US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela
The Trump administration intends to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally following its ouster of Maduro in a surprise raid.
By Josh Boak, The Associated Press
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ROTC students are helping the military defend against AI deepfakes
The Synthetic Media Lab at Syracuse University is building tools that will help organizations, including the U.S. military, to distinguish truth from hoax.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Lummi Tribe’s efforts to save orcas include ending Navy tests
The tribe says it will measure the sea’s health by the number of salmon using 1985 levels as a baseline.
US Forces Korea is lifting its curfew for 90 days to see if troops can behave
Behavior, morale and readiness factors will be assessed at the end of the 90-day period.
By Kyle Rempfer
This week in Congress: Moving ahead the military budget debate
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 17.
Stars and Stripes and strife: Americans’ especially close relationship with their flag
From the Revolution to the present conflict in Iraq, use of the flag has progressed from primarily a naval emblem rarely flown by patriotic citizens to a widely revered national symbol.
Calling suicide shameful is the wrong call, these authors say
Should suicide be called shameful?
By Shauna Springer and Mike Ergo
Here’s how a popular form of entertainment is helping veterans deal with pain
The virtual reality experience has helped relieve pain — both physical and mental.
By Natalie Gross
Why Comfort sailed south again
Stops are planned for Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago, but the focus remains on aiding Venezuela refugees and migrants.
By Mark D. Faram
Trump blames Iran for tanker attacks but calls for talks
President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but he also held out hope that implicit U.S. threats to use force will yield talks with the Islamic Republic as the Pentagon considers beefing up defenses in the Persian Gulf area.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
White House releases update on global counterterrorism efforts
Libya has been excluded from a list of locations where U.S. military personnel are deployed and equipped for combat as part of counterterrorism operations.
By Cal Pringle