Daily News Roundup

US Coast Guard has seized over 225,000 pounds of cocaine in eastern Pacific

The milestone was reached over the weekend when the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear interdicted over 7,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific.

VA eliminates gender-identity initiatives, reclassifies LGBTQ+ care coordinators

The VA is eliminating all activity geared toward veterans’ gender identities and reclassifying its LGBTQ+ care coordinators, an internal memo says.

Senate committee proposes 3.6% military pay raise, rejecting White House request for more

The Senate is proposing a lower raise for troops than what was requested, but its bill sets aside additional funding for military quality-of-life programs.

Vietnam War hero of Dong Ha Bridge to be awarded the Medal of Honor

President Donald Trump is set to posthumously award Marine Col. John Ripley the Medal of Honor on June 18 in a White House ceremony.

Senate advances effort to investigate use of JAG officers as immigration judges

A new measure would require an investigation into how roughly 600 military lawyers were used as immigration judges and special assistant U.S. attorneys.

Opinion

Before we move on: 2 painful lessons from the Iran war

There are two lessons I want my civilian neighbors to carry forward from this conflict: the dangers of gamifying war and of waging it unconstitutionally.

Read the 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran

The 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran leaves contentious issues between the countries unresolved.

Senate, House defense bills seek to prevent renaming of US Navy vessels

A section of the FY27 NDAA includes a provision that the Navy secretary may only change the name of a ship with the consent of the Senate.

Doorstep grocery delivery expanding to all US commissaries

The service will roll out in phases to all U.S. commissaries by the end of September.

Congress seeks to limit US Navy vessels built in foreign shipyards

The Senate Armed Services Committee seeks to strip the waiver authority granted to the president to approve offshore ship construction.

Pentagon demands human performance data from services in fitness overhaul

The Pentagon has quietly set in motion a yearlong strategy to unify the military services’ approach to achieving what it calls “Total Force Fitness.”

Fair winds, INDOPACOM: Pentagon returns command name to US Pacific Command

U.S. Pacific Command was the formation's official name until 2018, when it was changed to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

Opinion

Not just a ‘flawed design’: Charting a new course for the GWOT Memorial

A GWOT Memorial Foundation founder argues in this op-ed that concerns over the proposed memorial extend beyond design and into organizational priorities.

US Navy must improve process for developing autonomous systems, watchdog says

The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Monday released an unclassified version of a 2025 classified report that analyzed the Navy's RAS progress.

Lawmakers aim to ease state-to-state moves for military homeschoolers

The Republican proposal would exempt military families from conflicting state laws on homeschooling, as long as they remain in compliance with one state.

Navy officer, 67, becomes oldest on record to earn Fleet Marine Force pin

Watching his son graduate as a U.S. Navy officer inspired Westerberg in 2022 — at the age of 64 — to also pursue a commission in the sea service.