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Navy names aircraft carriers after former presidents Bush and Clinton

The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

Navy vet cleared of Jan. 6 conspiracy charges sentenced to time served

A retired Navy intelligence officer has avoided additional prison time after he was cleared of the most serious charges in his U.S. Capitol attack trial.

Sailor charged in fentanyl overdose death aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

A sailor is accused of knowingly distributing Percocet pills tainted with fentanyl to fellow sailors, according to a federal complaint.

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Coast Guard arrests human smugglers who ram boat

Watchdog rebukes VA over failure to refund $110M in medical fees

Multi-year outreach blitz helped bring more vets into VA services

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Navy shipbuilding plan would cost $1 trillion over the next 30 years

The Navy's plan for its future fleet would require $1 trillion and a drastic increase in productivity at the nation's shipyards.

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shane Miller prepares COVID-19 vaccines at the Naval Base San Diego fitness center on Jan. 8, 2020, as part of Operation Warp Speed.

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The Navy vessels will be the first to bear the names of former presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush.

A retired Navy intelligence officer has avoided additional prison time after he was cleared of the most serious charges in his U.S. Capitol attack trial.

A sailor is accused of knowingly distributing Percocet pills tainted with fentanyl to fellow sailors, according to a federal complaint.

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The Navy's plan for its future fleet would require $1 trillion and a drastic increase in productivity at the nation's shipyards.

The settlement comes as the result of a class-action lawsuit brought by sailors who denied the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious reasons.

Department leaders have used high-profile partnerships and ad campaigns to reach out to veterans perviously leery of VA programs.

The smugglers, Mexican citizens, were detained after Coast Guardsman disabled their motor with gunfire and pepper sprayed them.

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A new program ends a blanket requirement that families must live on base in order for their children to attend DOD schools.

The periodic review of military compensation called troops' pay "strongly competitive" when compared to civilian wages.

About 8,000 troops were kicked out of the military for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Former FOX News host Pete Hegseth billed himself as an unconventional pick to shake up Pentagon operations.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom increased the number of Guardsmen over the weekend, as the death toll for the wildfires climbed to 24.

Ryan Pitts, a Medal of Honor recipient from the War in Afghanistan, talks about how the ability to move forward in the face of fear is a staple of courage.

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The soldier has been charged for allegedly using a fraudulent pie business called “Granny’s Delight” to obtain COVID-related business relief loans.

Update the safety brief.

A grainy image (it’s always a grainy image) of an object downed by an F-22 over Canada's Yukon territory has aviation (and UFO) enthusiasts chattering.

The Air Force just dropped some special edition football uniforms and they are certifiably fire.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom increased the number of Guardsmen over the weekend, as the death toll for the wildfires climbed to 24.

The confirmation hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday morning, but will now be held next week.

In this op-ed, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) discusses how the character and servant leadership of the VA secretary nominee is exactly what veterans need.

A typical integrated team will have three DIs of one gender and a fourth of the opposite gender, with most featuring three male instructors and one female.

Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran will lead the chamber's veterans policy committee for the second time.

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 13, 2025.

A retired Navy intelligence officer has avoided additional prison time after he was cleared of the most serious charges in his U.S. Capitol attack trial.

The comabt wounded Army veteran will oversee VA cemetery operations and policies if confirmed to the new role.

Nearly one-fourth of Fort Liberty soldiers surveyed in new research study reported using nicotine pouches.

Beneficiaries can expect easier transfer of medical referrals when they move, among other things, with the new Tricare contracts.

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