Coast Guard Offloads Drug Haul
The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis offloaded more than a ton of marijuana on June 8, upon returning to Key West, …More
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Sgt. 1stClass Levon Fernandez received the Army’s highest honor for peacetime valor on May 7 — the Soldier’s Medal — …More
Navy Contractor Fined $20m for Overbilling
Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Limited, a British maritime services contractor, agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations that it …More
Friendly Hackers ID Cyber Vulnerabilities
Spurred by either or both patriotic altruism and the chance to collect up to $80,000 in awards, 19 friendly hackers …More
Schultz Succeeds Zukunft
Adm. Karl Schultz became the 26thcommandant of the Coast Guard during a June 1 ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in …More
SOCOM Chief: Procurement Lags Threaten Readiness
Advances in technology are occurring too quickly for the procurement process to keep pace, Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, commander …More
Pizza MRE Coming Next Year
Service members have asked for it. Soon they will get it: to wit, a pepperoni pizza MRE (Meal Ready to …More
Mattis: No Korea Withdrawal
The U.S. has no plans to remove any troops from South Korea, Defense Secretary James Mattis said June 5. “I …More
HIV-Positive Service Members Sue To Stay in
Two HIV-positive service members are suing the Defense Department, in hopes of changing the policy that ultimately could bar them …More
Senate Completes ’19 Defense Bill Markup
Service members would receive a 2.6 raise in basic pay on Jan. 1, under the version of the 2019 defense-spending …More
SOCOM Outlines Needs to Vendors
Large and small business vendors who attended the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) earlier this month in Tampa, …More
VA Moves Closer to Electronic Records
Service members and veterans should soon have seamless, secure access to their health records. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) …More
Answers Sought in Child-on-Child Sex Abuse Report
Reacting to a recent Associated Press (AP) story, the Senate Armed Services Committee ordered the Defense Department to conduct a …More
Retired SEAL Receives Medal of Honor
Retired Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt K. Slabinski accepted the Medal of Honor during a May 24 White House …More
Pacific Command Could Get New Name
The U.S. Pacific Command could get a new name, Military Times reported. A command spokesman told a reporter recently that …More
