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‘Feeding our paycheck to the pumps’: Troops, families deal with inflation

"Our head is above water, but I'm not sure for how long," one soldier said of his family.

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Navy veteran McCain, groundbreaking Air Force general among Medal of Freedom recipients

The notable military figures were included among 17 individuals being granted the nation's highest civilian honor.

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Multiple errors led to fuel leak in Pearl Harbor water, Navy says

Some 6,000 people, including Navy, Army and Air Force families, suffered nausea, headaches, rashes and other symptoms.

GI Bill fix would ease financial reporting rules for colleges

Some schools have reported significant problems in navigating recent changes to veterans education benefits.

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‘It’s scary as hell’ — PFAS exposure a ‘widespread’ problem for troops, families nationwide

Some of the highest concentrations of PFAS chemicals in the country have been found at and around military bases.

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Navy-Marine war game puts their climate action strategy to the test

The scenario involved a Navy amphibious ready group and an embarked Marine expeditionary group poised to conduct an exercise with a partner nation amid storms and a typhoon.

22 hours ago

Oops! Navy helo ‘rigging failure’ sends five missiles into the Pacific

Efforts to recover the RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles have begun.

24 hours ago

How this E-8 bought a McLaren without financing at 27 percent

Patience is the key to owning the car of your dreams without breaking the bank.

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Should WWII’s last Medal of Honor recipient get a state funeral?

Hershel “Woody” Williams, awarded the nation's highest combat honor in 1945, passed away Wednesday.

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Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault

Russia said it withdrew its forces from the island as a “goodwill gesture.” Ukraine said the Russians fled following a barrage of artillery and missiles.

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Four former Navy officers convicted in ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery trial

The jury deadlocked and reached no verdict on charges against a fifth defendant, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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Army veteran held in Ukraine speaks to mom by phone

Relatives say Lois “Bunny” Drueke spoke to her son Alexander Drueke, one of two Alabama veterans captured earlier this month in Ukraine, via telephone.

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Wives of fighter pilots on what ‘Top Gun’ gets right — and wrong

Four wives of fighter pilots dish the details you don’t see in the Hollywood films on this episode of The Spouse Angle.

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Are commissaries providing the savings they promised to troops?

Providing savings to service members is of particular concern right now due to the inflation in food prices.

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Supreme Court upholds state government work protections for reservists

The Supreme Court allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq.

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Two more Navy destroyers will be homeported in Rota, Spain

Navy officials said those moves won't occur until fiscal year 2024 at the earliest.

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MyNavy HR Facebook to sailors: please stop trolling us

The Facebook page has morphed into a motley array of justifiable sailor snark

2 days ago

Last surviving WW2 Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies at 98

Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams famously destroyed enemy positions with a flamethrower on Iwo Jima.

2 days ago

No plans to increase abortion services at VA after Supreme Court ruling

The VA currently does not offer the procedure or counseling to patients seeking to get an abortion.

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US to boost military presence in Europe for Russia threat

Biden announced the permanent basing of a U.S. military garrison in Poland. He also said the U.S. is sending two additional F-35 fighter jet squadrons to the U.K. and more air defense and other capabilities to Germany and Italy.

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Abortions are rarely performed by military clinics, data shows

Military hospitals performed fewer than 100 abortions between 2016 and 2021.

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Turkey lifting objections to Sweden, Finland joining NATO

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Sweden and Finland to abandon their long-held nonaligned status and apply to join NATO. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had blocked the move, insisting the Nordic pair change their stance on Kurdish rebel groups that Turkey considers terrorists.

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Navy christens expeditionary sea base named after Marine Medal of Honor recipient

The ship is named after Medal of Honor recipient Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley.

3 days ago

US strike kills al-Qaida-linked commander in Syria

The attack on the suspected militant is the latest in a series of strikes over the past years targeting al-Qaida-linked militants in northwestern Syria.

3 days ago

DoD looks to protect troops, civilian employees from prosecution over new abortion laws

The Justice Department generally shields federal employees whose work might violate state laws.

3 days ago

Advocates call on veterans to serve as poll workers for upcoming elections

Officials estimate they may have 100,000 fewer poll workers than they need to conduct upcoming state and local elections.

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James Mattis gets married — leaving behind his love, the Marine Corps

Jim Mattis was married in a Las Vegas ceremony.

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Navy slows F-35 orders amid rising readiness grades of its fighter fleet

Though top U.S. Navy leadership told lawmakers that COVID-related problems alone, including supply-chain shortages, drove the decision to ask for fewer F-35C Joint Strike Fighters in next year’s budget, that is only half the story.

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