Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors
The F-35's Block 4 upgrades are being trimmed back so the program can focus on what it can deliver in 2031.
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Trump suggests National Guard could go into New Orleans
Trump’s latest comments came a day after he suggested that the National Guard might soon be deployed to Chicago and Baltimore.
Rubio says US military strikes on drug smugglers ‘will happen again’
Asked why the military didn't interdict the vessel and capture those on board, Trump said the strike would cause gangs to think twice about moving drugs.
Podcast ‘500 Letters to Nana’ explores 1 soldier’s personal war
Join hosts Carson and Katie as they delve through the latter's grandfather's letters to his wife, Feloma, as he serves in the Pacific War.
US strikes drug-carrying vessel that departed Venezuela, Trump says
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel.
President says he will deploy National Guard troops to Chicago
President Trump says he will deploy the National Guard to Chicago to help with crime in the city.
Military lawyers authorized to serve as temporary immigration judges
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department.
He was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.
At just 16, Frank S. Wright lied about his age to join the Marine Corps and went on to see combat on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Guam and Iwo Jima.
Carrier landings no longer required for Navy pilots’ Wings of Gold
Graduated pilots will now complete the carrier qualification during follow on training at their fleet replacement squadron, a Navy spokesperson said.
Coast Guard to get first MQ-9 drones
Current and former officials are heralding the move as a game-changer in the fight against smuggling.
Trump’s use of troops in LA immigration protests illegal, judge rules
Judge Charles Breyer ruled Tuesday that Trump’s administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids.
Duke Cunningham, Navy flying ace who later accepted bribes, dies at 83
Cunningham received a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, 15 Air Medals and a Purple Heart for his actions during the war.
‘Keep up the fire’: The Boxer Rebellion and the men who fought it
Despite a terse summation for their actions on July 13, 1900, these men were awarded the Medal of Honor for their "meritorious combat."
Lawsuit alleges Nevada veterans nursing home endangered patients
A group of former employees is suing the Nevada Department of Veterans Services, alleging officials retaliated against staff and endangered residents.
Marine Raider earned the MOH taking out enemy sniper on Makin Island
At Makin Atoll a Raider lost his life but gained the first Medal of Honor for a Marine NCO.
Meet the only PBY pilot to be awarded the Medal of Honor
Nathan Gordon stretched his flying boat’s capabilities past the limit — saving 15 downed USAAF crew members amid 18 foot swells.
Trump’s push for more troops in US cities at odds with crime stats
Homicides through the first six months of 2025 were down significantly compared to the same period in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic trend in the U.S.
