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Top medical commander fired at Joint Base Langley-Eustis
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (229+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 11: 20 AM EDT Base officials said Col. Michael Blowers, deputy command surgeon at Air Combat Command, has assumed responsibility of the unit until a new commander is selected. In rare cases of major misconduct by a commander, firing announcements…...
Why the Air Force is turning this business jet into a weapon
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (673+ words) Published Jul 2, 2026 9: 54 AM EDT The Air Force is hitting refresh on electromagnetic warfare with its first new electronic attack aircraft in forty years. The EA-37 B Compass Call is a modified business jet that some experts are already calling a…...
Former soldier convicted of stealing $1 million worth of MREs
1+ day, 23+ min ago (315+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 12: 34 PM EDT A former soldier was found guilty of stealing more than $1 million of Meals-Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, from Fort Bliss, Texas. Joseph Lavar Davis, 47, was convicted by a Texas jury for a heist that included tens of thousands…...
Air Force brings World War II tail insignia out of retirement for 'Doomsday Plane"
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (656+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 10: 53 AM EDT The tail insignia for the Air Force's E-4 B Nightwatch airborne command post " unofficially nicknamed the "Doomsday Plane" " pays tribute to a legendary World War II bomber unit that was awarded three presidential citations. On June 26, the…...
Annual 'religious liberty training' for troops could be on the way
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (513+ words) Published Jul 1, 2026 8: 30 AM EDT Annual "religious liberty training" may soon be required for troops and commanders if the Pentagon adopts recommendations from a White House-directed commission of faith leaders and military advocates." The recommendations, which Pentagon leaders said Tuesday they…...
The new Marine Scout career field is officially here
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (327+ words) Published Jun 30, 2026 4: 52 PM EDT The Marine Corps is creating a new primary military occupational specialty for scouts starting on Oct. 1, Corps officials announced on Tuesday. The new Marine Scout field, which will have a military occupational speciality, or MOS, code…...
Marine lost at sea identified as 21-year-old infantryman from Minnesota
3+ day, 27+ min ago (265+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026 12: 30 PM EDT Marine Corps officials have identified Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco as the Marine who went missing from a ship off the southern coast of California last week. The 21-year-old Marine from Minnesota was declared dead on…...
This is what an Air Force Contingency Response Element does
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (134+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026 10: 40 AM EDT In the wake of two major earthquakes that hit Venezuela, the United States military is surging aid, personnel, and aircraft to help coordinate relief. Roughly 100 highly specialized airmen from a contingency response element arrived in the…...
Navy searching for Marine who went missing off the California coast
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (188+ words) Published Jun 28, 2026 7: 00 AM EDT The Navy is searching for a Marine who went missing off of the USS Anchorage on Thursday, the service said late Saturday evening." The Navy did not identify the missing Marine, citing military policy to withhold…...
DC reaches settlement with man who played 'Star Wars' music at troops
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (368+ words) Published Jun 27, 2026 3: 40 PM EDT The Force is strong with Sam O'Hara. The District of Columbia agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of money to O'Hara, a district resident who says he was illegally detained for following a group of Ohio…...