SOCOM must improve high-risk training oversight, report says
A recent report recommends U.S. Special Operations Command take various actions to reduce high-risk training injuries and deaths, which account for the bulk of non-combat accidents. Released this month, the Government Accountability Office report found that from 2012 to 2022, an estimated 80% of the...
Russian jets intercept B-52s during Baltic training flight
Two Russian fighters intercepted a pair of B-52H Stratofortresses near the Baltic Sea on Monday, a U.S. defense official confirmed Wednesday. The B-52s were conducting a training flight when the Russian Su-27 fighters intercepted them near Kaliningrad. The defense official said the interception was safe...
Sleeping man saved from rolling off bridge by police officer, Good Samaritan in dramatic video
Dramatic new video has been released showing the moment a quick-thinking police officer and a Good Samaritan saved a sleeping man from certain death after he rolled off a bridge in Oklahoma. The heart-pounding footage, taken from the bodycam of an Oklahoma City Police Department...
Drones spotted over US bases in the UK, do not appear belong to ‘hobbyists’
Unidentified drones have been spotted over joint U.S.-U.K. bases in the United Kingdom for nearly a week. Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin reports that four U.S. military bases in the U.K. that house the American F-15 Strike Eagle and F-35 fighter jets have been targeted by...
Trump taps businessman John Phelan to be Navy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced businessman John Phelan as his pick to be the next Secretary of the Navy, lauding him as a leader who will “put the business of the U.S. Navy above all else.” If confirmed, Phelan would be the first permanent...
Many veterans struggling with food insecurity this Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, one in nine working-age veterans is facing food insecurity, according to Feeding America. Of the thousands of veterans surveyed by Yale School of Medicine’s Veterans Aging Cohort Study, 24% reported being food insecure. The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as “a...
Delta Force Operator’s First Combat Was Like Out Of A Movie
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Ravens star Kyle Hamilton talks about helping military children for NFL’s annual My Cause My Cleats
One of the best weeks in the NFL season is upon us, as My Cause My Cleats will bring attention to hundreds of organizations players around the league chose to help through customized cleats worn on game day. Over the next two weeks, players will...
Chinese warplanes track US Navy aircraft through the Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China deployed military aircraft and ships to track and monitor a U.S. Navy plane transiting the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, Beijing said, as the two nations continue to spar over self-ruled Taiwan. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement...
Global War on Terrorism Medals authorized for Houthi operations
Service members participating in operations against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are now authorized to receive the Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. In a June 18 memo, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Ronald...
