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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team under Title 10 authority and U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines,1st Marine Division, provide protection to federal functions, property, and law enforcement personnel in Los Angeles, June 14, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal agencies by providing military forces to protect federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area. On June 7, the Secretary of Defense directed USNORTHCOM to establish Task Force 51 to oversee Title 10 forces supporting this mission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
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Pentagon releases 2,000 National Guard troops from federal mission in LA

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted Yesterday

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem awards Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, aviation survival technician, with the Coast Guard Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, July 11, 2025, in Kerrville Texas. Ruskan earned the award for his extraordinary heroism and rescue of over 165 people in the wake of the devastating flash flooding near Kerrville. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)
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Coast Guard rescue crew awarded Distinguish Flying Crosses, Air Medals for actions in Texas

By Nicholas Slayton, By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 13, 2025

Retired lieutenant colonel pleads guilty in Ukrainian ‘honeypot’ spy case
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Retired lieutenant colonel pleads guilty in Ukrainian ‘honeypot’ spy case

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One and Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 discuss fueling during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Auxiliary Airfield Six, near Gila Bend Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 18, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
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Nearly 200 Marines deploy to Florida to support ICE operations

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 4, 2025

California National Guard firefighters work on a burned part of Palisades, California on Jan. 20, 2025.
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California National Guard firefighting crews understaffed due to LA deployment

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 29, 2025

Soldiers from the 143rd Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California National Guard, serving under Title 10 status, establish a security perimeter in Mecca, Calif., June 18, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal agencies by providing military forces to protect federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area. On June 7, the Secretary of Defense directed USNORTHCOM to establish Task Force 51 to oversee Title 10 forces supporting this mission. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
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Guardsmen sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

Army veteran Marcos Leao kneels while being detained by Marines at the Wilshire federal building on June 13, 2025.
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Marines detain civilian in Los Angeles, in first such case

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Task Force 51, rehearse non-lethal tactics in Los Angeles, June 11, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal agencies by providing military forces to protect federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area. On June 7, the Secretary of Defense directed USNORTHCOM to establish Task Force 51 to oversee Title 10 forces supporting this mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)
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Marines to begin guarding federal property in LA

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 13, 2025

National Guard troops carry riot shields with "California National Guard" on them.
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Trump federalizes 2,000 more National Guard troops for Los Angeles mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

National Guard troops carry riot shields next to police firing less than lethal weapons.
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US Northern Command sets up task force for Los Angeles mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 9, 2025

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 10th Mountain Division, complete a training and validation exercise on the AN/TPQ-53 radar system in Sierra Vista, Ariz., March 12, 2025. The AN/TPQ-53 radar system is a unique military capability provided by Joint Task Force - Southern Border to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
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Soldiers on US-Mexico border hunt drones with air defense radars typically used in combat

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 4, 2025

101st Airborne paratrooper pleads guilty in fentanyl death of fellow soldier
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101st Airborne paratrooper pleads guilty in fentanyl death of fellow soldier

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 5, 2025

Spc. Tyler Biberston, a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operator assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, pilots his RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from a roof top April 26, 2018, in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jacob Banuelos / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) 
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Army looks at vibrating seats and ‘3D sound’ to keep drone operators on target

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 23, 2025

Spc. Miguel-Angel Gonzalez, assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, works with Zach Albin, a strength conditioning coach with Holistic Health and Fitness for 4-31 IN, to discuss goodmorning form and strength skills during the Polar Bear Team Leader Academy on Fort Drum, New York, Aug. 27, 2024. H2F enhances Soldier performance and resilience by providing the tools and resources needed to maintain optimal health and readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyssa Norton)
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Army cuts athletic trainers from fitness teams, with medics to take up slack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 22, 2025

The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia 
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The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia 

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans the horizon during a simulated assault as part of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 9, 2024. This iteration of JPMRC-X marks the first deployment to the Philippines, which will enable and assist the Philippine Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in building combat training center locations within the Philippines. The JPMRC-X is a Department of the Army initiative consisting of a deployable package of personnel and equipment designed to support training exercises across the Pacific. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Carleeann Smiddy)
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What does the trade war mean for troops’ military retirement savings?

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 10, 2025