Senate advances effort to investigate use of JAG officers as immigration judges
An effort is advancing in the Senate to demand a probe into how Judge Advocates General were used by the Justice Department last year to serve as immigration judges and special assistant U.S. attorneys. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced a proposal mandating the U.S. Comptroller...
Hegseth announces review of US troops in Europe, scorns some allies
BRUSSELS — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new review of America’s troop deployments in Europe on Thursday and threatened to withhold some U.S. dues to NATO if “free riding” allies did not meet their defense spending commitments. Hegseth, addressing defense ministers at NATO...
Congress seeks to limit US Navy vessels built in foreign shipyards
The Trump administration’s recent push to buy foreign-built warships is being waylaid by congressional defense committees who are seeking to limit the executive office’s ability to tap overseas construction yards to build out America’s naval fleet. First reported on by the U.S. Naval Institute, the...
Doorstep grocery delivery expanding to all US commissaries
Eligible customers will soon have access to doorstep delivery from all 178 commissaries in the United States, commissary officials announced Tuesday. The service, through the Commissary Click2Go program, has been offered at 70 commissary locations since January. Starting June 22, the Defense Commissary Agency will...
Beyond the battlefield: How 3 Marine Raiders turned combat lessons into a healing mission
Open this season of the video game “Battlefield 6,” and you might find yourself dropping into a firefight as one of the Strix Raiders, the special operations team at the center of the shooter’s “Nightfall” update. What most players sprinting across the map won’t know...
Air Force updates chaplain, maternity uniform guidance
The U.S. Air Force now requires chaplains to wear the chaplain rank insignia and allows pregnant airmen to sport a maternity wrap dress. The service released the chaplain uniform update in accordance with the March Department of Defense guidance on military chaplain uniform reform, according...
Read the 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran includes a 60-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a copy of the text obtained by Military Times. It also paves the way for sanctions relief and a $300...
Air Force identifies 8 people killed in B-52 crash
The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday identified eight people killed in a B-52 Stratofortress crash at Edwards Air Force Base, California. A B-52 aircraft crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff on Monday morning at the air base in California. Initial indications were that...
Senate, House defense bills seek to prevent renaming of US Navy vessels
Congress is seeking to limit the authority of the Navy Secretary when it comes to changing the names of U.S. Navy vessels. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act includes a section that the notes that the...
