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Navy surface drone fires its first missile during Middle East exercise
The mini missile fire was part of an exercise by a unit working to develop the Navy's drone and artificial intelligence technologies.
Joint Chiefs members cleared to return to work at Pentagon after self-quarantine
Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff self-quarantined as a precaution after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for COVID-19.
Senior military leaders will have access to same COVID-19 treatments as Trump
Two four-stars have contracted COVID-19. Should they need them, the military health system has the most advanced therapies available on hand.
Trump suggests he may have contracted coronavirus from Gold Star families
The president held an event on Sept. 27 which included dozens of grieving families and top military officials.
Top military leadership quarantines after Coast Guard vice commandant tests positive for COVID-19
The Pentagon says the other senior military leaders have not tested positive for the coronavirus, but are self-quarantining out of caution.
This week in Congress: Defense officials hope for shorter budget stopgap
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 21, 2020.
Former SECNAV, retired flag officer say Trump administration is hollowing out the Navy
Under the Trump administration, the Navy is on pace to build many fewer ships than it was under the Obama administration, and the maintenance backlog has gotten worse.
By Former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Rear Adm. Michael Smith (ret.)
Report: Feds considered using ‘heat ray’ on DC protesters
A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Square.
House OKs free national park access for Gold Star families
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a proposal from two Maine lawmakers to give families of fallen military service members free access to national parks.
Disabled Army veteran committed for shooting 2 in Florida ER
A disabled Army veteran convicted of shooting and wounding two people inside a Florida veterans clinic has been committed to a mental health care facility for 25 years.
No Ma’am: Pentagon down to just handful of women appointees, spotlighting history of inequality
Once a trio of departures is official, there will be only three Senate-confirmed women in the Pentagon.
By Aaron Mehta