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Navy instructs commands to remove portraits, biographies from websites
Commands led by vice admirals and any rank below will no longer publish portraits or biographies of leadership online to protect security, the Navy said.
2 defense tech companies sue US Navy after losing out on MUSV program
Two defense tech companies sued the U.S. government, alleging they were unfairly excluded from the Navy's Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program.
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Navy initiates safety review after Blue Angels fly low over Florida beach
Jets from the Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron flew at an atypically low altitude over Pensacola Beach on Wednesday.
Navy develops strategy to weaponize data, AI
The Department of the Navy developed a strategy to weaponize data and artificial intelligence.
Senators question whether military pharmacy program is the best deal for beneficiaries
Senators raised concerns about the potential anti-competitive tactics of the military’s Tricare pharmacy program contractor, Express Scripts.
USS Sampson spills roughly 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel into Seattle harbor
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Sampson discharged nearly 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel during routine defueling operations at Vigor Shipyard.
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Military spouses can find jobs. Keeping careers is the hard part.
Unemployment among active-duty spouses actively seeking work climbed to 29.9% in 2025, up from 21.8% in 2023.
Hegseth ordered a new study of women in combat. Critics say it’s built to reach one conclusion.
Researchers who spoke with The War Horse said a new study makes sense if at least some anecdotal evidence found problems in mixed-gender combat units.
The new military family: staying together while living apart
The DoD does not recognize “geo-bachelor” as an official personnel status or maintain department-wide data on how many families live this way.
230 troops discharged for refusing COVID-19 vaccine have rejoined, Pentagon says
Roughly 2.7% of the thousands who left the service over the vaccine mandate have rejoined and another 7% have expressed interest in returning.
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Disputed veterans benefits bill gets pulled before House vote
A widely debated veterans bill was pulled from a House vote Thursday amid controversy.
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Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
‘War Machine’ review: Finally, a training scenario with aliens
The sci-fi flick raises the premise: What if the final phase of U.S. Army Ranger selection suddenly involved fighting a giant alien robot?
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A "thought experiment" from the service that went viral highlights the possible dangers that could come from giving autonomous drones too much power.
Pentagon draws ire of lawmakers over war crimes evidence sharing
Much of the session was spent answering lawmakers’ questions about the Pentagon’s resistance to cooperating with the International Criminal Court.
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Do we owe a teen sailor thanks for creating doughnuts as we know them?
“I took the cover off the ship’s tin pepper box, and — I cut into the middle of that donut the first hole ever seen by mortal eyes!”
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America faces a tidal wave of aging military veterans
The number of women veterans over the age of 65 is expected to increase by a staggering 237% between 2021 and 2041, according to data from VA.
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