05/06/2024
The U.S. military hopes to reinstall a pier for ferrying food aid into Gaza after undergoing repairs from when it broke apart due to high seas.
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The U.S. military hopes to reinstall a pier for ferrying food aid into Gaza after undergoing repairs from when it broke apart due to high seas.
While President Biden's uncles weren't among the thousands who came ashore on D-Day, they were in the Army and supported the war in other ways.
Panelists said they believe MDMA-assisted therapy is effective, but outstanding questions gave them pause in recommending its use to treat PTSD.
In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.
A man that was stabbed in a New York City subway scuffle owes his life to two National Guard soldiers.
The annual defense appropriations bill would give all troops a 4.5% pay raise in 2025, with some enlisted troops getting a boost of nearly 20%.
A new analysis of state data shows gay and bisexual vets face more medical care access issues than their peers.
The Marine Corps has launched a pilot program that will allow qualified recruits to enter the Corps with a rank as high as gunnery sergeant.
The lack of communication means service members could violate rules they don’t know exist and portray the DOD as politically partisan.
Few witnesses remain who remember the storied Allied assault and history’s biggest amphibious invasion.
A prosecutor wants to reverse the pardon of a former Army sergeant convicted of killing an Air Force veteran during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.
Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.
The White House is opposed to a Republican-backed VA budget plan that is expected to be advanced this week.
Veterans with specially trained service dogs saw a bigger improvement in PTSD symptoms on average than veterans on a waiting list for service dogs.
A new rapid test that checks for traumatic brain injuries using a single drop of blood is expected to make its debut in the military in the coming months.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough acknowledged serious mistakes in how executive bonuses were awarded last year but does not think firings are warranted.
Does your favorite airline offer free carry-ons and waived cancellation fees for troops?
China’s military activities in the area are bringing the U.S. ever closer to the Philippines, America’s oldest ally in the Pacific region since 1951.
The U.S. is continuing to find ways to fortify defenses across the Pacific to deter China and counter its influence. The Philippines is key to that effort.
Two soldiers helped a plane land safely after a man onboard attempted to open the exit doors.
A former soldier extradited from Ukraine faces a bevy of charges, including double homicide and robbery allegedly committed with another ex-soldier.
The first group of Texas National Guard troops moved into a new 80-acre base being built in Eagle Pass as part of Texas' $11 billion border initiative.
Schoolchildren greeted dozens of WWII vets, many in their 100s, as they arrived in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
An Army captain earlier this year became the first soldier to be granted approval to display the traditional ink.
Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in D-Day, was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.
The Army's cyber crimes unit is investigating.
Hear from Vietnam veterans who went in teams of six behind enemy lines for days at a time in our new limited series. Plus: new targeting optics for squads.
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The 82nd Airborne Division inducted seven new paratroopers into its Hall of Fame to join more than 75 others who've been inducted since 2018.
Defense and veterans hearings for the week of June 3, 2024.
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Hear from Vietnam veterans who went in teams of six behind enemy lines for days at a time in our new limited series. Plus: new targeting optics for squads.
As the Pentagon increases its focus on prepping for potential conflict in the islands of the Pacific, the U.S teams up with local forces for training.
Allied NATO nations took to the skies for a show of force in what officials said was the biggest jump since WWII.
Meet Thales’ new imager that combines a range of sensors to allow troops to spot enemies in the field and generate targeting information — in a GPS denied area.
Aimlock shows off a host of new drone tech featuring everything from rifles to machine guns mounted to drone systems.
An expert on information processing weighs in on ways the military can understand massive amounts of data to help make decisions.
With the 80th anniversary of the Allies storming the beaches of Normandy approaching, groups get ready to mark the event with displays on the shores.
As the Pentagon increases its focus on prepping for potential conflict in the islands of the Pacific, the U.S teams up with local forces for training.
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The fate of the iconic Little Bird hangs in the balance as special ops commanders weigh the future of SOF aviation.
The Marine Corps wants its riflemen to be even more lethal marksmen — and wants to use updated tech to get troops to hit the mark. See how they plan to do it.
One of the most storied ships in Navy history, the 80-year-old WWII battleship New Jersey, gets pulled from the water for maintenance and repairs.
How would special operations forces take down a threat in your city? With helicopters, boats and guns blazing of course. See the SOF Week tactics demo.
Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris fought his way out of the jungles of Vietnam in 1969, yet to him, his idea of courage is from the example his father set.
The battleship New Jersey heads for dry dock repairs, while special ops forces show off their assault abilities in Tampa. Plus: new ponchos to hide troops.
An expert on ‘GPS spoofing’ visits Defense News Weekly to talk about how the threat impacts the military.
See big moments from the 2024 Service Members of the Year gala event in Washington, D.C.
Looking to innovate in troop optics, Thales displays the XTRAIM sight that combines thermal and red-dot capabilities in a direct visual channel.
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