The USS Oscar Austin played a pivotal role as Houthi rebels fired hundreds of rockets and drones towards U.S. ships in the Red Sea this spring. Now, members of its crew from that fight will wear Combat Action Ribbons on their uniforms, the Navy announced Tuesday.
The crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer were awarded a Unit Combat Action Ribbon Tuesday upon the ship’s arrival at Naval Station Rota, Spain. As a result, all members of the crew who were aboard will be authorized to wear the Combat Action Ribbon on their uniforms.
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The President of the United States Donald Trump made a monumental trip to Fort Bragg today as the 250th anniversary of the United States Army approaches, with a massive parade in Washington, D.C. this Saturday.
While giving a speech at Fort Bragg, Trump declared all the military bases renamed under the Biden administration in the name of DEI will be changed back to their original names.
The military crowd went wild with approval, as history and tradition matters.
Military spouses develop skills that don’t show up on resumes or welcome briefs. We don’t mean the obvious ones, like coordinating moves or surviving long separations. We’re talking about the quiet, complicated skills that come from learning to thrive in uncertainty, build relationships in motion, and carry on without applause. These aren’t traits you’re praised for: They’re survival tools you don’t even know you’ve learned until they’re holding you upright.
These are the secret skills. The ones under everything else.
Aircraft armed with advanced laser-guided rocket systems took out a little under half of the one-way attack drones the Houthis launched against military and commercial vessels during the U.S. military campaign that unfolded between March and May in and around the Red Sea, Gen. Erik Kurilla told lawmakers Tuesday.
At a House Armed Services Committee posture hearing, the U.S. Central Command commander shared new details about that operation and said it underscores the military’s intensifying need for more and better counter-drone technologies and software.
Imagine a future where North Korea launches a surprise missile barrage, China unleashes a wave of hypersonics, and Russia sends intercontinental ballistic missiles arcing over the North Pole. In this nightmare scenario, the only thing standing between those warheads and millions of lives is a massive new missile defense system called The Golden Dome.
However, that assumes it doesn’t end up being a total boondoggle.
The Defense Department plans to allocate more than $4 billion in fiscal 2026 to fund development of the Air Force’s F-47 fighter jet and Collaborative Combat Aircraft, senior Pentagon officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
The Trump administration announced in April that it awarded a contract to Boeing to build the F-47, a sixth-generation platform that’s part of the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance initiative. Officials haven’t publicly disclosed how much Boeing received for the award due to classification of the project.
Well known military X personality Sam Shoemate posted a thread reportedly exposing one Benjamin France, a US Navy active duty JAG officer.
‘Benny’ reportedly threatened federal agents online, a crime.
It is obvious the anti-American cabal still exists inside DOD.
Secretary of Defense Hegseth must work much harder to remove these elements.
Benny proudly shared his taking of the oath to join the US Navy JAG Corps last year on his LinkedIn account. 2/6 pic.twitter.
Drones have played a crucial and evolving role in the Russo-Ukrainian War. On June 1, Ukraine highlighted how drones are changing warfare, with a surprise attack deep into Russian territory that hit several air bases. Both sides in the war employ drones, so we asked four experts to identify an advantage that either Russia or Ukraine has in drone warfare, as both sides seek to gain an upper hand.Read more below.
L Todd Wood sits down with well-known journalist Lara Logan to discuss what is behind the LA riots.
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