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JLOTS is an umbrella term for several different U.S. military capabilities that can deliver supplies from the sea to shore.
Army

The Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore is a capability, not just a pier

By Joshua Skovlund

Updated on Jun 20, 2024

Tech. Sgt. Mitchel Carroll, 96th Test Wing, assesses a Raptor Flight Airman during an open ranks inspection March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Class 19 Charlie is in its fourth week of five of Airman Leadership School. ALS attendance is a mandatory step in becoming an Air Force non-commissioned officer. More than 300 Airmen complete the course at Eglin each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Uniform inspections and stricter shaving rules coming in renewed Air Force focus on ‘standards’

By Matt White

Updated on Jun 20, 2024

osprey grounded
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V-22 Osprey flights to stay limited until mid-2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 16, 2024

Rescued civilian sailors were airlifted by helicopter to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group on June 15.
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Navy rescues merchant crew in the Red Sea, bombs Houthi sites as attacks continue

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 16, 2024

gt. Maj. of the U.S. Army Michael R. Weimer salutes at the unveiled and renamed Sgt. Stout vehicle, previously the M-SHORAD. (photo by Christopher Kaufmann/U.S. Army)
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Army renames air defense system after Medal of Honor recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 16, 2024

TOPSHOT - Residents queue for vaccination in Marikina City, suburban Manila on August 6, 2021, as authorities imposed another lockdown to slow the spread of the hyper-contagious Delta variant and ease pressure on hospitals while trying to avoid crushing economic activity. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) (Photo by TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pentagon defends anti-vaccine disinformation program in the Philippines

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2024

Cmdr. David Ruhlig (center) assuming command of Coast Guard Station New York in July 2021. (photo by Daniel Henry/U.S. Coast Guard)
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Coast Guard fires commander of its biggest station

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2024

Alaska rescue
Air Force

Alaska Air Guard crews rescue six survivors of remote plane crash

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 14, 2024

Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Brian Schwenk
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Court-martial set in shooting death of Lance Corporal who was ‘born to be a Marine’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 14, 2024

Russian navy in Cuba
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Navy dispatches ships and planes as Russian ships arrive in Cuba

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 13, 2024

sexual assault in army audit
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Army undercounted 4,000 domestic abuse cases, according to audit

By Patty Nieberg, Matt White

Posted on Jun 13, 2024

navy rescue swimmer
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A Navy rescue swimmer died while training to rejoin the fleet

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 12, 2024

VA enrolls record number of women veterans in healthcare
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VA enrolls record number of women veterans in healthcare

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 12, 2024

Coast Guard 2024
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Coast Guard Academy official says leaders sabotaged reports of sexual assault

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 11, 2024

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Man who kidnapped U.S. Army soldiers from Colombia bar gets 48-year sentence

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 10, 2024

Seth William Baker
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Man claiming to be Marine veteran joins Russian military, video shows

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 10, 2024

Curtis E. LeMay award
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This B-52H crew survived a ‘worst possible case’ emergency and landed safely

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 10, 2024

Army Ranger jumps into Normandy to honor his World War II Ranger grandfather
History

Army Ranger jumps into Normandy to honor his World War II Ranger grandfather

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 9, 2024

A Ukrainian Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, left, charges toward a Russian BTR-82. (Screenshot via Ukraine's Ministry of Defense on X)
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Bradley Fighting Vehicle beats Russian APC in a game of deadly chicken

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 8, 2024

William Anders (photo courtesy NASA)
History

Apollo 8 astronaut, Air Force veteran, William Anders dies in plane crash

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 8, 2024

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A U.S. F-16 pilot ejected after losing power in thick clouds in South Korea

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 7, 2024

MDMA-assisted therapy was not recommended by an FDA Advisory Committee as a treatment for PTSD.
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FDA Advisory Committee voted against MDMA therapy, what’s next?

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Jun 7, 2024

Navy Captain Michel Brandt fired
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Navy fires USS Somerset’s commanding officer following investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 7, 2024

F-15 pilot’s braking miscue, confusing radio call led to crash in ditch, Air Force investigators find
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F-15 pilot’s braking miscue, confusing radio call led to crash in ditch, Air Force investigators find

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 6, 2024

New York subway stabbing
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National Guardsmen save New York subway stabbing victim

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 6, 2024

The Army’s floating pier in Gaza traces its roots to D-Day
History

The Army’s floating pier in Gaza traces its roots to D-Day

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 5, 2024

Marines will land on Normandy beaches to commemorate D-Day’s 80th anniversary
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Marines will land on Normandy beaches to commemorate D-Day’s 80th anniversary

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 5, 2024

Army Sgt. Maj. Jeremy C. Sims
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Army Command Sergeant Major dies in South Korea

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 5, 2024

Omaha Beach Normandy D-Day 80th anniversary
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Sea conditions stop Marines from amphibious landings at Normandy to mark D-Day

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 5, 2024

alwyn cashe medal of honor gate rename
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Fort Moore renames five gates for battlefield heroes like Alwyn Cashe

