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Navy

Last of the F-14 Tomcats could fly again under Maverick Act

The Maverick Act would send three retired F-14D Tomcats to a museum in Alabama and possibly restore one to flight.

News

Military will now prescreen recruits for 28 medical conditions

Applicants for military service will be cut earlier in the recruiting process if they have any of 28 medical conditions that are unlikely to receive a waiver.

Air Force

Air Force cargo hub stored weapons in unguarded building, IG finds

Officials at Travis Air Force Base said they were moving to fix the 'increased risk for unauthorized access and theft’ at the storage facility.

Navy

Navy F/A-18 disables ship in Gulf of Oman with 20mm cannon

The Navy fighter from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln disabled a ship that U.S. military officials say failed to comply with warnings.

Army

A field competition for Army chaplains tests spiritual mettle

Between obstacle courses and medical events, chaplains in Korea performed last rites for soldiers and broke up fights between angry commanders.

Marine Corps

Marines may create new Infantry Scout career field

So far, Scouts have not had their own Primary Military Occupational Speciality, equivalent to a mortarman or machine gunner. But that could change.

Air Force

Retired fighter pilot taught Chinese airmen secret US tactics, feds say

After two years in China, authorities allege the retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot appeared to return home to sell a condo. FBI agents said they found fake currency and a fake passport in his home office.

Air Force

Air Force removes security airmen from full duty after entering wrong home with a child inside

A Joint Base Andrews spokesperson said the airmen have been assigned to duties that don’t require them to be armed while a command investigation is underway.

National Guard

Guardsmen who reacted to November attack receive medals for heroism

Army Maj. Ryan Reynolds and Air Force Maj. Edwin Stanfield received the Soldier’s Medal and Airman’s Medal for subduing a gunmen in Washington, D.C.

Army

US Army and Navy helicopters sink six Iranian small boats, commander says

The opening day of the U.S. efforts to escort commercial ships through the Straits of Hormuz saw U.S. ships and aircraft forces engage in combat with Iranian forces.

Iran

US will help ‘guide’ trapped ships out of the Strait of Hormuz

Central Command and the president said the effort will start Monday but the U.S. will “maintain the naval blockade” on Iran.

Army

Two US soldiers missing during exercises in Morocco

Search and rescue operations are underway after they were reported missing near Tan Tan in the country’s southwest.

Army

The Army is looking for ‘alternative protein’ for soldiers in the field

The service hopes it can find meatless proteins to put in rations and even manufacture them in combat zones. 

World War I

Wreck of Coast Guard cutter sunk in World War I found after 108 years

The USCGC Tampa was lost with all hands off the coast of England when a German U-boat torpedoed it in September 1918.

Europe

US to pull 5,000 troops from Germany, Pentagon says

The move follows diplomatic disputes between the U.S. and Germany over the war with Iran.

Marine Corps

The Marine Corps is overhauling its Recon training

Recon Marine hopefuls will now go through two new programs, the Ground Reconnaissance Course and the Amphibious Reconnaissance Course.

Air Force

Two Air Force A-10s rescued lost boater on Florida lake

Night vision goggles, thermal cameras and a little search and rescue know-how came in handy.

Army

Military insiders may be betting on operations more than previously known

"Longshot" bets on military operations won 52% of the time on the Polymarket prediction market, researchers found, four times more often than others.

Navy

Navy says aviators can no longer command amphibious warships

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle is requiring that amphibious warships be commanded by surface warfare officers.

News

Iran-linked hackers sent menacing texts to US service members

The messages sent directly to some U.S. troops showed how the Handala hacking group is taking a new, more personal and psychological approach to cyber attacks.