US Coast Guard to add heavy icebreaker amid shipbuilding overhaul
The new vessel will be the first heavy polar icebreaker to be built in the U.S. in about five decades.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Night vision goggles, weather likely factors in Marine helo crash
The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California, killing all five Marines aboard.
By Tara Copp, AP
Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions
In a memo dated Monday, Hegseth said the cuts will remove “redundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership.”
By Tara Copp, AP
Coast Guardsman’s wife arrested for expired visa after security check
The spouse's name was flagged during a security screening when the couple sought to get her base access at Naval Air Station Key West, officials said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
More than two-thirds of reserve troops are overweight: Report
The new study on weight problems among Guardsmen and reservists comes as military officials look to update force standards.
Opinion
250 years later, legacy of North Bridge lives on in the National Guard
When the “shot heard ‘round the world” rang out, it launched a legacy carried on in today’s National Guard, Gen. Steve Nordhaus writes in this commentary.
By Gen. Steve Nordhaus