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Nationwide doorstep delivery getting closer for commissary customers

1 day ago | militarytimes.com | Karen Jowers

RICHMOND, Va. — Commissary officials are getting close to awarding a contract for the doorstep delivery of groceries, said John Hall, director of the Defense Commissary Agency. “We need this. Our customers want and need this contract,” Hall said during a meeting of the American Logistics Association in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday. “I’m really excited about this.”Hall did not provide a specific timeline for the broader rollout of the service, which is currently limited to select pilot locations.
Thousands of military families use child care app devised by airman

3 days ago | militarytimes.com | Karen Jowers

A new app is helping to fill a gap in short-term child care needs for some military families. Kinderspot allows parents to sublet their child care spaces at Air Force child development centers when they’re away for vacation or other reasons, connecting them to other eligible Department of Defense families who need the child care. The app, which was the brainchild of Air Force Maj. Jacque Vasta, was launched Air Force-wide in July, following testing at a number of bases.
US to reduce military footprint in Syria to fewer than 1,000 troops

6 days ago | militarytimes.com | Tara Copp |Beth Sullivan

The United States is consolidating its forces supporting counter-ISIS operations in Syria, reducing the number of U.S. troops in the country to fewer than 1,000 in the coming months, Pentagon officials said Friday.
Marines killed in vehicle crash during border deployment identified

6 days ago | militarytimes.com | Beth Sullivan

The Marine Corps has identified two Marines who were killed in a vehicle accident Tuesday while deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, 22, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, 28, both combat engineers assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, were killed in a crash during a convoy movement supporting Joint Task Force Southern Border operations near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, the 1st Marine Division said in a release Thursday.
Military families challenge Trump’s stricter federal voting rules

1 week ago | militarytimes.com | Karen Jowers

A military family organization joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing stricter voting requirements, arguing it would add barriers for troops and families who vote by absentee ballot. And advocates say there are other ongoing efforts at the state level and in Congress that could also undermine the ability of service members and families, as well as overseas citizens, to vote absentee.
US forces strike Yemen oil port in ongoing campaign against Houthis

1 week ago | militarytimes.com | Noah Robertson

American forces in the Middle East struck a major oil facility in western Yemen on Thursday — the first publicly acknowledged attack in weeks during the military’s ongoing airstrike campaign against the Houthis. “Today, U.S. forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue,” Central Command said in a statement.
Nurses rally outside VA hospitals to highlight staff cuts, vacancies

1 week ago | militarytimes.com | Leo Shane III

During a typical nursing shift at VA Medical Center San Diego, Andrea Johnson said she barely has time to catch her breath between room checks, family consults and patient requests. “What happens if you cut housekeeping staff, and it falls to us to get rooms cleaned?” she asked. “If dietary staff is cut, will nurses have to take on the responsibility to deliver meal trays? Who is going to handle scheduling to make sure a bed is available?
Since early 2024, DOD has cut nearly 200 DEI-related jobs: Report

1 week ago | militarytimes.com | Stephen Losey

Since early 2024, the Defense Department has cut or restructured 188 jobs that once managed its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts — including under President Trump’s 2025 push to dismantle federal DEI efforts — according to a Government Accountability Office report released Thursday.
Why the bar scene in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is more than just nostalgia

1 week ago | militarytimes.com | Clay Beyersdorfer

In “Top Gun: Maverick,” the bar scene at the Hard Deck stands out as one of the film’s most deliberate callbacks to the original 1986 classic, yet it does more than simply play on nostalgia. The Hard Deck, owned by Penny Benjamin (Jennifer Connelly), is a spiritual successor to the bar where Maverick and Goose once serenaded civilians and fellow officers. Its modernized setting highlights how much has changed — and how much has stayed the same.
Experience WWI like never before in this upcoming virtual exhibit

1 week ago | militarytimes.com | Claire Barrett

The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, is getting a facelift. Since 2023, the Museum and Memorial “has been carrying out a multi-year upgrade plan, the most expansive changes to the buildings and grounds since opening in 2006,” according to its landing page.