During WWI, this German sub sailed into a US harbor — uninvited
110 years ago, a German U-Boat cruised into Newport Harbor while crews onboard American destroyers could only watch.
By Dave Kindy
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Hegseth halts tenure appointments for civilian faculty at military academies
Military academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.”
Iowa National Guard IDs soldiers killed in ambush in Syria
Both soldiers were deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, which is currently conducting ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the region.
By J.D. Simkins
Trump vows retaliation after 2 US troops killed in Syria attack
Three U.S. service members were also wounded and one U.S. civilian was killed in the ambush by a lone Islamic State member in central Syria.
Several US troops wounded in attack in Syria: Reports
The U.S. currently has hundreds of troops deployed in eastern Syria as part of a coalition fighting the Islamic State group.
Navy report on Truman crash cites fatigue, poor seamanship as factors
The 65-page report details the specific errors that led to the USS Harry S. Truman's collision with a merchant vessel on Feb. 12 near Port Said, Egypt.
By Riley Ceder
US raid allegedly killed undercover agent instead of IS official
A raid by U.S. forces and a Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State official instead reportedly killed a local man who was working to gather intel.
How Ahmed al-Sharaa ended up being welcomed to the White House
The question remains of what Trump and al-Sharaa want from each other.
By William Plowright, Durham University, The Conversation
Iraq keeping some US military advisers due to IS threat in Syria
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said that developments in Syria required keeping 250 to 350 advisers at the Ain al-Asad base.
Why Truman changed the ‘War Department’ to the ‘Department of Defense’
Just a few months after the conclusion of World War II, President Truman announced his goal to implement a new governing structure for the military.
He lived 3 doors down in the barracks. I carry his ghost in my pocket
"I wish the 30 soldiers who died in Alaska during my time at Wainwright had gotten to see this moment," writes Jake Johnson in this War Horse reflection.
By Jake Johnson, The War Horse
Documents reveal new details of Austin Tice’s capture and detention
The family of Marine veteran Austin Tice was allowed to view declassified intelligence about his detention in Syria.
By Todd South