Could privatizing barracks help fix the lousy conditions?

The Army and Navy have a combined seven privatized barracks projects and are considering more.

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Army veteran volunteering in Ukraine reportedly killed during raid

A fellow Army veteran serving alongside Medlin in Ukraine announced the death of his friend.

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Your Navy

Marine vet marking Beirut attack anniversary with another 273-mile walk

Oct. 23 will mark the milestone 40th anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 241 U.S. service members stationed in the Lebanese capital.

The Navy’s continuing cruiser debacle

A lengthy and costly effort to modernize the aging cruisers has not gone as planned, the Navy admits.

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Property company ordered to repay troops charged illegal rental fees

Federal lawyers claimed JAG Management Company tried to extract thousands in lease termination fines from troops forced to move because of military orders.

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Advocates implore Congress to remain focused on aiding Afghan allies

Supporters still see a path late this year to passing critical immigration reforms which would help Afghan allies.

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Eyes like a hawk — birder finds US WWII tank shell near Mount Fuji

A birdwatcher in Japan reportedly found an American artillery shell, then waited a week to report it.

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Pentagon command-and-control official charged with dog fighting

Police in early September raided homes in Maryland. Twelve dogs were later rescued, according to the Justice Department.

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Trump insulted vets in private, former Chief of Staff Kelly confirms

The retired Marine Corps general expressed disgust over comments made by his former boss.

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Sailors conduct an interment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Sept. 21, 2022.

Remains of Ohio sailor killed during Pearl Harbor identified

Navy Seaman 2nd Class Stanley C. Galaszewski will be buried Nov. 3 in Steubenville, Ohio.

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Navy assembles F-35B clutch for first time

The part is critical in allowing the aircraft to conduct short take-offs and vertical landings.

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This Marine is taking challenge coins to new heights, crayons included

It’s both a challenge coin and a fun way to crack open a cold one.

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Military pay, benefits may be better than you think, report says

An analysis from the Congressional Budget Office says that troops and the public may be underestimating all of the compensation troops receive.

36 hours ago

Army vet at center of burn pits fight wins $2.5 million verdict

Le Roy Torres lost his job as a Texas state trooper after suffering injuries from burn pit smoke in Iraq.

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in Washington.

Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine

President Joe Biden spoke Sunday after Congress passed a short-term funding package that dropped assistance for Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

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Col. Robert Sucher, Commander 8th and I, Marine Barracks Washington, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley salute during an inspection of the troops during an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Fort Meyer, Va.

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy in farewell address

The farewell tribute on the base just outside Washington was both rousing and somber, with marching bands, troop salutes and speeches.

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Congress avoids government shutdown, drops Ukraine aid

Congress passed a bipartisan short-term funding bill at the last minute after removing $6 billion in Ukraine assistance.

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Sailors, Marines are helping clean up wreckage of crashed F-35 jet

Hundreds of people from various agencies are helping recover what’s left of the aircraft and clean up the area where a Marine F-35 jet crashed Sept. 17.

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‘Move decisively’ to fix troops’ barracks, lawmakers tell Austin

"This is a failure of leadership that cannot be ignored," lawmakers wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

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Daily News Roundup

The Army and Navy have a combined seven privatized barracks projects and are considering more.

A fellow Army veteran serving alongside Medlin in Ukraine announced the death of his friend.

Oct. 23 will mark the milestone 40th anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 241 U.S. service members stationed in the Lebanese capital.

A lengthy and costly effort to modernize the aging cruisers has not gone as planned, the Navy admits.

Federal lawyers claimed JAG Management Company tried to extract thousands in lease termination fines from troops forced to move because of military orders.

Supporters still see a path late this year to passing critical immigration reforms which would help Afghan allies.

A birdwatcher in Japan reportedly found an American artillery shell, then waited a week to report it.

Police in early September raided homes in Maryland. Twelve dogs were later rescued, according to the Justice Department.

The retired Marine Corps general expressed disgust over comments made by his former boss.

Navy Seaman 2nd Class Stanley C. Galaszewski will be buried Nov. 3 in Steubenville, Ohio.

The part is critical in allowing the aircraft to conduct short take-offs and vertical landings.

It’s both a challenge coin and a fun way to crack open a cold one.

An analysis from the Congressional Budget Office says that troops and the public may be underestimating all of the compensation troops receive.

Le Roy Torres lost his job as a Texas state trooper after suffering injuries from burn pit smoke in Iraq.

President Joe Biden spoke Sunday after Congress passed a short-term funding package that dropped assistance for Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

The farewell tribute on the base just outside Washington was both rousing and somber, with marching bands, troop salutes and speeches.

Congress passed a bipartisan short-term funding bill at the last minute after removing $6 billion in Ukraine assistance.

Hundreds of people from various agencies are helping recover what’s left of the aircraft and clean up the area where a Marine F-35 jet crashed Sept. 17.

"This is a failure of leadership that cannot be ignored," lawmakers wrote to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.