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Future aircraft carrier Doris Miller delayed until 2034
A Navy official said the delay was the result of construction delays with another Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS Enterprise.
Lawmakers push for domestic shipbuilding fixes as US Navy explores overseas options
The service released its fiscal 2027 shipbuilding plan on Monday, outlining the possibility of the U.S. manufacturing ships at foreign shipyards.
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Barracks improvements, installation safety top priorities for military construction budget
The $21.5 billion budget request for military barracks would address a backlog of construction and repairs, logistics leaders said.
Admirals to be scored first on Coast Guard’s first-ever PT test
For the first time in service history, the Coast Guard is set to roll out physical fitness testing requirements to the entire force.
USS Gerald R. Ford air wing returns home after 11 months
The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier broke the record for longest post-Vietnam deployment in April.
US Navy could run out of money by July, top officer warns
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle told lawmakers at a budget hearing Tuesday that the Navy might have to modify training and operations.
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‘West-side Skid Row’: Pests, crime, litigation plague plans for VA’s Los Angeles campus
Pests and crime threaten VA's efforts to expand housing for homeless veterans at its sprawling west Los Angeles campus.
Iran military threat is diminished but not eliminated, CENTCOM chief says
Adm. Brad Cooper said the U.S. had severely degraded Iran’s warfighting capacity, including the elimination of roughly 90% of its inventory of naval mines.
Energy secretary: Iran ‘frighteningly close’ to nuclear weapon despite Operation Epic Fury
“They are weeks — a small number of weeks — away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium," Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a Senate committee.
Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield estimated to cost $1.2 trillion
A national missile defense system would cost $1.2 trillion to build and maintain over the next 20 years, a nonpartisan federal agency estimated.
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Kratom is not a federally controlled substance in the U.S. and is available legally in 44 states in vape shops, other retail stores and online.
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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
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