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New Jersey failed vets in state-run homes hit by COVID-19, report says
A scathing federal report has found New Jersey's two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak.
DoD seeks ‘huge jump’ in budget for hypersonic test facilities
Industry executives have identified testing infrastructure shortfalls as a major barrier to fielding hypersonic weapons capabilities on a faster timeline.
By Joe Gould
White House names picks to lead VA health and benefits efforts
The VA Under Secretary for Health post has been vacant for more than five years.
Moderate Democrats rebuke defense budget cuts
Leaders of the House’s Blue Dog Coalition say they oppose calls to fund any less than the requested $753 billion national defense budget.
By Joe Gould
Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen
The runway on Mayun Island allows whoever controls it to project power into the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and easily launch airstrikes into mainland Yemen.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
New Jersey governor nominates interim adjutant general to lead state’s National Guard
Col. Lisa Hou will be the first woman and first Asian American in the role if confirmed.
Fighter wings try a fresh approach to combat maintenance
Two Air Force fighter jet wings are the first to try a new approach to maintenance that aims to improve quality of life for the crews that keep the service’s premiere planes running.
Congress reacts to US airstrikes in Syria
The Pentagon’s announcement that that U.S. forces conducted deadly airstrikes in Syria sparked complaints from some of President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies that he overreached, while key Republicans applauded the move.
By Joe Gould
Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel
A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.
On this day in 1945, Audie Murphy climbed a burning tank and schwacked Nazis with a 50-cal
Audie Murphy would earn a Medal of Honor for his heroics on this day in 1945.
By Daniel R. Champagne
Amid veto threat, Senate rejects ban on Trump’s big UAE arms sale
The Senate voted Wednesday on two measures to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sell roughly $23 billion in weapons to the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould