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Coast Guard

Congress restores Coast Guard funding after 76-day partial shutdown

“I know we would never get an apology but one could hope for one,” said a Coast Guard spouse.

News

Soldier told Discord chat he planned to target Jewish worshipers, feds say

A Fort Polk soldier allegedly said, "You'll see me in the news. I promise," and cited white nationalist slogans in a Discord chat.

Marine Corps

Marines in hot barracks getting portable air conditioners

Officials said 128 barracks across the force, housing almost 20,000 Marines, do not have permanent air conditioning. Many have portable air conditioners.

Marine Corps

The Marines may need 40 amphibious warfare ships, general says

The discussion on amphibious warfare ships comes as the Corps plans to continuously deploy three Marine Expeditionary Units.

News

Scrawled in bunkers, the ‘first military art’ of the Iran War emerges

Bunker artwork drawn by troops in the Iran War often includes tallies of drone attacks and counts of hours spent in the confines of concrete shelters.

Marine Corps

A firefight is too late to start trusting the new Corps, say senior Marines

Five senior enlisted Marines shared "Old Corps" lessons from their careers, and why they already trust the young Marines who will come after them.

News

Pentagon considers doubling monthly combat pay for troops

The current maximum monthly pay for troops in combat is $225, but a budget proposal could raise it to $450 next year.

Army

Army drill sergeants get prison for ‘prohibited’ trainee relationships

A trainee reported that the two drill instructors targeted her and a second recruit during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Marine Corps

Marines now have 12 months to meet shaving rules

Just released rules give Marines seeking treatments for skin conditions, including laser removal, one year.

News

Pentagon’s drone strategy calls for putting $54 billion DAWG in the fight

The Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, which oversees developing drones and other unmanned systems, could get a huge budget increase.

Tech & Tactics

Special Operations Command lays out high-tech wish list

SOCOM’s ANCHOR Initiative wants to “accelerate” how new technologies are integrated into operations, including augmented reality, drones and lasers.

Culture

Two Navy football players picked in NFL draft

Landon Robinson and Eli Heidenrich were the first pair of Naval Academy midshipmen to be drafted in decades.

Army

Army nurse accused of actively helping separatist militants in Cameroon

The officer, a nurse assigned to Fort Belvoir, allegedly presented himself as a combat veteran and shared Army documents with separatists, even getting on the “war council.”

Army

Rangers win Best Sapper competition for second year in a row

1st Lts. Christopher Barrett and Bryce Sullenger were declared the top combat engineers after several days of grueling challenges.

Army

The Army is creating a new job for air defense soldiers

Soldiers who train as Air and Missile Defense System Repairers will join some of the most in-demand units in the Army.

Coast Guard

Coast Guard families say they feel ‘forgotten’ amid government shutdown

"The constant weight of the uncertainty and wondering if their families are going to be okay, that's, I think, the hardest thing.”

Army

Special Forces soldier won $400K in Polymarket bets on Maduro raid, feds say

Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke is accused of using classified information to place bets on the Jan. 3 raid.

News

Military contractors no longer have ‘immunity’ to lawsuits brought by troops

The Supreme Court said an Army veteran can sue a contractor whose employee carried out a suicide attack in Afghanistan.

Fighter Aircraft

How the F-35 is changing Marine airpower

The F-35 may be the most capable fighter aircraft the Marines have ever flown, but it also might be the most complicated.

Army

Army Chinook makes first landing without a pilot

As the Army looks to cut 6,000 pilots and aviation crew, the Chinook is the second current Army helicopter modified to fly without a pilot.