US Army’s Ranger School alters men’s physiology more than women’s, study shows
For weeks, Army Ranger School students put their bodies through a physical ringer, carrying heavy loads and marching far distances with little to eat and sparing sleep. But when Army researchers measured the course’s grueling toll, they found that female soldiers experienced fewer physiological changes...
Ukraine is launching strike-drones from everything – including Black Sea robo-boats
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has turned its signature naval drone – the little boat that drove Russia’s fleet out of the western Black Sea – into a launch platform for first-person-view attack drones, putting Kyiv’s strike reach beyond the coast. The Sea Baby, a strike...
The US Army goes into the breach — without soldiers
The phrase “into the breach,” invokes one of the Army’s most deadly missions: sending combat engineers through enemy obstacles to clear a path so that others may follow. Now, instead of sending soldiers, the Army is experimenting with drones. Breaching is so dangerous that the...
In a first, Trump will travel aboard Qatari-donated Air Force One
President Donald Trump will travel for the first time on the new Air Force One aircraft Wednesday, according to the White House. Trump will be traveling to North Dakota to visit the Theodore Presidential Library as part of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations, marking it...
Vessel that aided in discovery of famous WWII shipwrecks finds new life in US Navy
The research vessel of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, has found new life. The R/V Petrel, the maritime brainchild of Vulcan Inc.’s director of undersea operations and Naval History and Heritage Command, aided in the discovery of famous World War II ships such...
Japanese torpedo sends US ship to the ocean floor during Valiant Shield exercise
The U.S. Navy’s decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Juneau (LPD-10) was sent to the ocean floor during the ongoing Valiant Shield exercise taking place from June 22 to July 1. Sunk more than 200 nautical miles off the coast in the Mariana Islands...
Former leader who served during transformative time for Coast Guard dies at 65
Frank Welch, who served as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard during the service’s post-9/11 transformation, died June 25 at his home in Spotsylvania, Virginia. He was 65. Welch was the Coast Guard’s ninth top enlisted chief, serving as MCPOCG from October 2002...
