Pvt. Travis King, the U.S. soldier who dashed across the border from South Korea and disappeared on July 18, is in U.S. custody, the Associated Press reported, citing U.S. officials. North Korea said it had finished interrogating the 23-year-old soldier and planned to expel him earlier on Wednesday, according to …

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The first batch of American-made M1 Abrams tanks arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for deployment to support operations aimed at breaking through Russian lines, officials said, The New York Times reported Monday. The first round of Abrams arrived early enough to be used in the still-ongoing counteroffensive, the NYT reported, …

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While naval aviation was still in its infancy, Navy Chief Aviation Pilot Francis Edward Ormsbee Jr. was ready and willing to take to the skies for his country. Before he officially became a pilot, however, he helped rescue a fellow sailor from a plane crash. His heroics earned him the …

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Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) filed a lawsuit this week against the West Point military academy over its race-based admissions policies, and legal experts who spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation said that the military will have to explain why they should be given special treatment on this issue. …

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Democrats and their unscrupulous trial lawyer donors are going to have to find some other sick and injured Americans’ bones to pick clean, now that Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, made sure they can’t use veteran Marines from Camp LeJeune. Sullivan and other Republican colleagues such as California Rep. Darrell Issa …

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China is speeding up its military preparation to invade Taiwan and possibly fight against the U.S., experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. However, experts say Chinese President Xi Jinping has not decided when, or even if, he will seek to take Taiwan by force. “The [People’s Liberation Army] has …

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The U.S. military’s F-35 fighter jets are infrequently flight-ready amid a major backlog in repairs, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Thursday. Only 55% of F-35s in the military’s fleet are mission-ready, far lower than the “mission capable” goal of 85% to 90%, according to the report. The …

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U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) canceled on-base showings of the film “Sound of Freedom” because the plans accidentally violated a Department of Defense (DOD) regulation, and the command does not plan to reschedule the showings, a spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation. In August, SOUTHCOM nixed two free showings at …

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The U.S. is reconstructing a global maritime spy system that has lain dormant since the Cold War aimed this time at tracking Chinese submarines, Reuters reported, citing three people with knowledge of the plans. China has embarked on a massive upgrade to its submarine fleet, producing nuclear-powered vessels that are …

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The pilot who ejected from an F-35 stealth fighter jet after it experienced a malfunction and temporarily disappeared landed in a residential backyard about 60 miles from where the jet eventually crashed, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday. While flying a routine training mission on Sunday afternoon, the pilot “experienced …

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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama plans to force a vote to confirm Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith as the service’s top military leader after the same senator’s blanket action blocked his promotion for months, a spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation on Tuesday. President Joe Biden nominated …

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Some junior service members are living in overcrowded barracks with severe maintenance problems that fall well short of the Department of Defense (DOD)’s privacy and health standards, posing serious risk to servicemembers, according to a government report released Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) inspected ten different, non-generalizable housing campuses …

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The United States is still relearning how to construct technology and iron for its polar icebreakers despite spending billions of dollars on its Arctic defense program, The Wall Street Journal reported. The U.S. Coast Guard currently operates two icebreakers, one of which is set to retire this year, and is not …

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Marine Corps Capt. Arthur Junior Jackson was a young man in World War II when he singlehandedly blazed a path of destruction through Japanese strongholds on the small island of Peleliu in the Pacific. His calmness under pressure and relentless fighting spirit were a major reason the Allies were able …

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The Navy will commission the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) as the newest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 16, in Menominee, Michigan. The Honorable Mike Gallagher, U.S. Representative, Wisconsin’s 8th District, will deliver the commissioning ceremony’s principal address. Remarks will also …

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The Army should be wary of banking on more soldiers than expected renewing their contracts as recruiting is expected to fall short again in fiscal year 2023, which ends Sept. 30, according to experts. Army officials say retention has reached historic highs and shows that, once people join the military, …

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The Biden administration plans to cancel millions in military financing for Egypt over the country’s alleged failure to address long-standing human rights abuses, instead using the funds to help Taiwan and Lebanon purchase weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intention to withhold …

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Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida in a letter Wednesday accused U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) of stonewalling Sound of Freedom screenings the military command originally planned for August and October but canceled due to copyright issues. Representatives from Sound of Freedom’s creator Angel Studios reassured SOUTHCOM that proceeding with the …

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China views cyberspace as a critical element to prosecuting a war against the U.S. and is preparing to dominate the information domain in any future conflict, the Department of Defense (DOD) said in a strategy document released Tuesday. China’s cyber power is intended to reduce the ability of the U.S. …

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The Air Force will miss its active duty recruiting goal for 2024 by about 10%, the first time it hasn’t met quota since 1999, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Monday, according to Military.com. As of July, with two months left in the fiscal year, the Air Force had achieved …

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