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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had his assistant install a "unique" system in his secure office at the Pentagon that allowed him to access and control his personal cellphone from inside, a new watchdog report says.

According to intelligence collected by US forces, the struck boat planned to “rendezvous” with the second vessel and transfer drugs to it, Adm. Frank Bradley said during the briefings, but the military was unable to locate the second vessel. Bradley argued there was still a possibility the drug shipment could have ultimately made its way from Suriname to the US, the sources said, telling lawmakers that justified striking the smaller boat even if it wasn’t directly heading to US shores at the time it was hit. US drug enforcement officials say that trafficking routes via Suriname are primarily destined for European markets. US-bound drug trafficking routes have been concentrated on the Pacific Ocean in recent years.

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Autonomous surface vessels will become part of the global command and control network used by the U.S. Navy and other U.S. military services due to a new partnership between HavocAI and SAIC, effectively making the vessels an integrated part of U.S. naval surface power and expanding their availability to serve all U.S. military branches for the first time.

The Navy released investigations related to the four incidents at sea that occurred during Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group’s September 2024 to May 2025 deployment. These investigations assessed underlying procedural compliance and standards and reviewed how a Carrier Strike Group prepares for and responds to adversity during combat operations.

Oops Sorry, THIS is the Funniest Statement of the Year According to Adm. Bradley, The Wall Street Journal reports, "he and his legal adviser concluded the two survivors were attempting to continue their drug run, making them and the already-damaged vessel legitimate targets for another attack." In deciding to order the second strike, two unnamed Pentagon officials told the Journal, Bradley "considered that other 'enemy' vessels were nearby and that the survivors were believed to be communicating via radio with others in the drug-smuggling network." This Contradict the above statement (survivors were believed to be communicating via radio.) Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that women Veterans can now schedule appointments directly with VA gynecology providers without a referral from a primary care provider.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/ ROUTINE R 041833Z DEC 25 MID120012273973U FM CHINFO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 246/25 SUBJ/MILITARY MENTORS FOR UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM (CORRECTED COPY)// REF/A/DOC/OSD/6SEP2023/-/NOTAL// NARR/ Ref A is ATSD memo issuing requesting the services nominate officers to serve as military mentors for the 2026 Senate Youth Program.// POC/Ms. Katie McCalment/Civ/CHINFO/LOC: WASHINGTON, DC/TEL: (703) 692-4755/EMAIL: katryn.a.mccalment.civ(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// 1. In support of reference (a), this NAVADMIN issues guidance for officers interested in serving as military mentors in Department of War (DoW) 2026 Senate Youth Program. 2. As specified in reference (a), the DoW is soliciting nominations for up to 17 military officers (O-2 through O-5) to serve as ambassadors of the Armed Forces in support of the 64th Annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week to be held in person in Washington, DC, March 7-14, 2026. 3. This unique educational experience for outstanding high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing careers in public service was established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution 324. DoW's participation in USSYP since its inception personifies one of the longest standing commitments of the Office of the Secretary of War to a national merit-based youth program. 4. USSYP military mentors represent their individual Service components and serve as role models for the 104 USSYP student delegates, two from each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity. They exemplify the highest standards of decorum and protocol, facilitate inclusive and insightful discussion among the students, and assist USSYP staff with implementing the week's agenda and activities. 5. Each military mentor is assigned a group of student delegates for the duration of the program, presenting a unique opportunity for these bright and influential young Americans to gain a better understanding of DoW's mission, people, and interrelationship with the other branches of the Federal Government. 6. Nominees must be available for all training and program participation in Washington, DC, from March 2 through March 14, 2026. The internal Navy deadline to apply is December 12, 2025. The Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs will subsequently facilitate final assessments and announce military mentor selections by mid-January 2025. 7. For additional questions pertaining to this NAVADMIN, please contact Ms. Katie McCalment at (703) 692-4755. 8. Released by RDML J. A. Robinson, Chief of Information.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas said he saw the survivors “trying to flip a boat loaded with drugs bound for United States back over so they could stay in the fight.” How could you flip over a boat that was just bombed by the U.S. Navy? If that were ever the case the Navy would needs to go back to the drawing board and build a better bomb.

