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U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz

Because Hedgehog wants to get in your personal business... The reforms mark the first time the list has been officially revised since a memo was issued March 27, 2017, decreasing the total number of faiths from 211 to its new number of 31. The changes were iterated in a May 20, 2026, memorandum issued by the Under Secretary of War and signed by Anthony Tata, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness of the United States, and obtained by Military.com.

We’ve seen high-profile firings, resignations and retirements in the top military ranks. There has been unprecedented turnover among top brass, starting with the firing of Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Lee Fagan in Jan. 2025, and continuing with the departures of nearly two dozen top military officials since then, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and the judge advocates general for the Army, Navy, and Air Force. More recently, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth forced out three Army generals in a single day, including the service’s top officer, amid the war with Iran.

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Second leadership purge in 2 years hits Navy’s largest overseas ship repair facility Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-06-03/japan-regional-maintenance-center-command-relief-21865670.html Source - Stars and Stripes

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Understanding TRICARE deductibles: What you need to know

YOKOSUKA, Japan – The commanding officer, the executive officer and the command master chief of U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC) were relieved June 3, 2026, due to a loss of confidence in their ability to command. Rear Adm. Dan Lannamann, commander of Navy Regional Maintenance Center (CNRMC), relieved Capt. Wendel Penetrante, Capt. Edwin Catubig and Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Howell of duties as SRF-JRMC commanding officer, executive officer and command master chief, respectively. Capt. John Bauer, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, has temporarily assumed the duties of SRF-JRMC commanding officer. Cmdr. David Reinhardt, waterfront operations officer, has temporarily assumed the duties of SRF-JRMC executive officer. Master Chief Petty Officer David Marcus, CNRMC command master chief, has temporarily assumed the duties of SRF-JRMC command master chief. There is no impact to the command’s mission as a result of these reliefs. SRF-JRMC is located in Yokosuka, Japan, and provides intermediate-level and depot-level repair for Navy ships and U.S. 7th Fleet.

NCIS says Alexander Schlageter, a sailor assigned to the USS Ted Stevens, has been missing since May 29 from Naval Station Norfolk.

With 4,600 sailors finally home, USS Gerald R. Ford will finally receive some much needed repairs and an upgrade to its beleaguered sewage system. The country's newest aircraft carrier undertook an eight-month maiden voyage in January 2024, swiftly followed by a nearly 11-month deployment. That is longer than any carrier had been away since the Vietnam War. It is expected to go into maintenance at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Norfolk, Va.

Midway through the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s May 20 hearing on the VA’s advance budget request, Sen. Angus King (I-ME) pressed VA Secretary Doug Collins on his view of the future of veterans’ health care. Every net increase in Collins’s FY2028 advance appropriations request was earmarked for care delivered by private-sector providers. To King, the intention seemed unmistakable: a plan “to gradually privatize VA health care coverage.”

As Economist reporter Shashank Joshi highlighted from the report in a post to X, Hegseth also appeared to break protocols when he pushed for his own personal assistant to be added to the one-star admiral list, despite the fact that he had previously been deemed "ineligible" due to his lack of necessary experience.

Americans who test positive for Ebola at Kenya facility could be treated in US, federal officials say

The family of Navy Petty Officer Timothy Sanders is suing the government, alleging negligence caused his 2024 death aboard USS Helena in Norfolk.

The service is testing a pilot program where sailors can swipe their meal cards at restaurants on base — with the intent of one day moving to chain restaurants.

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Roadmap & How to Guide COMMAND ADVANCE TO POSITION (CA2P) AND ADVANCE TO POSITION (A2P)

The Justice Department today announced that Rental Marketing Solutions, LLC (RMS), a property management company based in St. Petersburg, Florida, will pay $60,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by obtaining an unlawful eviction judgment against an active duty Navy sailor. This is the largest amount the Department has ever obtained for a single servicemember in a case involving the filing of a false military service affidavit.

CFL/ACFLs, - Cycle-1 2026 PFA Record Visibility Issue in PRIMS. CFLs are experiencing a sporadic issue in which they are unable to view the Cycle-1 2026 PFA record of some Sailors. CFLs should review their command rosters in PRIMS. If Sailors have been properly gained to the command in PRIMS, but are missing from your Cycle-1 2026 roster then email an Excel list to the PRP office at askmncc@us.navy.mil formatted with the following columns: Member DODID Member Name Member UIC Department Division CFL DODID CFL Name - Updated PRP FAQ (June 2026). You are highly encouraged to review the PRP FAQs. These are questions directly from Sailors in the Fleet and answered by the PRP Office with the proper references.

Hegseth intervenes on promotion list (again), blocks female and Black officers

Friends reported Resendiz missing after one of them received what MySA described as a panicked late-night call from her asking to be picked up. When Resendiz failed to report for duty the next day, military commanders reportedly declared her AWOL. By then, Resendiz was already dead, though her body would not be found for more than a week.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 22-year-old female sailor was shot and killed by a 22-year-old male sailor, who then tried to kill himself, on Magnolia Chase Way in Virginia Beach early Sunday following the death of their infant child the day before, authorities say.

Ebola outbreak spreading in Africa is 'likely far worse' than official figures suggest: IRC