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Marine Raiders won’t be fighting in the Arctic anytime soon, general says
Marine Raiders are currently deployed to the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and East Africa.
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Sailor wins $7,500 settlement after his car was towed and auctioned off while deployed
Navy Lt. Jonathan Liongson was on deployment with the USS Bunker Hill in November 2022 when his car was towed in California. He was awarded the money in a settlement after the towing company ran afoul of federal law.
Army trainee dies during basic combat training at Fort Jackson
The Army initiated a 48-hour pause in training following the soldier’s death.
US forces have hit more than 800 targets in Yemen since March
In the past six weeks U.S. ships and aircraft have hit dozens of targets, while Houthis have shot down seven American drones.
Spouse of active-duty Coast Guard service member detained by immigration agents on base
The wife’s name was flagged while undergoing a screening to move into on-base housing at Naval Air Station Key West.
Army captain sets Guinness World Record for bomb suit run
Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick ran a 7 minute, 4 second mile, loaded down by 50 pounds of explosive ordnance protective gear across his body.
Navy identifies sailor who went missing in Guam
The Navy and Coast Guard called off the search for Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Gabriel D. Holt after five days of extensive reconnaissance around Guam.
The Army wants to use 3D-printed drones to spot threats soldiers can’t see
Soldiers in Germany will test whether 3D-printed small drones can scan the electromagnetic spectrum to find threats for soldiers.
Army closes in on its elusive goal of a gender-neutral fitness test
Starting next year, male and female soldiers in 21 combat arms jobs will have to meet the same physical standards on the Army’s fitness test.
New comic book tells tale of Civil War’s first Black Medal of Honor recipient
Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie “Glory,” will get his own comic book.
Navy finally finds something the LCS is good at: Stopping drug smuggling
USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul recently seized more than $12 million in drugs in the Caribbean Sea, an example of how Littoral Combat Ships have found their niche with counternarcotics missions.
Good luck figuring out the Air Force’s algorithm for shaving waivers
An Air Force chart for determining if airmen or Space Force guardians should receive medical profiles for shaving doesn’t actually make clear what the requirements for waivers are.
Army sergeant found guilty in spree of barracks break-ins, rapes and attempted murder
Sgt. Greville Clarke was found guilty Tuesday of 29 charges including rape, attempted premeditated murder, kidnapping, burglary and other crimes in an 18-month spree at Fort Cavazos, Texas.
Army looks at vibrating seats and ‘3D sound’ to keep drone operators on target
Army researchers plan to a demo this fall with audio and ‘touch’ cues for “overloaded” drone operators at Fort Novosel, Alabama.
Army cuts athletic trainers from fitness teams, with medics to take up slack
An Army official joked that fitness goals “will not have arrived until we have a no-neck Army” as service makes changes to holistic health and fitness program.
Marine in top enlisted spot leaving the Pentagon after just 2 years
Marine Sgt. Maj. Troy Black will not be reappointed as Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He will leave in late summer, early fall.
End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs
Army fitness test changes will mean “sex-neutral” standards for soldiers in 21 combat jobs. Meanwhile, the standing power throw will be eliminated.
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