Hegseth reposts video featuring pastors against women’s voting rights
The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote. The extraordinary repost on X from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, made Thursday night, illustrates his deep and...
Marines offer more than a dozen lateral move options to aid retention
The Marine Corps is looking for Marines to laterally move to more than a dozen positions in an effort to boost retention. The move is laid out in Marine Corps Administrative Message 365/25 for Marines who have yet to reenlist or if their primary military...
Migrants to be housed at new Fort Bliss detention center
The Defense Department has begun construction on what defense officials claim will be the largest detention center for detained migrants in the United States, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson announced at a press briefing Thursday. The facility will be located at Fort Bliss, Texas, and...
B-2 crash report: Hydraulic failure led to landing gear collapse, fire
A hydraulic system failure caused a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s landing gear to collapse in 2022, which sparked a ferocious fire that led to the aircraft’s retirement, an accident investigation board found. The accident investigation report, which the Air Force released Tuesday, also faulted a...
Air Force makes arrest in airman’s shooting death involving M18 pistol
The Air Force has arrested an airman in connection with the July 20 death of another airman, which involved a Sig Sauer M18 and led the service to suspend the use of the pistol following the incident. In a Friday statement, a Department of the...
Restoring Confederate memorial removed from Arlington could cost $10M
ARLINGTON, Va. — Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress will cost roughly $10 million total, a U.S. Army official said Wednesday — the latest development in a Trump administration effort to combat what...
Recruit at Naval Station Great Lakes dies
Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include the recruit’s identity. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday, the U.S. Navy confirmed. While the Navy did not immediately identify a cause of death for Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson,...
Northrop Grumman drops strike fighter concept art on website
Northrop Grumman released images of its version of the U.S. Navy’s highly anticipated sixth-generation strike fighter. The defense behemoth posted concept art of the F/A-XX on its website, as competition for the contract heats up. The image appeared on the Northrop Grumman website, under its...
NCIS investigating death of Marine corporal in Cuba
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the death of a Marine corporal in Cuba from non-combat injuries, officials said Thursday. Lt. Col. Rob Dolan said in a statement to Stars and Stripes that Cpl. Santiago Llanes was found unresponsive in his barracks room Sunday...
US Air Force eyes purchase of Tesla Cybertrucks … to blow up
The U.S. Air Force is looking to add two Tesla Cybertrucks to its precision munition weapons testing program at New Mexico’s White Sands Missile Range, according to recently submitted contracting documents. The request, submitted by the Air Force Test Center, singled out the vehicle by...
