Vet’s Capitol riot pardon covers separate weapons case: Prosecutors
The Justice Department has concluded that a military veteran’s presidential pardon for charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol also extends to his separate conviction for illegally possessing stolen grenades and classified information, according to a court filing Tuesday. Jeremy Brown, a 20-year veteran of...
US Marine works to bring home puppy found while deployed in Africa
Staff Sergeant Johnson fell in love with a puppy while serving overseas. The 10-year U.S. Marine spent his latest deployment in a remote part of Africa, where he found a starving puppy while on patrol. Johnson and his team rescued the puppy in an area...
Senate confirms Daniel Driscoll as new Army secretary
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Daniel Driscoll as the next secretary of the Army, putting in place another of President Donald Trump’s picks to run the Pentagon. Driscoll, 38, is a former senior adviser to Vice President JD Vance and spent four years in the...
Airman dead after shooting at Kirtland Air Force Base
A shooting at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday left one airman dead and another injured, according to a statement from the base. Airman Basic Brion Teel-Scott, 27, of the 377th Security Forces Squadron, died after attempting to escape an “attempted...
Air Force budget cuts may open old wounds with Congress
The Air Force wants to accelerate its plans to retire old and outdated aircraft to meet Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order for services to cut and reallocate a portion of their spending. But the service’s previous efforts to cut planes like the A-10 Warthog and...
Hegseth: Top military lawyers fired because they weren’t ‘well-suited’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he was replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he didn’t think they were “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given. Speaking at the start of a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s defense minister, Hegseth...
The Army’s permafrost test bed in Alaska set for significant upgrade
As warming conditions create new operating pathways in the Arctic and military training increasingly emphasizes proficiency in the cold, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center is preparing to open a state-of-the-art center supporting research at its permafrost tunnel research facility. A...
VA fires 1,400 more staffers in second round of workforce reductions
Veterans Affairs leaders dismissed more than 1,400 additional probationary employees on Monday evening, the second round of mass layoffs at the department this month. Monday’s dismissals included bargaining-unit employees who have served less than two years in their posts. Officials said the moves did not...
Department of Veterans Affairs announces dismissal of more than 1,400 workers
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is cutting more than 1,400 probationary workers occupying “non-mission critical positions,” according to a Monday news release. “Those dismissed today are bargaining-unit probationary employees who have served less than a year in a competitive service appointment or who have...
