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Marine Corps

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will screen visitors at 3 Marine Corps bases

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are already posted at the gates of Camp Pendleton, California, and they will also be sent to Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

Air Force

Air Force holds epic exercise to blow stuff up, calls it ‘EPIC CRAB’

EPIC CRAB 2025 involved explosive ordnance disposal technicians from the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Republic of Singapore.

Army

The Army wants more drones, electronic warfare tech. This unit is the guinea pig.

The 3rd Infantry Division is experimenting with specialized teams that focus on drones and electronic warfare, in order to test out the Army's plan for fighting the next 'big war.'

News

Hegseth announces accountability review of Afghanistan withdrawal

The Defense Department will conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 “to ensure that accountability for this event is met.”

Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescue swimmers saved a worker stuck in hardening concrete after roof collapse

The rescuers spent three hours extracting four workers from inside a collapsed industrial water tank who had fallen 40 feet when the structure's roof collapsed.

Army

Army investigating whether Rangers fired weapons at public beach before ‘pirate sea battle’

Posts on social media indicate the incident took place on Friday afternoon before soldiers with the 6th Ranger Training Battalion took part in a private festival in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

National Guard

10 New York soldiers receive Purple Heart for injuries in Tower 22 attack

Three soldiers died and dozens were wounded in the attack, many with traumatic brain injuries and concussions, when an Iranian drone destroyed a housing unit at the Jordan outpost.

Entertainment

Nothing is over! They’re making a ‘Rambo’ origin movie

The new film will likely take audiences back to Vietnam and show the moments that made Rambo the traumatized Green Beret he became in "First Blood."

Army

The Army takes steps so its 250th birthday parade won’t destroy DC streets

Previous attempts at a military parade in the nation's capital have been met with concern that heavy Abrams tanks would tear up Washington, D.C.'s roads.

Army

101st Airborne tapped as first unit to get new Black Hawk replacement

The newly designated MV-75 is meant to eventually replace the Army’s H-60 Black Hawk helicopters, including in special operations missions.

Air Force

Air Force surprises troops with sudden deadline for reenlistment bonuses

Airmen have until close of business on May 19 to apply for a selective retention bonus. This year’s fiscal program is ending more than four months early.

Gulf War

Army Apache crews who fired ‘first shots of Desert Storm’ receive Distinguished Flying Crosses

The Pentagon Rundown

Trump touts new ‘F-55’ fighter jet and upgrades to F-35s and F-22s

President Donald Trump said the U.S. military may get a new fighter jet, which he called the F-55, as long as it comes in at the right price.

News

Parents of ‘Brandon Act’ sailor ask to meet with Hegseth about military suicides

Teri and Patrick Caserta lobbied for the Brandon Act after their son died by suicide while in the Navy, but they say they are afraid that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is not prioritizing the changes it laid out.

Army

An Army unit’s ‘extreme use of profanity’ was so bad, they made a rule about it

A unit that receives new recruits at boot camp has banned its soldiers from using vulgar language and making rude gestures when working in official capacities during duty hours.

Air Force

Air Force F-16’s collision with ducks in Alaska ended in ‘flameout landing’

An official Air Force investigation of the mishap found the F-16 landed safely after some 'quack' thinking by the pilot.

News

F-35’s close call over Yemen raises questions about how it’s used

F-35s are designed to destroy high-value infrastructure — airfields, shipyards, radar stations and the like — ideally with long-range weapons.

Army

Army to eliminate 2 Security Force Assistance Brigades, reassign experienced soldiers

Security Force Assistance Brigades were stood up in 2017 to train and advise the military forces of U.S. allies. The Army now plans to eliminate two of the brigades to free up the experienced soldiers assigned to them.

Humor

If you’ve ever lived in the barracks, you already understand ‘The Bear’ on Hulu

The show is about anxiety, toxic work environment, and emotional breakdowns under fluorescent lights — which should be familiar to anyone who has lived in a barracks.

Air Force

Air Force delay on separation and retirement orders isn’t ‘stop loss,’ defense official says

“This action does not impact the separation or retirement dates; it only adjusts the timing of order issuance. Airmen will still retire or separate on their approved date.”