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Japan air base imposes junior enlisted alcohol ban, curfew after local murder

After a U.S. Marine was arrested for allegedly murdering a local woman, Kadena Air Base restricted alcohol consumption and implemented a new curfew for E-1 to E-4 personnel.
Marine Corps Osprey squadrons get AI tool to boost readiness rates

The Corps is moving to adopt an AI-based diagnostic and decision-making tool for all its East Coast-based squadrons.
The flight nurses of the Pacific who saved thousands of Marines

In 1945, a dozen U.S. Navy nurses evacuated 2,393 men from Iwo Jima on 125 flights — more than 13% of everyone evacuated from the island.
Virginia man arrested after Quantico Iwo Jima statue defaced with sledgehammer

A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate one of the figures from the Iwo Jima statue at Quantico.

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US costs of Iran war rise to over $47 billion, according to Pentagon estimate

The U.S. military has spent over $47 billion so far to prosecute the war in Iran, more than 25% higher than the Defense Department’s estimate in July.

A shipwreck, two Nazi spies and the Boy Scout who noticed

Author Sara Vladic tells the tale of how an alert Boy Scout and an observant local mother thwarted Nazi spies — and how one recently discovered shipwreck weaves it all together.
Pentagon creates advisory council on human performance, health

After creating a new directorate on warfighter optimization within the Department of Defense, the Pentagon announced it will form a federal advisory committee to weigh in on issues affecting troop performance and health.
Congressmen launch bipartisan military range, test facility caucus

A bipartisan group of U.S. representatives launched the Congressional Military Range and Test Facility Caucus in an effort to highlight the role of those ranges in advancing research and test missions for the military.

Supreme Court to hear case on division of retirement, disability pay in military divorces

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that challenges whether divorce settlements are enforceable if they agree to protect a former spouse’s share of military retirement pay and the amount is later affected by disability compensation.

Cost estimate for Iran war rises to more than $47 billion

The U.S. military has spent about 25% more on the war in Iran than estimates projected in July, according to Pentagon data obtained by Reuters.