Counter-drug sea drones utilized by Navy as Trump ramps up military resources at the border
Unmanned sea drones are on the prowl to interdict drug smugglers in America’s waters as part of a new Navy operation. The operation will test the Navy’s use of maritime drones, in its early stages, and apply lessons learned to missions all across the...
Military families see bumpy start to household goods moving program
About 1,000 military families have experienced missed pickup or delivery dates, communications issues or other problems with the new contractor tasked with overhauling the system for moving service members’ household goods. That’s about 20% of the 5,195 relocation orders for shipments sent to the contractor,...
VA will end remote work status for thousands of staffers this month
Veterans Affairs officials will require thousands of department staffers to return to in-office work by the end of February, part of a government-wide effort to eliminate remote duty assignments launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 20% of VA’s 479,000 employees — nearly 96,000 individuals —...
Army saw spike in deadly aviation accidents in year before DC plane crash disaster
Wednesday’s deadly collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter outside Washington, D.C., followed the Army’s highest rate of flight mishaps in more than a decade. Army aviation saw 17 class A mishaps, accidents that killed someone or caused more than $2.5 million...
Coast Guard cutter intercepts boat with 16 Mexicans off coast of California
The Coast Guard intercepted a boat with 16 illegal aliens on board about 15 miles off the coast of Mission Bay in California on Sunday morning. The Coast Guard said in a press release that at about 12 a.m., cutter Active notified Joint Harbor Operations...
Army names 3rd soldier who died in helicopter and airliner crash
The Army on Saturday released the name of the third soldier who died Wednesday when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet as it approached Ronald Reagan National Airport near D.C. Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, N.C., served as an Army aviation...
Third soldier inside Black Hawk helicopter involved in DC mid-air collision identified
The Army has identified the third soldier aboard the Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s deadly midair collision near Reagan National Airport after it had been initially withheld. Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, North Carolina, served as an aviation officer in the Army since...
SEAL who led workout with lacrosse players lacked credentials: report
A third-party Navy SEAL instructor who led a strenuous training session that led to the hospitalization of lacrosse players at Tufts University appeared to lack credentials to supervise group exercise, and the university should enact stricter procedures for workouts, according to an independent review released...
