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Vance: US probing airstrike that Iran says hit a wedding party
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the United States is investigating an airstrike that Iran says struck a wedding party.
Pentagon temporarily rescinds guidance on testosterone screening for US troops
The Pentagon is temporarily rescinding recently published clinical guidance for a new mandatory testosterone-deficiency screening policy, Reuters reports.
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Pentagon expands hormone screening guidance to include female service members
The DHA established a hormone-screening pathway for female service members, directing providers to screen women annually for hormonal dysregulation.
Iran war escalation raises concern over civilian death toll
The recent escalation of the Iran war has cast renewed attention on its civilian toll after Iran reported four killed and dozens wounded at a wedding.
VA said electronic health record modernization would cost $10 billion — now it’s $48 billion
The Department of Veterans Affairs is nearly tripling the ceiling on its contract with Oracle to modernize the agency’s electronic health record system.
Trump to nominate Hung Cao as Navy secretary
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was nominating Hung Cao to be the U.S. Navy secretary.
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Air Force uses C-130Js to deliver relief supplies, equipment to Nepal after flash floods
The U.S. Air Force provided humanitarian and disaster response assistance to Nepal on Wednesday following flash floods in the South Asian country.
Fort Knox soldier identified after fatal motor pool accident
The U.S. Army identified a soldier who died this week in an accident at an on-post motor pool at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
The Army shut down a specialized drone unit. Legislators want to know why.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked the Army to explain why it is shuttering a specialized drone battalion less than a year after establishing it.
Marines test next-gen combat utility uniforms
The U.S. Marine Corps announced that it is testing its next-generation combat utility uniform after incorporating feedback from service members.
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Chinese military analysts can’t wait for the US Navy’s battleship era
A PLA assessment of the proposed Trump-class battleships probes for weaknesses.
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Marine Corps wants to add thousands of new troops over the next five years
The force looks at add 6,500 Marines in a variety of jobs, growing the force by 5% by 2032.
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TSA stops Alabama traveler for Civil War-era cannonballs in luggage
An Alabama traveler was stopped recently by TSA after checking luggage containing five Civil War-era cannonballs. Roll Tide.
Sailor reportedly finds dead rat in finished energy drink
The sailor said medical personnel informed him, “with the chemicals that are in Monster, that it should be OK.”
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That time the Air Force proposed making a ‘gay bomb’
The Air Force once explored the idea of a chemical weapon that would make enemy soldiers sexually irresistible to one another — striking a blow to morale.
Master Chief actor condemns use of character in White House’s Iran war hype video
“I demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,” Steve Downes wrote in a post on X.
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Military lawyer swiftly fired after defying Trump deportation push
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