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PHOENIX — ABC15 is following up on new concerns that the VA Healthcare System may be missing some targets it set for itself when it comes to wait times, specifically for new mental health appointments.

President Donald Trump's administration wanted to clear the backlog of over 400,000 claims. It brags that, as of July, that number is a little closer to 70,000. The problem, however, is that it keeps getting those cases wrong.

Democratic senator presses Pentagon over ‘broken toilets’ and ‘mental health’ aboard USS Lincoln

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Pensacola event company is disputing a settlement offer from the Navy after a contract to provide food concessions at the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show was terminated. President Mike Windhorst says his company handled everything from food vendors to menu pricing. He says the Navy owes him more than $100,000.

The latest PURSUE records include a classified 1953 Navy analysis that appeared to rule out aircraft, balloons, birds and natural phenomena; along with a bizarre 2026 FBI account involving red lights and a watch that mysteriously jumped 25 minutes ahead

Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say

The Navy announced that it is delivering live entertainment to 50 installations as part of a program to help service members and their families relax and build community. Operation Morale, Welfare and Recreation is bringing music acts to military facilities through April 2027. The event kicked off on Aug. 8 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island with Fitz and The Tantrums and Alana Springsteen.

US missile strike reportedly hits container ship off Pakistan

The physical realities of life at sea—the rigorous conditions and exposure to the elements—mean that these vessels have finite shelf lives. The Ticonderoga-class was right around its shelf life.

Navy, Marines End Anonymous Discrimination Complaints Under Hegseth Order

Nationwide Cyclospora outbreak grows, more lettuce recalled: FDA

US Navy REVOLTS against Trump on AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (Video)

In fiery meeting, military families confront acting Navy secretary over conditions on the USS Lincoln

This thread is about concerns to living conditions on Navy ships... Our base in Bahrain was hit hard by Iran. That is the base that brings our mail and other supplies to the ships. In addition, some U.S. allies have restricted or denied the use of their military bases and airspace for operations connected to the war in Iran. This makes it more difficult to bring supplies in the Middle East much less Bahrain. These nations cited a lack of prior consultation, concerns over international law, and a desire to avoid regional escalation. It did not help that trump has insulted some of the countries and their leaders and added tariffs to these countries as well. Two of these allies, Spain & Italy, have large US Navy bases but are now limited by the host countries. The bottom line is that it is true that it is harder to get supplies to the Middle East. This failure falls under our commander-in-chief - donald trump.

President donald trump reportedly underwent an elaborate plan to hide his flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom last month using a catering food truck and a military aircraft, according to the Washington Post, amid threats against him from Iran.

On Aug. 7, 2026, Rear. Adm. Kevin Brown, commander of Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), relieved Capt. Mathew Loe as commanding officer of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Lemoore due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.

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Sailors who have spent at least a year on medical shaving waivers could be considered for separation from the Navy as early as next month under a new facial hair policy, the service confirmed to Stars and Stripes. Read more at: https://okinawa.stripes.com/community-news/separation-reviews-sailors-shaving-waivers.html1 Source - Stars and Stripes

Navy Families Push Officials For Relief Date As USS Lincoln Deployment Exceeds 250 Days

This is so embarrassing... America’s depleted weapons stockpiles undermine trump’s leverage with Iran

commander-in-chief: "We are low-keying it" with Iran

A new mega-bill in Congress combining 62 pieces of veteran-aiding legislation would finally deliver that long-wanted change, but it comes at a steep price: Adjustments to the disability ratings for sleep apnea and tinnitus.

President donald trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found.

For a community that once prided itself on being quiet professionals, the Navy SEALs are hard to miss these days. Bookshelves groan under the weight of endless SEAL memoirs that have become a content farm for Hollywood blockbusters and TV streaming series. A number of SEAL veterans have also built second careers as podcast hosts, leadership consultants, Hollywood consultants, or pitchmen for supplements, energy drinks, and merchandise. Seven retired SEALs are current members of Congress, and others hold senior posts in the Trump administration.

More than 60 House Democrats are pressing Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins for answers about how the agency’s mental healthcare has been increasingly strained under President Donald Trump’s second administration. The lawmakers sent the secretary a letter last week asking questions about the state of VA care, citing a ProPublica investigation from this spring that revealed the agency’s mental health workforce has been plummeting and veterans have been left in the lurch.