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House backs $1.55 billion to revive E-7 Wedgetail, spares Navy Hawkeye

The White House budget office wants to raid a Navy radar-plane account and a classified Air Force line to pull the E-7 Wedgetail back from the dead.

By Michael Scanlon

34 hours ago

Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Michael Beatty, right, receives an influenza vaccine from Hospitalman Glenda Martinez on Nov. 20, 2020, in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Pacific Ocean.

In shift, Pentagon grants flu vaccine exceptions to military services, some federal agencies

The Pentagon has updated their guidance on influenza vaccinations, giving select forces and agencies exceptions to the optional policy.

By Cristina Stassis

2 days ago

As tick threat grows, Navy lab investigates ‘gummy bear’ bug repellent

A new bug repellent solution that was developed at the Naval Research Laboratory is awaiting investment.

By Hope Hodge Seck

2 weeks ago

Military pay raises, changes to housing allowance included in House-passed $1.15 trillion defense budget

After controversial amendment votes, a House committee advanced a bill early Friday morning that would authorize the largest defense budget in history.

By Patricia Kime

3 weeks ago

USS Nimitz arrives in Caribbean as US-Cuba tension mounts

The U.S. Department of Justice charged former Cuban president Raúl Castro on Wednesday for his part in a 1996 plane shoot-down that killed three Americans.

5 weeks ago

ISIS leader killed in Africa as US commander raises force reduction concerns

Despite recent operations, U.S. force reduction moves have ignited concerns over America's ability to stifle terror plots emanating from the continent.

6 weeks ago