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US Navy works on war response plan amid Red Sea ship surge
The Navy is mulling how it could push more ships into a fight and sustain them once there, as it considers what a modern wartime footing looks like.
VA pauses pension debt collections after discovery of system error
More than 40,000 pension recipents could be affected by the latest computer issues.
Republicans and Dems agree Afghanistan war wasn’t worth it, poll shows
The poll comes two years after the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021.
By Linley Sanders
More technical problems found with VA’s disability claims system
Nearly 90,000 cases filed through VA.gov have been delayed because of glitches in the department's system.
Thousands of vets’ disability claims delayed years because of glitch
Officials said about 32,000 veterans were affected by the mistake.
House Republicans argue for discipline of ‘bad apples’ at VA
The VA has the second-largest federal workforce behind the Department of Defense.
The Navy is working on a transformational ‘Iron Man’ dive suit
The form-fitting, atmospheric dive suit is composed of rotating and flexible joints, and aims to improve diver safety, flexibility and range.
By Diana Stancy
Inside the Navy’s pay and personnel crisis
A sprawling, multiyear effort to modernize sailor HR systems has instead led to lots of pain in the fleet.
US to send Ukraine $300 million in military aid
This is the 37th package of Pentagon stocks to go to Ukraine since the war began in February 2022.
By Lolita C. Baldor, AP
VA rushes fix for payment problem before the rent is due
Roughly 280,000 student veterans and dependents could have faced a delay in benefits.
US vows to send more drones, aid to Ukraine on war’s anniversary
The Pentagon announced it would send more drones to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the invasion.
By Joe Gould