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Navy

The Navy commissioned $400K worth of safety videos. Then it tried to make them disappear.

“We will let you know when and if we would like the videos publicly available again,” the Navy wrote in an email.

Air Force

Air Force revives WWII-era squadron in South Korea as modern drone force

The new unit, under the name of a World War II squadron, will focus on reconnaissance and surveillance.

News

The military needs to better tackle gambling issues among troops, watchdog says

A Government Accountability Office report said that the Defense Department should assign clear staff roles to address troop gambling issues.

Marine Corps

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

Nigel Edge was an infantry assaultman and reconnaissance Marine. Thomas Jacob Sanford was a vehicle mechanic. Both left the Marines over 15 years ago.

Army

Pentagon federalizes 200 Oregon National Guardsmen and orders them to Portland

The announcement of the 60-day mission comes after Trump ordered the military to fight “domestic terrorists” in the city.

National Guard

Air Guard pararescue team leaps onto a freighter at sea to rescue patient

Search and rescue teams from the 129th Rescue Wing pulled off a long-distance, two-day mission to medevac a mariner suffering stroke symptoms.

World War II

One of the last original Tuskegee Airmen dies at 100

Lt. Col. George Hardy flew 21 combat missions in World War II, then went on to fight in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Russia

NORAD scrambles jets to intercept Russian planes near Alaska

Several planes went up to track four Russian aircraft on Wednesday, the first incursion into the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone since multiple incidents in August.

United States

Trump says he’s sending troops into Portland

The president also said he was authorizing “Full Force, if necessary” against antifascists. 

Army

Most of the Army and Marine Corps’ vehicles are not ready for combat, watchdog finds

The amount of maintenance done on ground vehicles over the last decade has steadily declined, the Government Accountability Office found.

Marine Corps

Marine infantry battalion backtracks on mustache ban

Terminal lances rejoice, your 'staches are safe … for now.

Navy

Feds bust scammers known as ‘Wildboy,’ ‘Low Ball’ and others for targeting military members

Prosecutors accused 10 people of scamming 500 members of the Navy Federal Credit Union out of nearly $2 million.

News

The elusive ship built to carry US special operators is in the Caribbean

The MV Ocean Trader, a floating barracks, helicopter base and command center for special ops forces, is currently operating in the Caribbean.

Army

National Guard units are getting the new M250 machine gun

A Minnesota guard unit is among the first to begin using the M250, the Army’s replacement for the Cold War-era M249 light machine gun.

Army

Soldier serving life sentence for Fort Hood assault spree dies in prison cell

Sgt. Greville Clarke, 32, was found unresponsive in his prison cell five months into his life sentence for rape, assault, and other crimes.

Home Equity 101: What you need to know about your house’s worth

Pro tips for savvy homeowners from Navy Federal Credit Union.

News

Billboards aimed at troops ask ‘is this what you signed up for?’

The signs are aimed at troops troubled by legal issues around military units ordered into domestic law enforcement roles.

Marine Corps

Longest-serving active duty Marine to retire after 42 years

“To say that I came in and saw so much progress for Marines, and especially female Marines, over my time … it hits me really hard.”

Air Force

No missiles, no problem. F-15 crews dropped bombs on Iranian drones.

Three F-15 crews attempted to drop laser-guided bombs on Iranian drones after exhausting their supply of air-to-air missiles.

Army

Army captain who fled court-martial found in mother’s home 5 years later

Christopher Wilkinson, an ex-Army captain, fled into the Arizona mountains near Fort Huachuca days before he faced a court-martial on charges of child abuse.