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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the creation of a new Barracks Task Force aimed at tackling one of the military’s longest-running quality-of-life problems: substandard troop housing. In a memorandum dated October 6, Hegseth directed the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (USW[A&S]) to form the task force and appoint the…
QUANTICO, VA — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of the nation’s top generals and admirals at the Marine Corps Museum last week, delivering a blunt and sweeping directive: the U.S. military will abandon policies associated with diversity, inclusion, and progressive cultural norms in favor of a renewed focus on discipline, warfighting, and traditional…
It sounds like a fantasy: anonymous, no-strings-attached sex offered freely to American service members, often with promises of secrecy and zero expectation of reciprocation. But what if it’s not a fantasy at all? What if it’s a trap? In an age where smartphones and social media dominate daily life, U.S. military personnel have become increasingly…
The U.S. Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment—better known as the “Night Stalkers”—lost four of its own during a nighttime training flight last week. Among the fallen: Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Kraus, a decorated pilot, Marine veteran, husband, father of two, and the son of Mission BBQ co-founder Bill Kraus. The MH-60 Black…
Three active-duty U.S. military personnel are under scrutiny after publicly mocking, celebrating, or implicitly justifying the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The backlash has grown loud enough to prompt a direct response from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who called the conduct “completely unacceptable.” Marine Officer Recruiter Toasts Kirk’s Death With Beer Emojis Captain…
A chaotic lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday evening was triggered by online threats traced to a disgraced former midshipman, Navy officials confirmed. The event, which ended with a midshipman being shot by security forces, has since been declared under control with no credible threat to the academy. Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s office…
In a major shake-up of the Pentagon’s drone defense efforts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Army to dismantle its Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) and stand up a new warfighting organization: Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401). The move comes as part of the Trump administration’s wider campaign to restore…
In a joint operation aimed at curbing the demand for commercial sex, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and the Lake County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Group (SIG) arrested 29 individuals in a two-day undercover human trafficking sting. Among those taken into custody were at least two men believed to be active-duty U.S. Navy Sailors assigned…
In a corner of the internet where exhibitionism meets military life, one Navy spouse is opening up about her unconventional marriage, her unapologetic views on submission, and her desire to be “shared.” Her husband, an active-duty sailor, is reportedly on board with it all. From risqué encounters to workplace fallout, she’s posted intimate stories and…
A fiery early-morning plane crash rocked the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar community Thursday, claiming multiple lives and leaving scores of military families displaced. The private jet, a 1985 Cessna Citation II, slammed into the Murphy Canyon military housing neighborhood just east of Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport around 3:45 a.m. PT, igniting over a dozen homes…