready to give them a warm welcome home. The first face that the...
That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
In 1994, U.S. Air Force’s Wright Laboratory in Ohio were pressing the bounds to the question: Fellas, is it gay to fight for your country? In the early aughts of the 1990s, the Pentagon was working on developing a whole host of non-lethal chemical weapons...
Trump weighs pulling some US troops from Europe amid NATO strains, official says
U.S. President Donald Trump, upset at NATO allies’ failure to help secure the Strait of Hormuz and angry that his plans to acquire Greenland have not advanced, has discussed with advisers the option of removing some U.S. troops from Europe, a senior White House official...
Navy dishes out awards for top mess halls
The U.S. Navy announced the winners of its annual award recognizing excellence in food service among the branch’s vessels, boats and installations. The fiscal year 2026 Captain Edward F. Key Memorial Food Service Award was given to eight afloat and three ashore mess hall teams...
Trump again chides NATO for failing to back US operations in Iran
President Donald Trump on Thursday again chided NATO for its reluctance to support U.S. operations in Iran, just a day after a tense private meeting with Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House. Rutte travelled to Washington to mollify the president, who remains incensed...
Jack Wolf Pioneers New Traditional-Inspired Fixed Blade
Jack Wolf is giving the beloved sodbuster pattern a fixed blade reincarnation next week with the drop of the Pioneer FixEDC. This knife turns a hard-working folding knife into a fixie fit for long days in the field. The sodbuster pattern probably needs no introduction....
The Air Force is putting big money behind its effort to keep aviators in the service
Eligible active-duty U.S. Air Force aviators can receive up to $50,000 per year in bonuses for shorter contract lengths in an effort from the service to retain airmen with “critical skills that are highly sought after.” For fiscal year 2026’s aviation bonus program, the force...
Drone warfare has dramatically changed the battlefield. Is the US medical corps ready?
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. On a serene Saturday afternoon, thousands of miles from conflict, soldiers with the California Air National Guard are scattered among...
Pentagon’s ouster of Anthropic opens doors for small AI rivals
Small defense industry artificial intelligence startups are suddenly fielding calls from generals, combatant commanders and deep-pocketed investors, after the souring relationship between the Pentagon and its once-favored AI vendor, Anthropic, reinforced the need to diversify and increase the number of AI providers for the military....
