More US troops deploying to US-Mexico border
Roughly 1,500 more soldiers will deploy to the southern border to support President Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, a U.S. official said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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Senators detail desired missile defense elements for Trump’s Iron Dome
Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America."
By Jen Judson
US, Philippine fighter jets patrol disputed South China Sea shoal
The joint patrol on Tuesday over the Scarborough Shoal was the first by the longtime treaty allies since President Donald Trump took office again.
Marine Corps passes second straight audit as other services lag behind
The Marine Corps has passed its second annual audit, the only service yet to accomplish the goal. The DOD has until fiscal 2028 to pass.
By Jen Judson
AI, advanced tech central to new Marine Corps aviation plan
The Marine Corps is also planning to shift its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurements to buy more carrier-based F-35Cs and fewer vertical landing F-35Bs.
Air Force tightens rules on shaving waivers, uniform patches
Under new Air Force standards, fewer airmen will be able to secure shaving waivers that allow them to grow beards.
Air Force demoted two-star after affair, ‘voluminous’ sexting, IG says
Then-Maj. Gen. Christopher Finerty slept with a married DOD employee and fraternized with an enlisted airman by repeatedly sexting her, the IG found.
F-35 crashes and explodes in Alaska; pilot ejects safely
An Air Force pilot ejected safely after experiencing an “inflight malfunction” during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, officials said.
In 12 years, almost no takers for Marines’ career intermission program
After a dozen years, fewer than half of the spots available from the program's first year alone have been claimed.
By Hope Hodge Seck