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Sea bag tanker jacket, boat cloak for women proposed for Marine uniforms
The commandant made one recommendation before voting got underway: to eliminate the requirement for women to wear pantyhose with dress uniform skirts.
Air Guard team removes live ordnance found inside Nebraska museum
A bomb squad and military experts had to be called to a northeastern Nebraska museum after live military ordnance — including a World War II grenade and two artillery shells — were found in a museum storeroom, officials said.
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and China and a sign that the Navy has bounced back from the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
National Guard patrols torn California streets amid unrest
More than 2,400 California National Guard soldiers toting military assault rifles are on the streets and authorities say that has allowed police officers to crack down on the rampant vandalism and thievery that scarred the first several days of demonstrations.
Hogan: Maryland National Guard members guarding monuments in nation’s capital
Members of Maryland’s National Guard are in the District of Columbia only to patrol monuments and have not been involved in altercations with protesters in the nation’s capital, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.
540 additional troops to deploy to U.S.-Mexico border over COVID-19 concerns
Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, the commander of U.S. Army North, explained to reporters that the additional 540 U.S. troops would help Border Patrol with newly granted authorities. Those new authorities allow Border Patrol agents to apprehend and immediately return migrants potentially infected with COVID-19.
By Shawn Snow
Ship seizures included ‘relatively new’ Iranian surface to air missile bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen
Anti-tank missiles “don’t just walk away without the sanction of the Iranian government.”
By Shawn Snow
US warship boards small boat and seizes Iranian anti-tank guided missiles among other advanced weaponry
Weapons and sensitive tech captured during the ship boarding included 150 Dehlavieh anti-tank guided missiles, three Iranian surface-to-air missiles, Iranian thermal scopes, and Iranian parts for unmanned systems, among other advanced parts.
By Shawn Snow
New for 2020: Black Sea patrols have remained consistent under Trump
U.S. Navy patrols to the Black Sea have remained consistent over the last several years despite testimony during President Trump’s impeachment hearings that Trump ordered the maneuvers be canceled.
By Shawn Snow
This Nazi sub was sunk when its captain took a dump
Loose lips might sink ships, but expelling bloat can damn a boat.
By Jon Simkins