Sailor charged in fellow sailor’s death in patrol boat incident
YORKTOWN, Va. — A U.S. Navy sailor has been charged in the death of a fellow service member in Virginia after officials said the sailor operated a military patrol boat in a negligent manner, the Navy announced Monday. The Navy said in a news release...
VA wants $6.6B in extra funding for FY25, down from $12B request
Veterans Affairs leaders will ask for $6.6 billion extra in funding for fiscal 2025 to cover the anticipated increased cost of care and benefits over the next 10 months, down significantly from their initial $12 billion request. Lawmakers were informed of the new budget request...
USS George Washington returns to Japan after nearly a decade away
The aircraft carrier George Washington is now back in Japan operating as the Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier. The ship arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base on Friday after operating in South America as part of a Southern Seas deployment to boost maritime partnerships and counter threats...
New Marine Corps sniper rifle is officially operational
The Marine Corps has officially hit full operational capability on its new sniper rifle a year ahead of schedule. The Corps chose the Mk22 Mod 0 Advanced Sniper Rifle, manufactured by Barrett Firearms, a company widely known for their groundbreaking work in developing the .50...
NATO artillery units link up their fires in Europe’s snowy north
ROVAJÄRVI, Finland — Roughly 100 kilometers from the Finnish-Russian border, on a snowy November day, a soldier’s command rips through the frigid air: “Avfyra!” That’s the Swedish call to fire the Archer self-propelled howitzer system that sits camouflaged between a line of thin trees. The...
Months after this commissary closed, customers still seek answers
More than four months after the military commissary at Mitchel Field, New York, closed, customers still don’t know when the store will reopen. “This is the only commissary on Long Island. For it to close with basically no information, and the only backup plan is...
Noah, God and skillset diversity
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Civil Air Patrol plane crash during Colorado training exercise leaves 2 dead, 1 injured
A Civil Air Patrol plane crash Saturday morning in Colorado left two people dead and a third “severely injured,” authorities said. The occupants of the Cessna 182 were participating in a search and rescue training exercise when the plane went down in a wooded area...
I trained with the Navy SEALS for a day. This is what I learned
“The only easy day was yesterday.” The Navy SEALS mantra was in the forefront of my mind as the black van drove up in front of the hotel. It was 7:00 in the morning when we piled in and headed for the black site where...
