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[Florida teen's death at Naval Station Great Lakes under investigation]

Authorities have launched a death investigation after a 19-year-old was found unresponsive earlier this month at Naval Station Great Lakes.

The Lake County Coroner's Office said around 12:15 p.m., on Feb. 8, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic first responders and the Great Lakes Police Department responded to the naval base for a report of an unresponsive person.

[Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran]

The sources noted it would likely be a joint U.S.-Israeli campaign that's much broader in scope — and more existential for the regime — than the Israeli-led 12-day war last June, which the U.S. eventually joined to take out Iran's underground nuclear facilities.

[At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files]

At least a half-dozen top officials in the current Trump administration have connections to Jeffrey Epstein, according to an NBC News review of some of the over 3 million documents the Justice Department has released.

[How Trump Put Veteran Care in Crisis]

Thousands of staff have left the health care side of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and those who remain are approaching burnout.

[During WWI this sailor saved his fellow mate from noxious toilet fumes — earning him the Medal of Honor]

Little is known of Wilhelm Smith’s background, save that he was born on April 10, 1870, in a German Empire that would formally unite in the following year. Since then, he emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Navy. By January 1916, he was serving as a gunner’s mate third class aboard the battleship New York (BB-34), one of the most up-to-date and powerful warships of its kind. For all that, though, New York was served by a variety of seamen and engineers in an often claustrophobic labyrinth of chambers and passageways. On Jan. 24, 1916, one of New York’s crews within a crew were reminded of how dangerous even a routine procedure could be.

[Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Opens Applications for 2025-2026 Education Assistance Program]

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) is pleased to announce its Education Assistance program is now accepting grant and interest-free loan applications for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their application online through the NMCRS Education Assistance Application website. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2025.

[How to enroll your newborn in TRICARE]

“Registering your newborn in DEERS as soon as possible helps ensure a smooth transition into TRICARE coverage,” said Zelly Zim, senior program analyst, TRICARE Health Plan Policy & Programs Division at the Defense Health Agency. “Taking this step early gives families time to confirm enrollment, understand their plan options, and avoid delays in care.”

The exact process and timing depend on where your baby is born.

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[US military says it killed 11 people in strikes on three alleged drug boats]

The US military struck three alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean on Monday night, killing all 11 people on board, US Southern Command said Tuesday.

[Noem's use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say]

The tension between some Coast Guard officials and Noem began after a 23-year-old Coast Guardsman went overboard into the Pacific Ocean from the cutter Waesche on Feb. 4 last year, shortly after the Senate confirmed Noem into her role, according to the two U.S. officials, the Coast Guard official and the former Coast Guard official.

The Coast Guard had surged ships and aircraft to the Pacific to find the guardsman. Hours into the search, Noem learned that a Coast Guard C-130 that was supposed to fly detained migrants from California to Texas was among the aircraft over the Pacific looking for the missing guardsman, and she intervened, according to the two U.S. officials and the Coast Guard official.

[Rep. Mace requests unredacted files on Epstein's potential co-conspirators]

What is the trump authoritarian administration hiding?

Despite the federal mandate under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Mace revealed that the documents remained heavily redacted. She claimed they concealed the identities of wealthy and powerful people who conspired in Epstein's trafficking operations.

[Las Vegas veteran says wife detained by ICE despite legal asylum status]

This is crazy...

A Marine Corps veteran says his wife was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during what was supposed to be a routine immigration interview in Las Vegas this week, raising questions about immigration enforcement in Southern Nevada.

[‘I’ve Upset a Lot of Billionaires’: Thomas Massie Fears His ‘Well-Being’ Could Be At Risk Over Epstein Files]

“My girlfriend, now my wife, said I should ask [Bondi] when “Phase 2″ will come out. And I asked Pam Bondi that in person, very politely. And she basically said, ‘There’s nothing but child porn left, it’s disgusting and nobody would want to see it.’ And at that point, I realized that the Trump administration had undertaken a cover-up and had no intention of releasing these files,” Massie said.

“This is bigger than Watergate,” he added. “If Watergate changed your perception of government, this should definitely do the same.”

[Navy’s Top Admiral Previously Said He Would “Push Back” Against Extending USS Gerald R. Ford’s Deployment]

The decision to send the Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG) from the Caribbean to the Middle East was made after the Navy’s top officer said he would give “push back” against such an order over concerns about the welfare of the crew and the condition of the ship after being deployed for so long. 

[A Federal Tool to Check Voter Citizenship Keeps Making Mistakes]

When county clerk Brianna Lennon got an email in November saying a newly expanded federal system had flagged 74 people on the county’s voter roll as potential noncitizens, she was taken aback.

Lennon, who’d run elections in Boone County, Missouri, for seven years, had heard the tool might not be accurate.

[VA Reports Little Change in Veteran Suicide Rates Despite Ongoing Concerns]

A significant finding noted in the report is that nearly 61% of veterans who died by suicide in 2023 had not received VA health care in the year leading to their deaths. Additionally, the suicide rate per 100,000 veterans reached 35.2, the highest figure since 2018.

Both male and female veterans experienced an increase in suicide rates, with female veterans rising from 13.7 to 13.9 per 100,000, and male veterans from 37.3 to 37.8 per 100,000. There is particular concern regarding veterans aged 18-34, who are noted to have elevated risk factors such as health issues, homelessness, and chronic pain.

[Moment Navy warships collide in Caribbean leaving two sailors injured]

 

[Department of WAAH (D'oH!) May Bar Tuition Aid for Top Universities in Hegseth’s Crackdown on ‘Biased' Schools]

Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military and sponsoring “troublesome partnerships with foreign adversaries.”

[US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations]

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if president trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a ‌far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries.

The disclosure by the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due ‌to the sensitive nature of the planning, raises the stakes for the diplomacy underway between the United States and Iran.

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• If a PARFQ needs an edit, the Sailor must fill out a paper version for the CFL to review and keep on file, as required by OPNAVINST 6110.1L
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[‘I Felt Like a Factory Worker.’ Why VA Psychologists Are Burning Out]

The number of veterans seeking mental health treatment continues to rise, but the number of psychologists at VA dropped last year for the first time in a decade

[Navy Relieves USS Mason Commanding Officer]

NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, Rear Admiral Alexis T. Walker,  relieved the commanding officer of USS Mason (DDG 87), Capt. Chavius G. Lewis, Feb. 13, due to a loss of confidence in Lewis’ ability to command.

[Navy Medicine in Japan: A Historical Review]

• Navy Medicine in Japan: A Historical Review

[Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions grow]

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations didn’t materialize as one of Tehran’s top security officials visited Oman and Qatar this week and exchanged messages with the U.S. intermediaries.