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Navy SEAL who shot Bin Laden launches cannabis company
SEAL Team Six meets SEAL Team Spliff.
By James Clark
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Coast Guard hit with data breach, impacting pay for more than 1,100 members Coast Guard hit with data breach, impacting pay for more than 1,100 members
The Coast Guard Pay and Personnel Center’s Direct Access service is down until Feb. 19 as a result.

A Marine vet thought he found a ‘home’ working at the VA. Now he’s one of 1,000 fired. A Marine vet thought he found a ‘home’ working at the VA. Now he’s one of 1,000 fired.
Marine veteran Andrew Lennox, who was let go Thursday, said, “I feel like someone from outside of our family is trying to tell us how to run it and telling me I don’t belong, and that’s really angered me.”
By Jeff Schogol
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‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ ‘Kite Runner’ among books being reviewed over ‘ideology’ concerns at on-base military schools ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ ‘Kite Runner’ among books being reviewed over ‘ideology’ concerns at on-base military schools
“Without this guidance, you cover your butt but you interpret it how you interpret it,” said one librarian at a Defense Department-run school.

US drifts away from Ukraine nearly 3 years after Russia’s invasion US drifts away from Ukraine nearly 3 years after Russia’s invasion
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said it is unrealistic for Ukraine to join NATO. The remarks come as Russia continues fighting despite enormous losses while Ukraine faces a manpower shortage.
By Jeff Schogol
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Soldier, sailor and now airman: This NCO has served in three branches in 12 years Soldier, sailor and now airman: This NCO has served in three branches in 12 years
Staff Sgt. Robert Meyers has served in three different military branches, with stints in the Army and the Navy reserves before the Air Force.
By Matt White
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Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and merchant vessel collide near Egypt Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and merchant vessel collide near Egypt
There are no reports of flooding or injuries aboard the Navy’s USS Harry S. Truman after a collision with merchant vessel near Egypt.
By Jeff Schogol
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Alaska rescue units had a hell of week: 3 planes, 2 countries and 1 stuck helicopter Alaska rescue units had a hell of week: 3 planes, 2 countries and 1 stuck helicopter
Units from the Alaska Air National Guard, Army Guard and active duty all pitched in to respond to three plane crashes, an avalanche victim and a long-distance recovery of one of their own helicopters.
By Matt White
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Air Force says delay in test cycle for 35,000 airmen shouldn’t impact promotions Air Force says delay in test cycle for 35,000 airmen shouldn’t impact promotions
Originally scheduled to take place from Feb. 15 to April 15, the staff sergeant promotion testing cycle will now run from March 3 to May 1.
By Jeff Schogol
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Navy SEAL candidates often swim in water with high levels of fecal matter, watchdog finds Navy SEAL candidates often swim in water with high levels of fecal matter, watchdog finds
Naval Special Warfare Command rarely moves water training events for Navy SEAL candidates despite high levels of fecal indicator bacteria in the ocean, according to the Defense Department Inspector General’s Office.
By Jeff Schogol
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Pentagon says it will cover travel costs for military families’ IVF treatments Pentagon says it will cover travel costs for military families’ IVF treatments
The Pentagon announced it will cover the costs for military families to travel for in-vitro fertilization treatment, clarifying a previous policy decision.

Hegseth indicates that Fort Bragg will not be the last base to be renamed Hegseth indicates that Fort Bragg will not be the last base to be renamed
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that Fort Liberty’s name return to Fort Bragg. He said other changes are coming.
By Jeff Schogol
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Airmen say ‘people first, mission always’ is falling by the wayside in DEI crackdown Airmen say ‘people first, mission always’ is falling by the wayside in DEI crackdown
Active duty airmen are grappling to understand the end of groups that have improved safety, recruiting and a canceled family conference that had put Narcan on the shelves of base stores.

Pentagon orders immediate hold on gender-affirming care for transgender troops Pentagon orders immediate hold on gender-affirming care for transgender troops
Gender-affirming surgery is already banned in military healthcare systems but the new memo appears to target hormone therapy and other care.
By Matt White
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$571 million in VA spending on suicide prevention isn’t working, vets groups say $571 million in VA spending on suicide prevention isn’t working, vets groups say
Veteran advocates are asking for accountability on how the Department of Veterans Affairs uses its $571 million suicide prevention budget, and whether those efforts are working.
By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol
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This Army first sergeant set up a Super Bowl party for his soldiers in the field This Army first sergeant set up a Super Bowl party for his soldiers in the field
“It hits different when your leadership thinks about you like that,” said Sgt. Matthew Brennan, a soldier in the unit.

The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson
The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky for hundreds of miles.

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