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Army

Army identifies three of four soldiers killed in Lithuania training accident

The Army identified three soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division based out of Fort Stewart, Georgia who died in a Lithuania training accident last week.

Army

Here is the training that the Army says is no longer mandatory

The changes come as part of a broader focus shift toward war fighting, readiness, and removes “burdens” on soldiers to do extra training in other categories, Army officials announced.

Army

All four missing US soldiers confirmed dead after massive recovery effort in Lithuanian bog

The seven-day search operation to find the missing soldiers drew in hundreds of U.S. and Lithuanian troops, U.S. Navy divers from Spain, specialized ground search radars and even helicopters to transport teams from a nearby airport.

Navy

Mold in privatized housing cost this Navy family their health and reenlistment bonus

Jackie and Anthonie Talarico say their family developed chronic health issues and spent an entire reenlistment bonus to replace furniture ruined by mold in Navy housing. They have joined a lawsuit against Balfour Beatty, the private contractor.

News

Hegseth directs service chiefs to conduct ‘sex-neutral’ review of combat arms standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that the standards for combat arms jobs must be “based solely on the operational demands of the occupation and the readiness needed to confront any adversary.”

Navy

Navy destroyer helps apprehend 13 people for border security mission

The USS Spruance used its radar to help the Coast Guard and agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to intercept a vessel.

Middle East

More A-10 Warthogs deploy to the Middle East

"Several" Warthogs and more than 300 airmen are deploying as the U.S. military builds up forces in the region amid ongoing fighting with Houthi militants in Yemen.

Entertainment

Iraq War movie ‘Warfare’ is a beautiful depiction of an ugly war

Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland's recreation of a mission in Ramadi gone wrong hits with visceral and personal details.

Army

Green Beret killed in Niger awarded Silver Star after new footage emerges

Staff Sgt. Bryan Black's award was upgraded after the Army obtained new footage of his actions in the deadly firefight.

The Pentagon Rundown

When are classified war plans neither ‘classified’ nor ‘war plans’

“It’s dumbfounding to even contemplate an argument that this would not be classified,” said national security attorney Mark Zaid.

Air Force

Those ‘Hegseth bodyguards’ are actually there for the Air Force’s ‘Doomsday’ plane

Members of the Air Force's National Airborne Operations Center Security Forces team travel with the E-4B Nightwatch aircraft — not as personal guards to the Secretary of Defense, as some speculated.

Army

Ranger School’s new fitness test is tougher than ever, but nixes sit-ups

Earning a Ranger Tab will now include a sandbag lift, a buddy carry, crawls and other 'functional fitness' events — but no sit-ups.

Mandatory Fun

Marine vet buys sword that slayed the lava monster in the iconic 90s recruiting ad

Marine veteran Jackson Dodd recently bought the iconic sword from the original blacksmith who forged it for the legendary “Rite of Passage” recruiting commercial.

Army

Army locates Hercules vehicle that missing 3rd Infantry Division soldiers were in

The Army confirmed that searchers had found the M88 Hercules the soldiers were assigned to submerged in a body of water. No update was available on the soldiers.

News

Troops in Stryker armored vehicles to patrol southern border

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized U.S. troops deployed to the southern border to use Strykers and other tactical military vehicles for patrols.

Air Force

This photo of Air Force special ops pool training is chaos. There’s a reason for that.

This picture of an underwater drill at a selection course for Air Force Special Tactics Officers is impossible to figure out and that's by design.

Army

Army wants junior officers to fix quality-of-life issues that drive soldiers out

The Army's Junior Officer Counsel pilot program aims to get officers to come up with solutions for quality of life problems that are driving soldiers out of the Army.

News

When rank-and-file troops leak secrets, they often end up in the brig

"Oh, I’d be court-martialed for that," said a former military judge after news broke that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have texted strike plans to a journalist.

Mandatory Fun

‘100% OPSEC’ apparently means texting military plans to a reporter

Defense officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, discussed the plans and intelligence sources behind a U.S. airstrike on Houthi rebels in a group chat that included a reporter.

Army

Here’s the origin of the Army’s ‘Red Wing’ design on the Mariner Badges

The design of the Mariner Badge signifies that the soldiers fall under the Transportation Corps. The “winged wheel” symbolizes rail transportation.