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Within the military, though, a quiet but staunch opposition to the war has been mounting. According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring about their right to conscientious objector status—enabling them to leave the military honorably ahead of their contract’s end—in numbers those groups have never seen before.

A Hawker Hunter, a military training jet, that took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station crashed into Morro Bay on Tuesday night. The U.S. Coast Guard said the pilot crashed roughly six miles northwest of Morro Bay and was rescued by the Navy. USCG did not know his condition.

Hegseth declared the Defense Department this year will roll out the Joint Warfighter Evaluation, a new battlefield-style assessment for eligible colonels and Navy captains. The evaluation is intended to screen the officers aimed for one-star general or admiral on "their ability to fight, adapt, and win," according to Hegseth.

An unauthorized drone flew near a US-operated missile defense base in northern Poland, prompting a military officer to call the emergency number 112, in accordance with procedures for incidents outside the base. Poland’s Defense Ministry said the drone remained under control and did not approach sensitive facilities.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- Two former U.S. Navy sailors have pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl to active-duty Navy sailors, including one who subsequently died from a fentanyl overdose.

Great article... Hegseth was always a horrible choice for defense secretary. At long last, some in the GOP are admitting it.

Complaint from Monroe County DA accuses hospice nurse of removing oxygen from Tomah VA patient to hasten his death during 2025 incident

Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Pulls into Guam for Logistics Stop, Deployment Now at 302 Days

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For two weeks, the question of whether to yield to pleas from Saudi Arabia and order the U.S. military to strike targets in Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis has bedeviled President Donald Trump. A decision to go forward could open another front in the war against Iran that Trump started but has been unable to end as it spreads economic shock around the globe.

Morgan Murphy says the new Chinese intel site near Camp Lemonnier overlooks the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and is 'up to no good'

USS Abraham Lincoln Makes First Stop on US Soil In Nine Months The Lincoln had been expected to reach California by the middle of September, according to reports, although the U.S. Navy statement did not say how long the ships would stay in Guam, and added there would be no media availability during the visit.

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The U.S. Navy and industry teams at General Dynamics Electric Boat are planning sweeping changes to its penultimate Block V Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the future USS Baltimore (SSN 812), with an ultimate goal of converting the submarine into a special operations, special warfare, and seabed manipulation attack submarine capable of fulfilling missions currently carried out by the USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23).

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who voted to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is renewing his call for President Trump to fire the Pentagon chief after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned. “He needs to go, whether it’s impeachment or the most expedient route — just the president to replace him — would be great,” Tillis told reporters Thursday.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Lawmakers demanded answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs about its support for women veterans. Thursday, U.S. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and 11 other Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins. The letter noted the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (ACWV) hasn't met since 2024, and a required report wasn't filed in 2025.

Hegseth, 46, met his third wife, Jennifer Rauchet, 49, when she was a producer on Fox & Friends, and he was co-hosting the show in 2017. The pair started an affair that year. At the time, Hegseth was married to his second wife, Samantha Deering, with whom he has three children, Gunner, 16, Peter Boone, 14, and Rex, 10.

In a statement carried by state media KCNA, Kim referred to the Pacific Vanguard 2026 naval exercise near Guam, calling it another threatening US-led "war game" and part of Washington's efforts to expand military influence in ⁠the Asia-Pacific ⁠region through cooperation ⁠with allies including South Korea and Japan.

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is reinstituting a mandatory testing program ‌for testosterone deficiency among US service members ‌age 30 and older, a spokesperson said on Thursday, bringing back a program that many medical experts have described as unnecessary and potentially harmful.

Burner phones. Pay phones. Borrowed devices. Whatever it takes to reach us without being traced. Pentagon staffers are risking their careers to blow the whistle on the disarray and discontentment consuming the Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth. 'People should know what a mess it is,' one Army officer confided. 'Things have gone from bad to worse. It's unbelievably chaotic and demoralizing.'

Experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab. They also accuse Iran’s theocratic government of carrying out crimes against humanity against its own people, in a report published Thursday.