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Biden asks Congress for Israel, Ukraine aid in giant defense package
President Biden intends to ask Congress for nearly $100 billion in military aid to Ukraine and Israel amid heightened tensions throughout the Middle East.
Florida veteran plans his burial inside old boat
He plans to be laid to his eternal rest in the bow of the now nearly century-old vessel, probably in a body bag encased in fiberglass inside a sealed concrete vault.
By Jim Thompson, The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Born a slave, this Navy petty officer founded a community of ‘race pioneers’ to stand against bigotry
Meet the remarkable Allen Allensworth, the slave who became a sailor, then a soldier and then an inspiration to a country divided by racial injustice.
By B. Gordon Wheeler, Wild West
Why SECNAV is launching Naval University
The Pentagon hopes to combine the education efforts for both enlisted and officer personnel under a single Department of the Navy university that’s accredited to grant diplomas, from associate degrees up to advanced post-graduate work.
By Mark D. Faram
Meet the unstoppable Mr. Smalls
He would go on to share intelligence with the U.S. Navy, fight in 17 naval battles, rise to the rank of major general, overcome illiteracy, publish a newspaper, win state and congressional offices, serve as a U.S. collector of customs and become master of his master’s plantation house. But first he had to hijack a Confederate steamer.
By Gerald S. Henig, America's Civil War Magazine
Why is a top GOP senator skeptical of Trump’s acting defense secretary?
Sen. Jim Inhofe said that the current Pentagon leader lacks the "humility" of former Defense Secretary Mattis.
Problems with military housing conditions under scrutiny on Capitol Hill this week
Recent reports of poor living conditions for military families have prompted a flurry of oversight hearings demanding answers.
Pentagon officials: Syria withdrawal heightens ISIS risks
The Pentagon official in charge of special operations says former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was not wrong to object to the U.S. withdrawal from Syria.
By Joe Gould
Search for missing medical plane continues in Alaska
Aircraft debris reported in the water near where the plane is believed to have disappeared.
By Carl Prine
Senator: Chinese buildup in South China Sea like ‘preparing for World War III’
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe's comment came during a hearing Tuesday on China and Russia
Smith says he won’t derail the NDAA over transgender troop ban
Nukes and the transgender ban policy remain NDAA sticking points.
By Joe Gould