As shutdown affected military moves, task force helped resolve issues
"I'm trying to be the one belly button for people who are frustrated, to help them out," said the commander of the PCS Joint Task Force.
By Karen Jowers
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US Naval Academy fires commandant of midshipmen
Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr. was relieved from his duties “due to a loss of confidence" in his ability to lead the Brigade of Midshipmen, the school said.
By Beth Sullivan
Trump’s Syria withdrawal flies in the face of statements from top military and national security leaders
Many top officials see the current Syria operations as necessary to ensure ISIS defeat.
By Todd South
When Seabees weren’t building bases in Vietnam, they were fighting the enemy
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., includes 85 Seabees among its list of war dead—a tribute to their motto, “We build, we fight,” which is symbolized in their logo of a bee holding a wrench, hammer and machine gun.
By Tom Edwards, Vietnam Magazine
Even after her midterm loss, Air Force vet McSally will serve in the Senate
McSally will take the seat formerly held by Sen. John McCain, and will have to run for re-election in 2020.
Government to seek $830,000 from Navy vet for benefits fraud
A 46-year-old Columbia Falls man has admitted overstating his disabilities to receive government payments for nine years
Coast Guardsman kills wife, son, self at Florida home
Officials say a Coast Guardsman killed his wife and their 7-year-old son and then critically wounded their 8-year-old daughter before killing himself.
US sanctions 3 over activities in South Sudan’s civil war
A Treasury statement named the three as retired Israeli military official Israel Ziv and South Sudanese businessman Obac William Olawo, for leading entities whose actions have extended the conflict, and South Sudanese official Gregory Vasili, “for actions that have undermined peace, stability, and security.”
Remains of sailor killed at Pearl Harbor identified
The remains of Navy Seaman 2nd Class Charles C. Gomez Jr., of Slidell, were accounted for Sept. 19.
US Africa strategy hinges on local forces stepping up as Pentagon ramps down: Bolton
As the Trump administration pulls back America’s military presence in Africa, it’s calling for more African regional security organizations to step up, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said Thursday.
By Joe Gould
Navy improving 7th Fleet, but sailors work 100-hour weeks, lack sleep, watchdog warns
Cruiser and destroyer reforms in the West Pacific are encouraging, but sailors report being overworked, a federal watchdog warned Congress on Wednesday.
The new Navy? Job performance to trump community service, collateral duties
Prodded by a mandate from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to expunge from Navy training anything that fails to make the fleet more lethal and agile as the United States enters a new era of great power competition, leaders are moving to make sure every sailor pulls his or her weight, with a premium placed on job performance.
By Mark D. Faram