VA’s #2 leader downplays political strife between Congress, department
“The public perception, I don’t think, is exactly accurate,” he said in an exclusive interview with Military Times this week. “Veterans issues are bipartisan. Even when I met with Democratic senators through my confirmation process, it was, ‘Let’s talk about what we can do to...
US Army deploys robot coyotes to keep wildlife off military airfields
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Why settle for a regular robot when you can have a robot coyote? That’s the innovative question the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is answering as it rolls out robot coyotes for airfield wildlife...
Iran Strike Damage FINALLY Revealed, Trump DENIED Larger Attack
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Navy pledges almost $300 million for new barracks on Guam
The U.S. Navy will construct new barracks at a Guam Air Force base, the Navy announced Wednesday, several months after an independent government watchdog reported on subpar living conditions. The Navy awarded a $297 million contract to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific to design...
Navy responds to congressional inquiry into sailor’s death
The U.S. Navy responded to a letter from congressional leaders that voiced serious concerns about the service’s handling of and investigation into a Naval Station Norfolk sailor’s disappearance and death. Members of Congress sent a letter July 10 to Secretary of the Navy John Phelan...
Senate panel backs plans for $456 billion VA budget next year
Unlike the House draft adopted last month, however, the Senate VA appropriations plan advanced out of committee with broad bipartisan support and without a bevy of controversial social issue amendments. “It helps to fund the VA Health Care System, makes investments to improve mental health...
Senators criticize CFPB for dropping action on troops’ overdraft fees
Eight Democrats in the Senate have expressed “profound alarm” about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s decision to terminate a consent order involving Navy Federal Credit Union’s alleged overcharging of overdraft fees. Under the CFPB’s original order issued in November 2024, Navy Federal agreed to pay...
Next-generation destroyers to pack more missiles, energy weapons
The U.S. Navy is planning for its next-generation destroyer, currently known as the DDG(X), to feature directed-energy weapons and more capacity to carry and launch missiles. According to a report this month from the Congressional Research Service, the service is requesting $133.5 million in research...
Veteran and US citizen arrested by ICE warns it could happen to anyone
A U.S. Army veteran who was arrested during an immigration raid at a Southern California marijuana farm last week said Wednesday he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle and pinned down by federal agents who arrested him....
Army Secretary calls labeling pro-life groups as terrorists a ‘deeply inappropriate’ mistake
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll called a set of training slides that deemed pro-life groups as terrorist organizations a “grievous error” that he’ll work to ensure doesn’t happen again, in a letter obtained by Fox...
