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A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules prepares to transport migrants in San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard) WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard needs more money and long-term investments in new ships and aircraft to keep up with the Trump administration’s crack down on illegal crossings and drug trafficking along the southern border, the acting commandant of the Coast Guard told House lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signs the restoring good order and discipline through balance of accountability memorandum at the Pentagon on April 23, 2025. (Madelyn Keech, U.S. Air Force/Defense Department) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon issued a new deadline for transgender troops to voluntarily separate from military service following a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week.
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A driver contracted by the Defense Department transports humanitarian aid from an Army vessel across a floating pier and onto the beach in Gaza in June 2024. The temporary pier, part of the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore capability, enabled maritime delivery of international aid to war-torn Gaza.
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Sailors and Marines stand at parade rest on the flight deck of the USS Bataan amphibious assault ship as it pulls into the port of Miami for Fleet Week in May 2024. (Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes) WASHINGTON — The Navy is asking sailors to answer questions about their quality of life and work to help improve retention in the service.
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Hegseth Orders USS Truman To Stay in the Middle East The USS Harry S. Truman was ordered to stay in the Red Sea for another week, extending its deployment Read Full Article »
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman sails in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on April 4, 2025. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON – The USS Harry S. Truman was ordered to stay in the Red Sea for another week, extending its deployment to continue fighting Houthi attacks, a U.S. defense official confirmed Friday.
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Marine Corps Pfc. Emily Laragonzalez and Pfc. Nayeli Dominguez clean their room at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on April 10, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez/U.S. Marine Corps) WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps’ barracks improvement effort is being hindered by uncertain congressional funding and the federal hiring freeze as the service has pushed back its completion goal to at least 2037.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to midshipmen during his visit to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on April 1, 2025. (Alexander Kubitza/Defense Department) WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to cancel a program that promoted the participation of women in national security, claiming the initiative is “woke,” “divisive” and distracts troops.
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A sailor taxis an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 136 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in December 2024. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — A fighter jet and a towing tractor on the USS Harry S. Truman fell overboard while the aircraft carrier was operating in the Red Sea, injuring one sailor, the Navy said Monday.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signs a memorandum regarding medical waivers at the Pentagon on April 23, 2025. (Madelyn Keech/Department of Defense) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reviewing the medical standards for military enlistment during the next month with plans to update the list of health conditions for which potential recruits can request medical waivers.
