Senate passes six-month funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The vote was 54-46. Democrats voiced frustration that Republicans went ahead with...
Meet Lt. Preston, one of the only PT crewmen to be awarded the MOH
On Sept. 15, 1944, the 31st U.S. Infantry Division landed on the southwestern beach on the island of Morotai, Indonesia, which was deemed necessary as a base to support the upcoming campaign in the Philippines. This step across the South Pacific was garrisoned by only...
DC helicopter route permanently closed after fatal Black Hawk crash
Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.’s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The move comes just days after federal investigators looking into the...
Marine Corps tightens rules on shaving waivers for medical conditions
The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered Marines diagnosed with pseudofolliculitis barbae — an inflammatory skin condition aggravated by shaving — to undergo medical reevaluation within 90 days to determine if they still require a shaving waiver, according to new Marine Corps guidance issued Thursday. The...
Navy details separation process for transgender personnel
A U.S. Navy administrative order released Thursday outlined a new policy that forces transgender service members to separate from the military. The guidelines, intended for military personnel who the order states “have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria,”...
DOD launches fitness review, calls Mark Milley ‘corpulent’ amid push for stricter standards
Pentagon press secretary John Ullyot lobbed a shot at the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Mark Milley, as he explained Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new review of physical fitness and grooming standards. “Unfortunately, the U.S. military’s high standards on body composition and other...
Vets group patching border fence pledges vigilance under Trump: ‘There are still gaps’
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DOD schools allowed to resume athletic events this weekend after pause
Athletic events are allowed to resume this weekend at Department of Defense schools, reversing some postponements announced earlier this week in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting government-funded travel. Department of Defense Education Activity sporting events sometimes involve teams traveling long distances between...
Convicted Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstruction of justice
Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member convicted of leaking highly classified documents about the war in Ukraine, used his court-martial Thursday to describe himself as a “proud patriot” who was trying to expose the supposed “lies” of the Biden administration. After pleading guilty...
