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Air, Space forces hit recruitment goals, set higher 2027 targets

The Department of the Air Force set larger goals for 2027 after recruiting 31,950 airmen and 730 guardians in fiscal 2026.

Troops get first increase in 24 years for hostile fire, danger pays

Pentagon raises danger pay for troops for the first time since 2002, increasing hostile fire pay to $450 and imminent danger pay to $275 per month.
Air Force identifies airman found dead at off-base housing in Italy

TSgt. Conner Wells, assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, served as a precision-guided munition production supervisor.

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Boeing adds to big week with first full-rate Grey Wolf helicopter order

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a roughly $85 million contract for four more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, with the first under full-rate production.
Pentagon launches Office of Religious Affairs, will report directly to Hegseth

The Pentagon intends to address what Hegseth calls a loss of religious community within the military after an era of “political correctness.”
Hegseth announces new four-star command for autonomous warfare

The new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn’t keeping pace with the speed of technological change.
8 sailors died by suicide at Oklahoma base in one year, Navy confirms

The deaths, along with eight attempted suicides in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, illustrate a systemic problem in the U.S. Navy, families say.

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Veterans face SNAP barriers as USDA guidance delays policy changes, GAO finds

GAO found outdated USDA SNAP guidance for veterans and recommended better outreach and coordination to help veterans access food assistance.

Nearly 500,000 veterans to get 3-month break from paying life insurance premiums

Just in time for the holidays, veterans won’t have to pay Veterans’ Group Life Insurance premiums for three months.
Pentagon directs cyber, intelligence agencies to counter foreign election threats

Hegseth ordered the agencies to “mobilize every authorized asset, capability and partnership under your command” to defend U.S. election infrastructure.
US forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran

U.S. forces are set to depart from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a move celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies.

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Lawmakers are turning directly to Oracle for answers about why the VA increased the ceiling on its electronic health record contract by $17 billion.

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F-22 Raptor, MQ-20 drone complete manned-unmanned flight exercise

The exercise featured a human-piloted F-22 Raptor issuing real-time commands to the MQ-20 drone, which responded by carrying out a range of mission tasks.

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Airman, spouse indicted in fraud scheme, costing military millions

Richard Stefon Ramroop and his spouse, Manuel George Madrid, allegedly stole millions in taxpayer dollars from the DoD in a years-long scheme.

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Trailer released for World War II drama ‘Pressure,’ starring Brendan Fraser

The new film tells the true tale of how the success of D-Day and Operation Overlord hinged upon a weather forecast.

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Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland

The U.S. crew member was retrieved from the submarine about 8 miles off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, by a Danish Seahawk helicopter.

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Christian nationalist pastor speaks on his sermon to troops at Pentagon

Controversial Pastor Doug Wilson’s theological and historical views, particularly on gender roles and slavery, have long drawn scrutiny and criticism.

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Tanya Noury

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How commercial drones make the Pentagon’s ‘Blue UAS Select’ list

For an off-the-shelf drone to be added to the Blue UAS list, it must pass rigorous testing and cyber security evaluations.

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Daniel Terrill

8 months ago
Hill Air Force Base bids farewell to A-10 depot mission as final Warthog departs

The U.S. Air Force concluded A-10 Thunderbolt II depot-level maintenance at Ogden Air Logistics Complex with a “Hawg Out” ceremony.

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Michael Scanlon

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‘We are all Jews’: Soldier who defied his German captors to be awarded Medal of Honor

Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for shielding more than 200 Jewish Americans in a German POW camp.

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Claire Barrett

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US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is set to soon become the keystone of the Pentagon’s naval armada in the region.

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Tanya Noury

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The Medal of Honor recipient who became a ‘One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima’

Pinned down and with casualties mounting, Pvt. Wilson Watson took matters into his own hands to savagely take out enemy entrenchments.

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Claire Barrett

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Air Force One will be painted red, white and blue as Trump has hinted, US military says

A red, white and blue color scheme championed by President Donald Trump will become the new look for Air Force One, the U.S. military said Thursday.

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Sentinel ICBM program hit by software delays, Minuteman extension risks: GAO

Switching from the Minuteman III to the Sentinel system, led by Northrop Grumman, involves the replacement of more than 600 facilities across five states.

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Michael Scanlon

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