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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 health-care positions this month, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing an internal memo, Veterans Affairs staffers and congressional aides. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The cuts involve mostly unfilled jobs, including doctors, nurses, and support staff, the report said. The agency hopes that the cuts will reduce the health care workforce to as few as 372,000 employees, a 10% reduction from last year, the report added, citing a memo shared with regional leaders last month.

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Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter were killed Saturday in an attack in Palmyra, Syria, the Pentagon said. Three other U.S. personnel were wounded in the attack, which occurred during what the Pentagon described as a "key leader engagement" supporting ongoing counter-ISIS operations, according to a statement posted on X by Sean Parnell, the Pentagon's chief spokesperson.

More than 50 members of Congress are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and homeland security officials after the Guardian revealed the VA is compiling a report on all non-US citizens “employed by or affiliated with” the government agency that will then be shared with other federal agencies, including immigration authorities.

A British mother holding an infant, a Ukrainian refugee, the wife of a Navy veteran, a German man about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. These are some of the spouses of U.S. citizens who were recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at what they thought were going to be routine green card interviews.

Wow! After Leavitt spoke, Kamlager-Dove almost immediately renewed her suggestion that Trump, 79, is taking the anti-Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi.

The Trump administration said on Dec. 10 that it would transfer roughly 760 acres of public land along the U.S.-Mexico border in California to the Navy for three years to support border security operations.

How much is this costing taxpayers? Nearly seven years later, Mr. Maduro is still in power. Mr. Rubio, now Mr. Trump’s secretary of state and interim national security adviser, is a primary architect of an escalating military pressure campaign against Venezuela. And while pushing out Mr. Maduro appears to be one immediate goal of U.S. policy, doing so could help fulfill another decades-long dream of Mr. Rubio’s: dealing a critical blow to Cuba.

At the center of that mission was U.S. Special Forces Veteran Bryan Stern, the bearded, broad-shouldered founder of Grey Bull Rescue Foundation. Stern and his team of U.S. military veterans have pulled off hundreds of extractions around the world. But this one, he says, was different.

Phoebe Ervin tried everything to drown out the sound. As golf fans descended on her Long Island, New York, community in late September to watch the U.S. and Europe compete for the Ryder Cup, she tried desperately to ignore the whir of helicopter blades. This time, they were ferrying VIPs to the course, not flying above the desert of Iraq.

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A decision concerning the fate of the U.S. Navy's futuristic fighter must be "made quickly," considering how long it will take to build, test and get familiar with such a sophisticated warplane, the chief of U.S. naval operations said.

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I can safely assume that there will be investigations after there is a new president and lawmakers, including Republicans, are no longer under the claws of trump... U.S. service members — including staff officers and at least one drone pilot — are seeking advice from outside groups, fearing they could face legal consequences for any involvement in the Trump administration's lethal strikes on suspected drug boats.

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee wrote a letter to Secretary of the Navy John Phelan on Tuesday expressing concern about the Navy's review of Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy Captain who serves on the committee.

"Madame Secretary, how many United States military veterans have you deported?" Rep. Seth Magaziner, a Democrat from Rhode Island, asked Noem during the hearing.

Service members will see a 4.2% average increase in their basic allowance for housing in 2026 — a smaller boost than the 5.4% increase they received in 2024 and 2025. But the actual increases military households will receive will vary depending largely on where they are stationed and their pay grades. While the increase is higher in some areas, the rates decrease in several areas, including Phoenix, Arizona, and Brownsville, Texas. Service members stationed in areas where rates go down are protected and get to keep their existing BAH.

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The US Navy has submitted its recommendations on potential punishments for Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a video that reminded US troops they have a duty to refuse illegal orders, a Pentagon official told CNN on Thursday.

In the minutes after U.S. forces attacked a suspected drug smuggling boat near Trinidad, Adm. Frank M. Bradley, the commander overseeing the operation, faced a choice. A laser-guided bomb had killed nine of the 11 people on board, sunk the boat’s motor and capsized the vessel’s front end, according to people who have viewed or been briefed on a classified video of the operation. As smoke from the blast cleared, a live surveillance feed provided by a U.S. aircraft high overhead showed two men had survived and were attempting to flip the wreckage.

Okay folks, please take this seriously... A state epidemiologist said the spike in cases came in the wake of Thanksgiving travel and a lack of vaccinations. At least 16 cases were traced to a church.

The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid a monthslong buildup of military forces surrounding the country, President Trump confirmed on Dec. 10. "As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela," Trump said at a meeting at the White House.

The U.S. Navy recovered the aircraft in the sea before Beijing could access their sensitive technology. The South China Sea remains a hotspot as U.S. and allied forces conduct exercises near the contested Spratly Islands, while Chinese warships maintain a close presence, occasionally prompting tense encounters.

CFL/ACFLs, CY25 PFA Cycle has Officially Ended! As prescribed in Guide-7, CFL/ACFLs are reminded you have 30 days following the completion of the Navy’s PFA Cycle to enter PFA data. All CY25 PFA data must be entered in PRIMS before 31 December 2025. Updated PRP FAQ (DEC 2025.)