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Army

Official who oversees Corps of Engineers named acting Army Secretary

Adam Telle oversaw the Army Corp of Engineers, which maintain dams, lakes, and waterways. He now will be the Army's top civilian, replacing Dan Driscoll.

Culture

Dakota Meyer to junior Marines: ‘You all are better than we were’

“As somebody who was in the combat generation, to somebody who's standing in a formation next to these entry-level Marines, I want to tell you: you all are better than we were.”

Education

What to know about transferring your GI Bill to a dependent

It’s so complicated, it almost seems like it’s by design. Which is why you need to plan ahead.

Marine Corps

Acting Navy Secretary tells Marines that suicide is a ‘leadership issue’

In a town hall with Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, the Commandant of the Marine Corps told Camp Lejeune Marines that suicide prevention demands "intrusive leadership" from local leaders.

Commentary

My unit took on Ukraine’s ‘Nemesis’ drone hunters. Here’s what really happened.

An exercise in April was reported as a "drubbing" of an American mechanized unit by Ukrainian drones. A company commander who was there tells Blackhawk Company's side of the story.

Army

Army to spend $465 million on ‘Group 3 killer’ anti-drone laser

The LOCUST X 3, a 30-kilowatt laser, is designed to shoot down the type of drones that U.S. troops in the Middle East have faced since the Iran war began.

Navy

These 2 Marines are now professional football players

Naval Academy teammates and Marine Corps officers Landon Robinson and Eli Heidenreich both made the final rosters of their NFL teams.

Navy

Top Navy officer says sailors should expect ‘longer deployments’ despite 7-month goal

“Until I can grow the Navy we need … longer deployments are going to be probably part of that,” the Chief of Naval Operations told sailors this week.

Army

Thousands of US soldiers ruck for a Danish Air Force medal

Soldiers across the Army marched a little more than 12 miles to earn the Danish Flyver ribbon, which can now be worn on U.S. uniforms.

Navy

Sailor asks Navy leaders if service will pay for haircuts under grooming push

In a town hall with the Navy's top admiral and enlisted advisor, sailors asked about long deployments, barracks issues, and a haircut allowance.

Army

The Army’s new drone-first soldiers are already graduating from training school

The Army is training about 30 soldiers in every class in the 15X Military Occupational Specialty, or MOS, at a base in Arizona to be tactical unmanned aircraft system specialists.

Iran

Iran, US trade strikes in first fighting in a month

Iranian forces fired missiles at American positions in Jordan following U.S. strikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Army

Army extends 82nd Airborne Division’s Middle East deployment to a full year

Paratroopers and other soldiers from the division will stay in the region due to “operational requirements” as the Iran war reaches six months.

Air Force

Air Force ‘immediately’ stops use of Minuteman III communications testers after chemical exposure

Inspectors found potential traces polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs on several ICBM communications sensors used at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

Marine Corps

Acting Navy secretary orders Marines to bring a family home after military spouse’s plea

Hung Cao directed the Marines to bring a family back to the U.S. after a spouse expressed concern over being stuck in Germany in a divorce.

Africa

US to pull additional combat troops from Nigeria

Combat forces deployed to fight the Islamic State in Nigeria earlier this year. This is the second drawdown in two months.

Iran

Navy has cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says

The declaration comes six months into the war with Iran and four months after the U.S. said it was starting mine clearance operations.

Marine Corps

Marines board, sink alleged drug ship off Ecuador

The interdiction is the first direct action against suspected drug traffickers by the USS San Antonio and Littoral Combat Force-24 since they entered the eastern Pacific this month.

Space Force

Trump signs order to create a space service academy

The new academy would train Space Force members as well as NASA personnel.

Marine Corps

Marines are now allowed to wear class rings in uniform

New guidance on uniform regulations lets Marines wear class rings alongside wedding rings.