Rep. Kiggans leads hearing on VA incentive payment issues
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jen Kiggans, R-Va., led a hearing on Tuesday to discuss millions of dollars’ worth of incentive payments distributed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that were improperly documented. Kiggans, at the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs...
Navy destroyer at southern border intercepts 3,439 pounds of cocaine
An Arleigh-Burke class destroyer recently sent to the southern border to support U.S. Northern Command intercepted a massive shipment of illegal drugs off the coast of Mexico on July 10. The Sampson, which was among several Arleigh-Burke class vessels to be deployed to the border,...
Pentagon tightens rules on getting medical waivers to join military
People with congestive heart failure, undergoing treatment for schizophrenia or who have a history of paraphilic disorders will no longer be eligible for a medical waiver to serve in the military, according to new rules issued by the Pentagon on Tuesday. The guidance signed by...
The Pentagon’s Golden Dome program office is hiring
In his first speech as program manager for the Trump administration’s Golden Dome project, Gen. Michael Guetlein said he’s moving quickly to build an empowered, expert team to start identifying and integrating technology for an advanced homeland missile defense architecture. “We’ve been very, very selective...
USS Gerald R. Ford transits Strait of Gibraltar
The Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford, transited the Strait of Gibraltar on Saturday as it made its way to the Mediterranean for a regularly scheduled deployment to the area, according to the Navy. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group left its homeport...
Over 20 million DOD users to get new online login verification process
More than 20 million people in the military community, including many Tricare beneficiaries, will be moving to a new online authentication system over the next 18 months. The new myAuth system is replacing the legacy DS Logon system, which authenticates users onto more than 200...
Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss
The crew of a B-52H Stratofortress that had a near-miss with a civilian airliner near Minot International Airport last Friday told air traffic control they were nearby, but were not informed a passenger jet was in the area, the Air Force said. The passenger jet,...
Air Force experiments with using AI to seek combat targets
The U.S. Air Force recently conducted an exercise in which AI was used to recommend targets in a high-pressure combat scenario. Called “Experiment 3,” the four-day exercise took place last month and was described in a service release as the debut of “a novel planning...
US Army drops into Australia for massive war games
TOWNSVILLE, Australia — U.S. paratroopers made the most dramatic entrance possible to Australia during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Flying 14.5 hours nonstop from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, they parachuted from the night sky into the Australian countryside on July 14. “We landed right on...