Democrat accused of ‘seditious behavior’ fires back after CNN resurfaces video of Trump official

A US Navy aircraft carrier's hard evasive turn to avoid enemy missile fire caught crewmembers off guard and sent a $60 million F/A-18 Super Hornet rolling off the deck and into the Red Sea, an investigation into the fighter jet loss revealed.

A US Navy pilot whose jet was mistakenly shot down by an American warship over the Red Sea told investigators he saw his life flash before his eyes before ejecting from the doomed aircraft. The command investigation into the late December 2024 friendly fire incident, which Business Insider reviewed prior to its release on Thursday, reveals that the warship's crew mistook two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets for anti-ship cruise missiles fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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Norfolk Police denies ICE profiling claims in traffic stop; acknowledges video

I guess this also means to stay away from the Norfolk police if you are a Sailor... The video, shared Wednesday morning by Virginia Delegate Jackie Hope Glass on her social media page, shows a Navy sailor describing an incident involving someone in his command during what he says began as a window tint violation stop.

Admiral Alvin Holsey - A true hero. Thank you for your service to the U.S. Navy... Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked U.S. Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey to retire in October after Holsey expressed concerns about the legality of the Trump administration’s boat bombings in the Caribbean, according to a new report.

At least President Trump didn’t “kill all the lawyers” first, literally following Shakespeare’s words in “Henry VI, Part 2” on evading the rule of law. Instead, just a month into his second term in February, he and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth simply fired the top lawyers at the Army, Navy and Air Force, known as judge advocates general, or JAGs.

President Donald Trump has asserted executive privilege to prevent courtroom adversaries from accessing evidence in a long-running lawsuit that accuses him of stoking violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Justice Department disclosed Trump’s secrecy claim Wednesday in a hearing related to that five-year-old lawsuit, brought by police officers injured while attempting to repel the violent mob that day. The officers say Trump’s incendiary remarks to a crowd of supporters — and his direction that they march on the Capitol — fueled the riot that nearly derailed the transfer of power from Trump to Joe Biden and left 140 officers injured.

Thanedar will unveil the articles of impeachment during a press conference on Thursday morning at Union Station.

DONALD TRUMP’S WAR ON IMMIGRANTS has crossed another line. First, he targeted illegal immigrants. Then he went after legal immigrants. Now, he’s attacking naturalized Americans: citizens of this country who were born elsewhere, particularly in what Trump contemptuously calls the “third world.” He’s trying to turn white Americans against nonwhite Americans

The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean — at the center of a controversy involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth — four times during a Sept. 2 attack, according to a U.S. official who spoke to The Hill Wednesday morning on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive operations. The full attack killed 11 people on board the ship as part of an operation by the Trump administration against what it says are “narco-terrorists.”

The family of a Colombian fisherman who died in a U.S. military boat strike in September has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging the U.S. government illegally killed him. Alejandro Carranza was killed in a strike in the Caribbean on Sept. 15, according to the petition, filed on Tuesday.

A Pentagon watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. servicemembers by sharing sensitive military information on the Signal messaging app, according to a source who has reviewed the forthcoming inspector general report.

The Justice Department has indicted a former Navy sailor and four others for allegedly leading an online extortion group that authorities say later helped spawn the global extremist network known as "764," which the FBI now describes as "modern day terrorism" for its sadistic and violent tormenting of teens online.

Raskin, in a letter to newly appointed CBS News ombudsperson Ken Weinstein that was shared exclusively with The Hill, blasted the network for what he said was the “improper influence President Donald Trump wielded over CBS News’s editorial decisions” in recent weeks, including during the interview that aired Nov. 2