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Campaign against the Houthis will not be ‘an endless offensive,’ Pentagon says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

A Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker escorts two B1B Lancers during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 29, 2020.
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Are the U.S. and Ukraine friends again? It’s complicated.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2025

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Feb 27, 2025) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducts a port call onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme, Feb. 27. Fitzgerald is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. NBVC is major shore warfighting platform; providing sustained ready forces to deploy, fight, and win. Composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island and home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jon Cason)
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Too close for missiles, switching to guns: How the Navy learned to fight Houthi drones

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 7, 2025

Sailors direct aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 18, 2025. Nimitz is underway in 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emma Burgess)
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Veterans caught up in mass federal layoffs — and the smoke hasn’t cleared

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 28, 2025

Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines during an all-hands formation aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2017. Lanham and Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st MEU, encouraged the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU to continue to act as ambassadors of the Marine Corps. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)
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There’s a lot going on in the world of military news, and we need your help

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

Soldiers engage targets with a pair of high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) during a live fire event in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 19, 2023.
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US drifts away from Ukraine nearly 3 years after Russia’s invasion

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

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Trump nixes Gaza deployments, but Forever Wars continue

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

The guided missile destroyer USS Spruance sails in front of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a transit of the Singapore Strait, Aug. 15, 2024.
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30,000 migrants to GITMO, drone sightings (re)explained, and more

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 31, 2025

Pentagon Rundown January 24, 2025
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‘This is just the beginning’: Pentagon enters Trump 2.0

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 24, 2025

Navy EA-18G Growler
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Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing, enlisted troop pay and other military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

Marine UH-1Y Venom
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Operation Greenland, Hegseth’s looming confirmation hearing and other military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 10, 2025

A company marches across regiment on a cool and foggy evening at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, NJ, Dec. 10, 2024. As they approach graduation, senior companies may be given occasional opportunities to march in formation without the guidance of a company commander. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer Third Class Christopher Biggs)
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Conspiracy theories about suspects’ military service run rampant after New Year’s Day violence

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 3, 2025

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, hike to their objective during a combat readiness evaluation at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 9, 2024. The purpose of the evaluation was to certify 2nd Bn., 1st Marines as the ground combat element for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa)
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Defense bill, subordinates may weigh in on officers’ promotions, drone drama and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 11th Airborne Division jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during a deployment for training (DFT) at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 6, 2024. The DFT provided VMGR-153 pilots and aircrew with unit level training that enhanced squadron combat readiness while supporting community relations in remote Alaskan regions during the holiday season. (U.S. Marine Corps photo Cpl. Anabelle Reed-O’Brien)
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US combat experience in a fight with China, shake up at the 4-star level and more news

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

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Hegseth nomination in question, Syria in flames, veterans benefits threatened and more news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 6, 2024

The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
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It’s the end of the world as we know it, and more military news

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 22, 2024