Coast Guard seizes 2,380 pounds of marijuana near Bahamas
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton and local forces seized an estimated 2,380 pounds of suspected marijuana worth approximately $2.8 million Saturday near Great Inagua, Bahamas. The Charles Sexton crew and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force boarded a suspected drug-smuggling vessel...
Ukraine’s F-16s are being worn out from intercepting Russian drones
Ukraine’s F-16 fighters have become a crucial defense against Russian drones, but repeated interceptions are wearing out the country’s small fleet. Ukrainian F-16s have destroyed more than 2,500 Geran and Gerbera one-way attack drones, wrote airpower expert Justin Bronk in an analysis of the Ukraine...
House-passed defense bill includes controversial US-Israel tech measure
The House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act last week, leaving in place a controversial provision that would encourage co-development and co-production between the U.S. and Israeli defense industrial bases. The House’s version of this provision, known as Section 219,...
US Marine Corps welcomes delivery of final MV-22B Osprey
A staple of the skies during the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Marine Corps’ MV-22B Osprey began its final chapter in service on Tuesday with the delivery of the last model. With the acceptance of the 359th — and final — tiltrotor aircraft,...
Program offering free food to moving military families expands to four more states
Military families relocating to four more areas can receive a $125 grocery stipend to redeem for food, beverages and baby essentials, according to the nonprofit Military Family Advisory Network. New programs have launched at Naval Station Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area in Virginia, as...
Coast Guard icebreaker Healy towed to Washington after engine failure
The Coast Guard’s medium icebreaker Healy was towed to Port Angeles, Washington, earlier this month as a result of a “significant engineering casualty,” according to a release. The Cutter Healy, which recently completed drydock repairs at the Swan Island shipyard in Portland, Oregon, lost propulsion...
Pentagon has ‘kicked off’ review of US force posture in Europe
The Pentagon has formally launched the Europe force posture review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last month, beginning a process to examine U.S. military troop presence, force posture and basing across Europe. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby announced on X Tuesday that...
National Guard officer pleads guilty to sham double marriage, government theft of $54,000
An officer in the D.C. National Guard admitted Tuesday to an international sham marriage, false immigration documents and tens of thousands of dollars in stolen government funds to support a woman he married abroad and brought back to the U.S. Maj. Collin L. Welch, 40,...
