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Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy was a U.S. Navy SEAL who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for his service in Afghanistan. He became the first member of the Navy to earn the award since the Vietnam War.
Background
A distinguished scholar, Murphy attended Pennsylvania State University, earning dual degrees in political science and psychology. Upon graduation, he joined the military and enrolled at the Merchant Marine Academy, training to become a SEAL. Murphy eventually earned his SEAL Trident in July 2002.
Deployment
In 2005, Murphy deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom.
HMS Prince of Wales has returned home to Portsm
The British military is embracing a new era of
Testing centers where military recruits take their initial screening tests re-opened this week following a round of budget cuts recommended by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
The sites administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test, ASVAB, which all hopeful future service members must take before enlisting in the military and which plays a major role in determining the jobs they might qualify for. The test assesses science, math, and language skills.
The Department of Defense has failed seven consecutive audits, despite the fact that the Pentagon has spent a billion dollars building software known as “Advana” to solve this exact problem. If the eighth attempt — which is clearly a priority of the new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — is going to deliver a better outcome, Advana’s focus must return to its original intent.
Once the poster child of a newly data-centric and audit-oriented Department of Defense, Advana has since become yet another exemplar of a DOD software development project that lost its way.
Earlier this month, EC president Ursula von der Leyen released a statement on the ‘ReArm Europe’ defence package.
The Army’s newest badges will be in soldiers’ hands very soon.
Soldiers are expected to be able to purchase the Army’s new Master Combat Badges at Army and Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES, outlets around Friday, said Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Ruth Castro.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer announced in October that the Army had authorized the Master Combat Badge for soldiers who have earned both the Combat Infantryman Badge, or CIB, and an Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB. The two badges are awarded to soldiers in the infantry and Special Forces.