Navy removes CO of Airborne Command & Control Squadron 115
The Navy ousted the commanding officer of the Airborne Command & Control Squadron 115 on Friday, making him the third commanding officer the service has fired in November. Cmdr. Charles Diehl was removed from his leadership role due to a “loss of confidence in his...
Army major becomes first reservist to receive rare Astronaut Device
Kate Rubins was floating in zero gravity miles above Earth in 2020 when she decided to join the Army. A little more than a year later, Rubins, already a biomedical researcher and astronaut, received a direct commission to the rank of major in the Army...
Senate stalls general’s promotion as Trump mulls Afghan exit probe
A notable Army lieutenant general’s promotion stalled Thursday when his name was left off a list of nearly 1,000 military promotions. Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the current commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, which oversees the 82nd Airborne Division, 10th Mountain Division and 3rd Infantry...
Ret. Gen. Milley says America will ‘be okay’ under Trump, after reportedly saying he was ‘fascist to the core’
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and retired Gen. Mark Milley went from reportedly warning that President-elect Donald Trump is “fascist to the core” to saying that the United States will be fine under his leadership. Many of Trump’s harshest critics have gone...
Should women serve in combat? Military experts weigh in
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is facing a firestorm of backlash for voicing his belief that women should not serve in military combat roles. Although the media is largely united against him, opinions among combat and military experts are...
Pentagon head lands in Fiji to work on basing, logistics deals
BLACKROCK CAMP, Fiji — It was clear the visit was a success when the pig came out. Lloyd Austin watched a welcome ceremony at a military base near Fiji’s capital of Suva, having become the first American defense secretary to visit the island. His trip...
Marine Corps F-35C notches first overseas combat strike
Marines recently carried out the service’s first combat strikes using the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during air missions against Houthi targets near the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Launching from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 9 and 10, the “Black...
As the VA secretary departs, focus remains on outreach, trust
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough only has about two months left in office, but that doesn’t mean a relaxed workload for department staff in the coming weeks, he said. “We have more veterans getting more benefits and more care than at any time in VA...