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 4, 2024

American soldier buried with Germans in WWII accounted for
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American soldier buried with Germans in WWII accounted for

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 4, 2024

After dubious shootdowns, NORAD now checks with balloon hobbyist groups
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After dubious shootdowns, NORAD now checks with balloon hobbyist groups

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 4, 2024

Two ex-U.S. soldiers met in Ukraine, then went on ‘international crime spree’
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Two ex-U.S. soldiers met in Ukraine, then went on ‘international crime spree’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 3, 2024

Waverly Woodson Distinguished Service Cross Posthumous
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Black Army medic who saved 200 troops on D-Day to be awarded Distinguished Service Cross

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 3, 2024

A combat controller earned a secret Air Force Cross for battle with Russian mercenaries
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A combat controller earned a secret Air Force Cross for battle with Russian mercenaries

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 3, 2024

Navy’s Eisenhower carrier group’s deployment in the Red Sea extended
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Navy’s Eisenhower carrier group’s deployment in the Red Sea extended

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 2, 2024

Somalia
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US airstrike in Somalia kills three ISIS members

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 1, 2024

Army Special Operations Command FBI Boston raid hotel civilian
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Army investigating lewd incident during change of command ceremony livestream

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 1, 2024

Florida sheriff fires deputy who fatally shot AFSOC flyer
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Florida sheriff fires deputy who fatally shot AFSOC flyer

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 31, 2024

Biden announces ceasefire proposal as Gaza pier remains out of service
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Biden announces ceasefire proposal as Gaza pier remains out of service

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 31, 2024

Former Admiral’s $500,000 retirement job was a bribe, prosecutors say
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Former Admiral’s $500,000 retirement job was a bribe, prosecutors say

By Matt White

Posted on May 31, 2024

North Korean Balloons
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US troops received warning about North Korean poop balloons

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 30, 2024

His grandfather was a ‘Beirut Marine.’ Now he’s graduating from Parris Island.
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His grandfather was a ‘Beirut Marine.’ Now he’s graduating from Parris Island.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 30, 2024

Congress is weighing automatic registration for wartime draft
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Congress is weighing automatic registration for wartime draft

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 29, 2024

F-35B
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Air Force pilot injured in F-35B crash in New Mexico

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 29, 2024

Coast Guard nabs half-billion dollar haul of smuggled cocaine
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Coast Guard nabs half-billion dollar haul of smuggled cocaine

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 29, 2024

Family of 101st Airborne soldier offers $55,000 reward for clues in her death
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Family of 101st Airborne soldier offers $55,000 reward for clues in her death

By Matt White

Posted on May 28, 2024

US military’s Gaza pier damaged, aid delivery suspended
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US military’s Gaza pier damaged, aid delivery suspended

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 28, 2024

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First Ukrainian F-16 pilots finish training in Arizona

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 28, 2024

The gate sign for Fort Liberty, home to the Army's airborne.
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Army special operations officer under investigation after shooting

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on May 28, 2024

Air Force members Tech. Sgt. Tyrese Thompson and Tech. Sgt. Chase Blumberg reenlist at Air Base 201 in Niger in 2023.
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Air Force raises maximum amount for retention bonuses to $180,000

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 26, 2024

World War II ace Dick Bong’s P-38 found after crashing decades ago
History

World War II ace Dick Bong’s P-38 found after crashing decades ago

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 25, 2024

Sgt. Bill Cahir U.S. Marine
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Reporter-turned-Marine Bill Cahir was ‘among the greatest Americans of our generation’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 24, 2024

M72 LAW
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Marines fielding new light assault weapon with reduced backblast

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 23, 2024

v-22 osprey
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Marine Corps families say Osprey is ‘unsafe and unairworthy’ in lawsuit over deadly 2022 crash

By Matt White

Updated on May 23, 2024

U.S. Airmen use a new tool to breach a SCIF door.
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This Air Force security team can breach an ‘impenetrable’ SCIF in one minute

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 23, 2024

A new measure from federal lawmakers would create a drone corps as a formal branch of the Army. But Army leaders don’t agree.
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Congress wants an Army drone corps but Army leaders aren’t interested

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 22, 2024

Marine Corps privates JuliMarie Winston and Jamil Winston Jr. attended boot camp at Marine Recruit Training Depot Parris Island at the same time.
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Married Marines graduate from Parris Island boot camp together

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 22, 2024

Brig. Gen. Michael Conley
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Air Force general will jump from one to three stars to lead air commandos

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 21, 2024

Pfc. Katia Duenas-Aguilar
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Fort Campbell soldier’s death under investigation as homicide

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 21, 2024

11th Airborne soldier killed, another injured, in car accident
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11th Airborne soldier killed, another injured, in car accident

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 21, 2024

Wounded Warrior Project
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Wounded Warrior Project is being sued for discrimination

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 21, 2024

USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles
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USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 20, 2024

18th Airborne Corps orders soldiers on staff duty to get some sleep
Military Life

18th Airborne Corps orders soldiers on staff duty to get some sleep

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 20, 2024