(Military Times) The number of veterans elected to Congress will increase next session, only the third time that has happened in the past five decades. Read More |
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(Army Times) The distinctive patch of the Army’s Special Forces units dates back to 1955, when Capt. John W. Fry of the 77th Special Forces Group reportedly submitted a design he felt reflected the new units’ all-domain mission. Read More |
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(Air Force Times) An Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber was recently damaged in a skirmish along the northern U.S. border with foes a fraction of its size: birds. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) A Navy engineer and his wife have been given lengthy prison terms for a plot to sell secrets about nuclear submarines. Read More |
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(Military Times) Every dollar — and every gesture of appreciation — counts for veterans. Read More |
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(Military Times) Tricare costs are going up for some, depending on the beneficiary's status. Read More |
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(Military Times) Tricare open season starts Nov. 14, as well as FEDVIP open season for dental and vision coverage. Read More |
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(Federal Times) We’ve compiled the latest information about the online marketplace to buy health insurance for next year. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) Russia's military announced it's withdrawing from Kherson, but Ukrainian authorities cautioned against considering the retreat a done deal. Read More |
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(Al Jazeera) Russia ordered its forces to withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital seized by President Vladimir Putin’s troops since the war began. The move signals a potentially huge blow to Russia’s campaign in the country. Read More |
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(Stars & Stripes) On the last day of February, four days after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, former U.S. Army Ranger Patrick Creed walked up to the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and knocked on the door. Read More |
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(Al Jazeera) More than 100,000 Russian military personnel killed or wounded in Ukraine, with Kyiv’s forces likely suffering a similar figure, top American general says. Read More |
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(The Hill) Russia has likely lost half its tanks, used up most of its precision-guided weapons and suffered tens of thousands of casualties so far in its war against Ukraine, the Pentagon’s top policy official said Tuesday. Read More |
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(Al Jazeera) Nikolai Patrushev meets his Iranian counterpart and Iran’s president, as Moscow and Tehran look to deepen ties. Read More |
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(Military Times) The Pentagon is standing up a new command devoted to helping Ukraine win its war against Russia. Read More |
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(Defense News Weekly) The Nov. 8 elections could herald substantive changes for the military — find out what a shift in power might mean for you. Read More |
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(Defense News) At least one Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee was defeated in Tuesday night’s midterm elections, but Democrats managed to avoid broader losses as their members surpassed analysts’ expectations. Read More |
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(Defense One) Despite “a handful” of DDoS attacks targeting state and local election websites and some technical glitches affecting voting equipment, CISA says it saw “no activity” that should undermine faith in the election results. Read More |
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(Stars & Stripes) U.S. special operations forces flying over the Arctic on Wednesday rolled a long-range missile out the back of a C-130 aircraft, dropping it by parachute before it blasted toward its target in the distance. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment case, filed suit earlier this year in federal court. Read More |
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(Breaking Defense) The service's decision to move IBCS into full-rate production is expected "early next year," a spokesperson for prime contractor Northrop Grumman said. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) Fort Ord was added to the EPA’s list of most polluted places in the nation four years before it began the process of closing as an active military base. Read More |
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(Stars & Stripes) Soldiers from the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division and its 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions will deploy to Europe later this year to replace other U.S.-based units deployed to the Continent amid the monthslong Russian invasion of Ukraine, service officials announced Wednesday. Read More |
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(Task & Purpose) “Does it have camouflage and your name on it? Does it have your rank on it? Then you can’t be wearing it.” Read More |
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(Marietta Daily Journal) The highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Army referenced the war in Ukraine during a speech in Cobb County, Ga., Monday. Read More |
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(Navy Times) The littoral combat ship Wichita suffered a problem in its propulsion plant last month as the ship was on its way home from deployment. Read More |
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(Stars & Stripes) Three Navy sailors have received commendation medals for saving a man’s life after an accident at a U.S. military base in Italy, officials said Tuesday. Read More |
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(USNI News) Amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8), the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, left Naval Base San Diego on Wednesday for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific region, USNI News has learned. Read More |
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(Marine Corps Times) Semper fi, devil dogs. Read More |
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(Stars & Stripes) Government officials on Okinawa complained this week to the Marine Corps about its plans to fly tilt-rotor aircraft from Naha Military Port to an air base in Ginowan city. Read More |
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(Marine Corps Times) A 2021 report by the transportation analytics company INRIX listed the Washington, D.C. region as the second worst city for traffic in the entire country, with commuters spending an average of 155 extra hours each year paralyzed behind the wheel. Read More |
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(Marine Corps Times) An investigation also recommended legal or administrative action against two commanders and three other Marines. Read More |
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(C4ISRNET) The Department of the Air Force is seeking industry feedback as it prepares a follow-up arrangement for its landmark Cloud One program. Read More |
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(Military.com) A longtime practice by Air Force mechanics is likely the reason propeller blades on C-130 Hercules have cracked, leading to more than 100 of the aircraft being grounded in late September. Read More |
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(Breaking Defense) “Weapons … get some!” Read More |
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(Stars & Stripes) U.S. special operations forces flying over the Arctic on Wednesday rolled a long-range missile out the back of a C-130 aircraft, dropping it by parachute before it blasted toward its target in the distance. Read More |
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(Air and Space Forces Magazine) The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to outfit two more E-11A Bombardier business jets with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) system. The service already operates three such aircraft, which are used to improve tactical communications for Joint and coalition forces. Read More |
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(MLive.com) Canines Thor and Loki have been bringing joy and comfort to U.S. Coast Guard Station Marquette for more than four years. Read More |
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(The Kansas City Star) As they have for decades, Missourians on Tuesday again voted not to hold a constitutional convention, which would have triggered a gathering of delegates to propose changes to the state's most significant document. Read More |
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(Yakima Herald-Republic) For the first time in more than two years, Washington Army National Guard soldiers mobilized from across the state to train, run and build team spirit. Read More |
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(Military Times) An ex-military contractor pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter yesterday for accidentally killing an Air Force doctor two years ago with a forklift at Al Dhafra Airbase in the United Arab Emirates. Read More |
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(Politico) The focus may be on the midterms and the Russia-Ukraine war, but the Pentagon is quietly starting to build infrastructure in Syria for a long-haul fight with the Islamic State.
