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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections. Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island. The official, who wasn’t authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said that “Iranians using surface to air missiles against U.S. assets” had been targeted.

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It started with a backpack stuffed with $10,000 in cash, tucked quietly into a recreational center locker in suburban Livermore, California. Thousands of miles away across the Pacific, two men orchestrated the handoff without ever stepping foot inside the gym.

Democrats demand answers on Navy’s evacuation of military families from Bahrain

The Pentagon is denying further financial support for Navy families who the U.S. Army evacuated from Bahrain earlier this year, according to a report. According to town hall audio reportedly obtained by MS Now, Navy leaders told military families who lived on the base that Department of Defense (DOD) financial and logistical support they have been receiving because of the evacuation will lapse on Nov. 30.

Undoubtedly, the strength of the nation’s security is significantly rooted in the courage of citizens who endured the rigors of war zones and the vastness of the sea, while fulfilling a duty that demanded endurance and commitment to fighting for liberty. In that spirit, noting the Navy’s 251st birthday on Oct. 13, Washington state and the rest of the country have a fitting opportunity to honor all who answered the call to serve, including the veterans whose missions carried them aboard naval vessels and onto defense facilities where uncertainty, danger and peril were ever present.

Liren “Ryan” Lai and Yuance Chen were each sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release after admitting they worked as agents of China's Ministry of State Security, part of a scheme that included clandestine cash drops, surveillance photos of Navy installations, and efforts to recruit U.S. sailors for Chinese intelligence.

American fighter jets are flying near-nightly missions over the Strait of Hormuz to intercept Iranian missiles and drones targeting commercial ships, sustaining an operation that has restored oil exports while stretching Navy crews, aircraft, and maintenance teams thin. However, at the same time it is also spending large amounts of resources.

Christina Fuller is an American former military spouse living without legal residency in southern Spain, where a custody fight has kept her and her son for years. When her family arrived near the Strait of Gibraltar on US military orders, her son was two. Now, he’s nearly 10. Fuller’s marriage to a US Navy sailor assigned to a guided-missile destroyer at Naval Station Rota fell apart soon after the family arrived in 2019.

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U.S. sailors can expect extra long deployments for the foreseeable future, U.S. Navy officials said during separate speaking engagements with the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation this week.

Ahead of next week’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump has systematically demolished institutional guardrails that prevented him from overturning the 2020 presidential election. Here’s what to know.

Among the 281 arrests were 13 Disney World employees, four Universal Studios employees, and a local youth football coach, and an active-duty Navy sailor. The coach and sailor were among those arrested on sexual predator allegations.

Senator Chris Murphy reviewed a classified briefing on Iran and came out saying Trump’s plan is “insane” and would decimate America’s commitment to the “rule of law.”

Thousands of military veterans with VA-backed mortgages have been hit with higher interest rates and monthly payments since last year, when the Trump administration shut down a low-interest program designed to help them.

The announcement of the Pentagon's FORTRESS initiative has drawn attention to the U.S. military's strategies aiming to bolster its energy resilience amid concerns over grid reliability, supply-chain disruptions and other potential threats.

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Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, a Pentagon official told CBS News late Wednesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters, said Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was accused of misconduct for leaking classified information related to the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war.

For Jessica Maloney, the inability to find childcare has meant giving up the chance to work while raising three children under 6. The Army spouse at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, said her family depends on her income, but without reliable childcare, she cannot earn one.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.

It was a brazen act of espionage. An American wiretap on a Soviet underwater cable during the Cold War reaped untold amounts of information for a nearly a decade. The intelligence it gathered helped the U.S. navigate the negotiation of the famed Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II) Treaty of 1979. It all came crashing down when a former NSA agent, drowning in debt, decided to trade national secrets to the Soviets for a quick payday.

Decades after their fathers served in Vietnam and were exposed to Agent Orange, children living with disabilities are fighting for benefits that VA provides to children of women who served in the same war

‘Seats are not being filled’: Veterans say VA is not supporting stakeholder advisory committees Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-10-27/veterans-advisory-committees-va-23278062.html Source - Stars and Stripes