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Key tests for latest F-35s will begin in 2026, two years after rollout
This is the latest in a series of delays for the Lockheed Martin-made fighter, causing modernization efforts to slip further behind.
Their forever age
In an era when military service is the exception rather than the norm, the deaths of our service members in combat overseas is often a concept, says the author of this commentary.
By Frank Biggio
Why Victory in Europe Day still matters 75 years later
Reflecting on the deeds of those who fought for liberty and freedom 75 years ago provides a model for courage and endurance, says the author of this commentary.
By William Butler
US pulls Patriot missiles, fighter aircraft from Saudi Arabia amid dispute
The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said Thursday, amid tensions between the kingdom and the Trump administration over oil production.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
How Israel and the US could cooperate in fighting the coronavirus
A former chief of the National Guard Bureau says cooperation between the Guard and its Israeli counterpart, the Home Front Command, could be valuable in confronting the coronavirus crisis.
By Frank J. Grass
Ready Player One: Navy creates billets for gamers
Your country needs you to play video games!
Best pics of the week: March 15, 2020
Flying high in the Arctic, multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacom region and standing watch in the Gulf of Oman, here's the best photos from around the military.
Explainer: If coronavirus started in bats, why aren’t they dead?
Bats are amazing creatures.
By Marcos E. García-Ojeda, University of California, Merced
NEX out of hand sanitizer? Vodka won’t protect you from coronavirus, shipmate
Tito's Vodka and Dr. Jeffrey Gardner are in agreement.
By Jeffrey Gardner, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Coronavirus precautions cancel Naval Postgraduate School graduation
More than 11,000 California residents are now self-monitoring for symptoms of the potentially fatal disease.
By Carl Prine
Iranian proxy ‘likely’ launched strike that killed 2 American troops in Iraq, says US general
A rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and one U.K. service member was “most likely” conducted by a Shia militia group, but the Pentagon is still investigating, the top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said.
By Joe Gould