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(Stars & Stripes) U.S. military households in Europe that are struggling with soaring gas and electricity costs may see some relief as armed forces leaders push for an early review of utility expenses. Read More |
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(Task & Purpose) No, really, can they? Read More |
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(Military Times) Jeremy Butler, CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, will step down from his role leading the organization in coming months, group officials announced on Tuesday. Read More |
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(Stars & Stripes) The Department of Veterans Affairs should train all employees in implementing the agency’s new abortion guidelines to ensure female veterans are provided proper health care and safety, according to a new report from Democrats on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Read More |
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(The Hill) Jill Biden is working on her fitness this Veterans Day, hosting a first-ever exercise session at the White House for service members. Read More |
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(Military.com) There's something about classic spy novels that were made into 1970s movie thrillers that television executives just can't resist. The Peacock streaming service has announced that it is making a new series based on Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel, "The Day of the Jackal." Read More |
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(Military.com) All U.S. veterans and Gold Star family members will be able to get a free lifetime entrance pass for federal parks and recreation sites nationwide starting Nov. 11. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) No digital intrusions are known to have affected the counting of the midterm vote Read More |
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(Defense News) The Canadian military has ordered 39 additional light-armored vehicles from General Dynamics for $165 million as it aims to replace equipment it donated to Ukraine earlier this year, according to a spokesman with the National Defence Department. Read More |
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(Breaking Defense) The Royal Bahraini Air Force will receive its first batch of four F-16 Block 70 aircraft by the first half of 2024, following a COVID-19-related delay, commander of the air force Maj. Gen. Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifah told Breaking Defense. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern sea on Wednesday, extending a recent barrage of weapons demonstrations. Read More |
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(Defense News) On the first day of the biennial Euronaval trade conference here last month, France’s new defense minister Sebastien Lecornu made sure to meet with Greece’s vice defense minister, Nikolaus Hardalias, at the Hellenic pavilion. Read More |
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(Reuters) President Joe Biden will meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol during an upcoming trip to Asia to discuss how to stem North Korea's nuclear program, a White House official said on Wednesday. Read More |
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(Defense News) Saildrone, a U.S. manufacturer of small and medium unmanned surface vessels (USVs), expects an increase in the number of seabed reconnaissance missions its platforms will carry out in 2023 across the Atlantic, Pacific and the Middle East, said CEO Richard Jenkins. Read More |
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(The Associated Press) President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France’s military strategy must strengthen the country as an independent, respected nuclear-armed power through the end of the decade, warning against a risk of escalation and other global effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read More |
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(Breaking Defense) Germany is the largest importer of Swiss-made weapons, and some politicians are looking to leverage that. Read More |
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(Wall Street Journal) The attack destroyed several vehicles and killed at least 10 people, say people familiar with the matter Read More |
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(Breaking Defense) A leading UK think tank says the British Navy should offload some anti-access/anti-denial operations to regional partners in order to maintain commitments elsewhere. Read More |
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(Al Jazeera) The British army paid $165,332 in compensation after the deaths of 64 children in Afghanistan, a new report says. Read More |
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(Reuters) Somalia's army and associated clan militias have killed at least 20 al Shabaab fighters in towns in the centre of the country, a regional official and the Information Ministry said on Wednesday, in the latest onslaught against the group. Read More |
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(Axios) Russia's President Vladimir Putin won't go to Bali for the G20 leaders' summit next week, Russian and Indonesian officials said on Thursday morning local time.
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(The Hill) The first order of business for the post midterm elections lame-duck session of Congress should be an agreement on a budget framework and passage of fiscal year 2023 appropriations bills. Read More |
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(Wall Street Journal) When regime-backed Houthi rebels fired on a base housing U.S. soldiers, Team Biden deflected. Read More |
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(Washington Post) Adolf Hitler was notorious during the German invasion of the Soviet Union for refusing to give his troops permission to retreat even when that was the only tactical move that made any sense. Even when the Red Army was encircling the German Sixth Army outside Stalingrad in late 1942, the Fuehrer refused permission for his troops to stage a breakout. “I won’t go back from the Volga!” he shouted. Read More |
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(Defense One) Russia’s turn to kamikaze drones is premised on a flawed strategy. Read More |
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(The Tennesseean) This Veterans Day, thank and honor Vietnam War veterans and their families for their service and sacrifce. Read More |
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(Defense Opinion) Disconnection from others is proving fatal for veterans and service members around the country, with lawmakers reporting that two-thirds of vets who die by suicide have had no contact with support services. Read More |
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