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Soldier awarded Bronze Star with ‘V’ for actions after Iranian drone strike in Kuwait
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (378+ words) Published Sep 11, 2026 5:16 PM EDT A soldier was awarded a Bronze Star for valor in the wake of a deadly Iranian drone strike on a U.S. Army operations center in Kuwait at the start of the war with Iran. On March 1, Iran…...
Military publishes handbook on how to identify, react to, and hide from drones
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (365+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 2:58 PM EDT A new handbook gives troops pointers on how to scan the sky for drones, how to estimate the length of a football field, and reminders that innocuous things like the shine of their glasses or left-behind…...
Combat troops now need to score at least 70% on fitness tests
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (305+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Military members in jobs deemed to be closest to combat will have to keep up higher scores on their annual fitness tests under new Pentagon rules, though each service will decide on its own what those…...
Guardsman faces felony charges for pulling gun after grooming standards argument
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (526+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 12:51 PM EDT A Georgia National Guardsman assigned to the Washington, D.C. mission is facing felony charges after multiple witnesses said he drew his weapon and aimed it at another guardsman. Multiple guardsmen told police that it escalated over an…...
What the Iran war is teaching the US about air superiority
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (620+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 9:26 AM EDT How is this possible? The U.S. and Israel destroyed much of Iran’s conventional air force and high-end missile defenses in the year leading up to the war and in its opening days. And if this is what…...
US military disables ad trackers amid concerns over troops’ safety
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (241+ words) Published Sep 5, 2026 3:47 PM EDT The U.S. military has disabled advertising tracking tools in government-issued phones, computers and other devices, officials recently told Congress. “The sale of location data, particularly that of U.S. government personnel, poses a serious threat to national security,…...
Dozens more troops added to tally of wounded Iran war after resumed strikes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Published Sep 4, 2026 5:13 PM EDT After a resumption in fighting over the last week, the Pentagon added dozens of wounded troops to its online tally of casualties in the Iran conflict. As of Friday, Sept. 4, 794 troops have been wounded in action…...
Official who oversees Corps of Engineers named acting Army Secretary
1+ week, 1+ day ago (302+ words) Published Sep 4, 2026 4:44 PM EDT The top civilian who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers was named the Acting Secretary of the Army following the sudden resignation of Dan Driscoll’s from the top Army post Monday. President Donald Trump posted to…...
Acting Navy Secretary tells Marines that suicide is a ‘leadership issue’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (695+ words) Published Sep 3, 2026 3:18 PM EDT Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a gathering of officers and senior enlisted Marines in North Carolina that they need to do more as front-line leaders to address the rate of suicides. The comments came during…...
Top Navy officer says troops should expect ‘longer deployments’ despite 7-month goal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (543+ words) Published Sep 1, 2026 4:36 PM EDT The Navy’s top officer said sailors and their families should prepare for longer deployments until the service has a larger force and fleet. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle fielded questions from sailors during a…...