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The Navy’s newest ship honors Baseball Hall of Fame members
Navy

The Navy’s newest ship honors Baseball Hall of Fame members

The USS Cooperstown is the latest littoral combat ship, the type of vessel that the Navy does not want.

daniel penny charged jordan neely killing video
Marine Corps

What we know about the Marine veteran who killed Jordan Neely on the New York City subway

Daniel Penny served in the Marines Corps from 2017 to 2021.

Ukraine launches drone strike inside the heart of Crimea
Russia

Ukraine launches drone strike inside the heart of Crimea

Russia is scaling back its Victory Day celebrations this week out of fear of Ukrainian sabotage.

Air Force F-16 crashes in South Korea
Air Force

Air Force F-16 crashes in South Korea

The pilot was able to eject before impact.

Poor work, oversight to blame for leak of firefighting chemicals at Red Hill, report finds
Navy

Poor work, oversight to blame for leak of firefighting chemicals at Red Hill, report finds

1,300 gallons of a foam containing “forever chemicals” spilled from the fuel depot, threatening a nearby aquifer.

Yevgeny Prigozhin group russia military
Russia

Wagner Group boss threatens to pull out of Bakhmut in graphic video blasting Russian military chiefs

"They were someone’s sons or fathers."

u.s. army javelin missile contract ukraine
Army

The Army wants to spend up to $7.2 billion to stock up on Javelin missiles

The age of the Javelin is upon us.

Stormtroopers
Entertainment

Star Wars’ Stormtroopers are a reminder why marksmanship is so important

“Aim for the head.”

Kremlin attack
Russia

Russia claims Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Kremlin

This is not the first drone attack inside Russia.

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue cruise ship
Coast Guard

Video shows Coast Guard helicopter narrowly avoiding crashing during rescue at sea

Mighty fine flying.

Cooper Andrews Marine Corps Veteran Bakhmut Ukraine
Marine Corps

Marine veteran killed in Ukraine spent his life helping others in need

“Cooper basically had an attitude of ‘see something, do something.’”

Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann
Army

US Army Special Operations Command has its first female senior enlisted leader

U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the largest service component of Special Operations Command.

Troops on the border
Army

Pentagon sending 1,500 active-duty troops to US-Mexico border

Once more unto the border, dear friends.

26th MEU Marine Corps middle east deployment
Marine Corps

Marine element conducts short-notice air defense deployment to Middle East

The Corps is mum on details.

Russian fighter jet
Middle East

Russian fighter jets have harassed US forces in Syria nearly 100 times in 2 months

The Russian pilots’ aggressive behavior increases the risk of a dangerous mistake.

Wagner Group ukraine russian military
Russia

Ukraine claims Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries are fighting each other

The military and the mercenaries are beefing hard.

ukraine steam deck machine gun turret
Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers are using video game controllers to operate machine gun turrets

Well, that's one way to use a Steam Deck.

Marine veteran cooper andrews Bakhmut Ukraine
Marine Corps

Marine veteran killed while evacuating Ukrainian civilians from Bakhmut

“He was a man of action.”

Stryker
Ukraine

Nearly all promised combat vehicles are in Ukraine: NATO Chief

“This will put Ukraine in a strong position to continue to retake occupied territory."

Apache helicopters
Army

Army identifies three soldiers killed in this week’s helicopter collision in Alaska

Thursday's incident was the third fatal helicopter crash in as many months.