Advocates Press for Preventive Programs, VA Benefits for Struggling Vets
Advocates urged Congress to expand Veterans Treatment Courts and restore VA benefits for incarcerated veterans, highlighting gaps that leave many with other‑than‑honorable discharges without care. Currently more than 600 VTCs exist, but veterans in prison lose disability compensation and health coverage, and many are unaware of available programs. Lawmakers are considering a bill to provide tele‑health VA behavioral health services and a $4 million fund for a National Center for Veterans Justice. The hearing also criticized the under‑funded Transition Assistance Program, which fails to prepare a sizable share of service members for civilian life.
Starlink Outage Hit Drone Tests, Exposing Pentagon’s Growing Reliance on SpaceX
In August, a global Starlink outage knocked out connectivity for about two dozen U.S. Navy autonomous surface vessels conducting drone tests off California, halting operations for nearly an hour. Internal Navy documents show the incident exposed a single‑point failure in...
Army Veteran Tasked with Prosecuting Nazi Death Squads Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The U.S. Congress posthumously awarded Benjamin Ferencz the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor, recognizing his pivotal role as chief prosecutor of the Nazi Einsatzgruppen at the Nuremberg Trials. Ferencz, a 27‑year‑old Harvard graduate with no trial experience,...
US Navy Destroyer Intercepts Iranian-Flagged Vessel Trying to Skirt Blockade
The U.S. Navy began a maritime blockade of Iran on Monday after former President Donald Trump announced a seal on the Strait of Hormuz following failed nuclear talks. An Arleigh Burke‑class destroyer, USS Spruance, intercepted an Iranian‑flagged cargo ship on...
Amid Focus on Strait of Hormuz, Experts Sound Warning on Yemen’s Houthis and Red Sea
The Trump administration has ordered a U.S. Navy blockade of ships bound for Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, a move projected to cost Iran about $435 million per day. Foreign‑policy experts warn that Iran’s proxy, the Yemeni Houthis, could...
Bill From Vets in Congress Would Keep Military Roles Open to Women
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, joined by 35 fellow veteran lawmakers, has introduced the Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act, which would bar the military from excluding service members based on sex. The bill responds to the...
Pentagon’s Women-in-Combat Review Reassigned; Deadline Extended
The Pentagon has reassigned its six‑month independent review of women’s effectiveness in ground combat from the Institute for Defense Analyses to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The new mandate adds combat‑relevant field tests and extends the deadline, giving...
US Navy Should Rely on Allies to Boost Maritime Industrial Base, Report Says
The Center for Maritime Strategy released a report urging the U.S. Navy to lean on allied partners to revitalize its shrinking maritime industrial base. It highlights the Navy’s current shortfall—295 ships versus a 381‑ship target—and a FY2027 budget of $65.8 billion...
Marines Win Top Sniper Competition
Marine snipers Staff Sgt. Tyler Johnson and Sgt. Spencer Harrell captured first place at the 2026 International Sniper Competition held at Fort Benning, Georgia. Their victory marks only the second time a Marine Corps team has won the event and...
The President Who Threatened to End a Civilization Is Supposed to Guarantee Ukraine’s Survival
President Trump posted an ultimatum on Truth Social demanding Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 p.m., threatening to bomb every bridge and power plant. Iranian civilians formed human chains to protect the infrastructure, while retired U.S. officers warned the...
Army Debuts Data Operations Center to Serve as Information Hub
The U.S. Army inaugurated its Army Data Operations Center (ADOC) on April 3, creating a centralized hub to streamline the flow of battlefield data to commanders and soldiers. Housed under Army Cyber Command, the six‑month pilot aims to replace fragmented data...
After Three-Year Hiatus, VA to Resume Rollout of New Electronic Medical Records System
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is restarting its Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) rollout after a three‑year pause, with four Michigan facilities going live this Saturday. The program, originally projected at $10 billion, has ballooned to an estimated $37.2 billion and...
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Finds a New Voice
Harvard professor Maria Tatar has released a fresh English translation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 WWI novel “All Quiet on the Western Front,” leveraging the book’s public‑domain status to restore the original German voice. The new edition replaces the long‑dominant...
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Agree to $4.7 Billion PAC-3 Interceptor Deal
The Pentagon has signed a $4.7 billion contract with Lockheed Martin to accelerate production of the Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) interceptor. The deal builds on a January framework that aims to lift annual output from roughly 600 to 2,000 missiles over seven...
US Navy Ends USS Boise Submarine Overhaul After Price Tag Soars
The U.S. Navy announced it will inactivate the Los Angeles‑class attack submarine USS Boise after its overhaul costs spiraled. The refit, begun in 2024 at Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News shipyard, has already consumed $800 million and is projected to need another...
