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DOD ‘slow rolling’ fair special pays for Guard, Reserve, advocates say
Pentagon officials fear such reforms could harm active duty retention.
By Davis Winkie
Belarus says its Russian S-400, Iskander missiles enter ‘combat duty’
The move comes as analysts are seeing Moscow’s rising pressure on Minsk to increase the satellite nation’s involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Drone-killing Vampires due in Ukraine next year, Pentagon says
The U.S. is aiming to send Ukraine the “Vampire” counter-drone system by mid-2023, with a contract award expected within months, a Pentagon spokesman said.
By Joe Gould
Iranian drone trainers in Crimea to help Russians, White House says
The White House accused Iran of sending its military personnel to Crimea to assist Russian pilots who bombarded Kyiv with Iranian kamikaze drone.
By Joe Gould
Marriage, tattoo shifts popular for Marine embassy security applicants
A 2021 change that allows a small number of married Marines to serve on Marine security guard duty has been wildly popular.
By Hope Hodge Seck
How this Marine Corps clarinetist evacuated 2 US embassies in 1 year
This Marine just wanted to spend four years playing in a military band. Instead, he helped evacuate the U.S. embassies in Afghanistan in Ukraine.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Divers find WWI Navy destroyer, the first to be sunk by enemy fire
The wreckage of the USS Jacob Jones was recently discovered off the southwest coast of England by a group of UK diving experts.
US holds fire on reports of Turkey’s second S-400 shipment
The U.S. warned against further engagement with Russia’s defense sector amid reports Turkey will move forward with a second S-400 batch.
5 officers censured for 2020 amphibious vehicle sinking that killed 8 Marines, 1 sailor
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the punishment stemmed from the five officers’ “inadequate leadership and execution of their oversight duties."
By Todd South
Despite Russia tensions, US and India deepen defense ties
Eyeing China, U.S. and India committed to deeper defense ties in space and cyberspace as well as an expansion of their joint military exercises, officials from both countries announced Monday.
By Joe Gould