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Sad state of affairs in the VA... Aside from the director, currently all of the top officials at the Hampton VA system are temporary appointments including Interim Associate Director of Operations Lori Fox, Interim Chief of Staff Kenneth C. Goldberg and Acting Associate Director of Patient Care Services Tina McClendon. “It feels like we're being set up to fail,” said Stacy Shorter, president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 2328, which represents employees at the Hampton VA.

Before anyone celebrates, the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is at about 123%–137% for the 2025-2026 time frame. The focus should have been on reducing our debt because you and I, the taxpayer, are paying the large bills on interest alone - this needs to stop... The budget request is part of President Ttrump’s historic $1.5T topline (Humongous) provided for national defense submitted to Congress on April 3, that ensures the United States is able to maintain the world’s most powerful and lethal naval force.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 21-year-old Norfolk woman has been arrested following a Friday night crash at the Oceanfront that left multiple people injured and a shaken community searching for answers. Virginia Beach police say Ailani Roundtree is charged with reckless driving, endangering life, limb, or property, in connection with the crash at Murphy’s Irish Pub near 30th Street and Pacific Avenue.

Trump and Hegseth are unconstitutionally foregoing military doctrine as they transform the world’s most powerful secular force into a white Christian nationalist militia. In doing so, they are destroying our military’s legitimacy both domestically and abroad. As a matter of national security, they must be stopped.

Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, who previously served in Afghanistan, is scrambling to stop his Salvadoran wife from being deported to Mexico. Deisy Rivera Ortega was arrested on April 14, while attending an immigration appointment in El Paso, Texas. However, it ended with her detainment.

This guy's an idiot... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the annual flu vaccine will now be optional for all U.S. military personnel, both active and reserve. Previously, the flu vaccine had been mandatory. The new policy is in line with a previous change of making the COVID-19 vaccine optional.

The U.S. Navy is expanding its Child and Youth Programs (CYP) with more than 900 new childcare spaces slated to open at key fleet concentration areas through 2028. This initiative, part of a broader readiness strategy for Sailors and their families, includes construction of new facilities, innovative facility conversions, and long-term capital investments in modern infrastructure.

Q&A: How TRICARE covers durable medical equipment

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US seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz as new talks are in question

A Navy reservist from Virginia who was accused of murdering his wife after her body was found in their freezer was arrested in Hong Kong, ending a two-month-long international manhunt, authorities said Wednesday. David Varela, 38, is expected to be charged with first-degree murder after the "successful overseas apprehension," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement.

US military prepares to board Iran-linked vessels

Scoop: Trump convenes Iran White House Situation Room meeting amid renewed Hormuz crisis

The Latest: Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Iran reimposes restrictions

Seventy-three former U.S. admirals, generals and service secretaries have submitted a legal filing in defense of retired Navy Capt. and Sen. Mark Kelly, who has battled the Trump administration for months due to a controversial video that spiraled into court battles.

Iran: Attacks on ships reported as Strait of Hormuz recloses

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History: Navy Medicine in Italy

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Navy is giving Sailors more control, flexibility and opportunity in how they advance. Instead of waiting on quotas, advancement is now something Sailors can actively pursue at their own pace multiple times a year. By linking promotion to available jobs across the fleet, Billet Based Advancement (BBA) and Senior Enlisted Marketplace (SEM) create clearer pathways to promote faster, step into meaningful roles, and take ownership of their careers in ways not previously possible, all while helping the Navy decrease gapped billets and increase operational readiness.

Cookies, deodorant, socks. Iran war puts military packages in limbo

In part, this is the consequences of the commander-in-chief alienating the majority of our allies, putting tariffs on all countries, having base access denied for not just starting an unjust war but bullying former allies to have them join that war between the U.S. and Iran. There are consequences for bad behavior... Concerns are rising about food shortages aboard US warships deployed in the Middle East, as service members report limited portions and declining meal quality. Dan F, whose daughter is a Marine stationed on the USS Tripoli, said he was alarmed after seeing a photo of her meal. “A lunch tray, two-thirds empty, carried one small scoop of shredded meat and a single folded tortilla,” he was quoted as saying to USA Today. Another image from the USS Abraham Lincoln showed “a small handful of boiled carrots, a dry meat patty and a gray slab of processed meat.”

The Pentagon is quietly laying the planning groundwork for a potential U.S. military operation in Cuba, even as the Iran war grinds on, according to recent reports. Two sources familiar with the matter told USA Today on Wednesday that contingency plans are being developed in case President Donald Trump orders an intervention on the island nation. Trump has not announced plans to invade Cuba, but has floated the idea.

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