Navy’s readiness push means longer maintenance for current ships
The Navy’s new five-part plan to prepare new ships for deployment will require more maintenance time for the current fleet. However, the Naval Systems Command, or NAVSEA, strategy states the Navy must stay on schedule with maintenance to keep the service’s vessels seaworthy and combat-ready....
Coast Guard stops boat carrying 21 illegal immigrants heading toward San Diego
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday evening intercepted a boat carrying 21 illegal immigrants from three countries headed toward San Diego. U.S. Customs and Border Protection notified Coast Guard officials at the Joint Harbor Operations Center around 10:45 p.m. of a 40-foot panga-style vessel traveling...
Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo base
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the “worst criminal...
Amid tense presidential transition, Army chief focused on warfighting
In response to multiple audience questions about recent presidential executive orders involving the military, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George told a crowd of nearly 200 on Wednesday that he remains focused on preparing the service for future conflict. At a previously scheduled talk...
DoD creates task force to abolish DEI offices that ‘promote systemic racism’
DEI is about to die at the DoD. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth zeroed in on the controversial programs, releasing a memorandum on Wednesday stating that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is incompatible with Department of Defense (DoD) values, and created a task force to...
Hegseth moves to ban race, sex consideration from military promotions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced plans for a new department task force focused on promoting “merit-based, color-blind policies” throughout the department, including potential changes to military promotions and job assignments. The move is the latest in a series aimed at rooting out diversity,...
All of DOD exempt from White House’s civilian hiring freeze
Defense Department officials received a “blanket exemption” from the civilian hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump, according to memorandums from the Army and Air Force. “Normal hiring actions and onboarding may continue,” stated an Army memo obtained by Military Times and signed by Mark...
Hegseth strips Milley of security detail, orders treason investigation
New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday stripped former Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley of his security detail and ordered the acting inspector general to investigate whether the former Army leader could face criminal charges or a retroactive demotion for treasonous behavior. The unusual...
VA benefits won’t be halted under White House funding freeze order
Veterans benefits and support services will not be disrupted by the White House’s freeze of federal financial programs after administration officials quickly verified that department operations do not run afoul of new rules banning money for diversity and inclusion programming. The announcement Tuesday night by...
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