Navy officer ranks cover both commissioned officers and warrant officers, who are specialists and experts in specific military domains. When it comes to moving up the ladder, officers undergo Senate confirmation to make it official. Commissioned officers do not enlist. They’re on board for the long haul, serving at the…
A woman who was convicted in a stolen valor case was scheduled to be released from prison today, according to multiple reports. Sarah Cavanaugh was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison in 2023 under the Stolen Valor Act of 2013. In 2023, she was indicted in the state of…
A veteran who served in the Vietnam War has received a Purple Heart award, 58 years after serving in the conflict. Daniel Knote, a 79-year-old who served six years in the Army, was shot in the leg while he ran to help a wounded fellow soldier, Mike Beck, in February…
Coast Guard ranks for officers are split into two tiers: officer and admiral. Commissioned Coast Guard officers do not enlist. They serve indefinitely at the pleasure of the president of the United States. They hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of their specific rank. Coast Guard…
Democrats in Congress have launched a probe into the Trump administration following reports it tried to deport more than 50 military members and members of military families. The Associated Press reported last week that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained 52 parents and spouses of active-duty service members since he…
Iran is insisting that the U.S. meet its demands in negotiations before the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Yemen’s Defense Ministry announced a new death toll in the latest attack by Houthi rebels on the Red Sea town of Mokha. And Israel’s military declared the Christian-majority town of Taybeh in the…
More than 142,000 post-9/11 veterans who screened positive for a possible deployment-related traumatic brain injury and agreed to a comprehensive VA evaluation did not ultimately receive one, according to a new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) watchdog report. The VA Office of Inspector General found that 301,177 veterans agreed to…
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Several thousand veterans await the outcome of a bill currently stalled in the U.S. Senate that would add roughly $833 a month to their benefits. H.R. 6047, known as the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026, would benefit those already eligible for a monthly aid…
AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic autonomously collaborated with one another to deceive humans, share break-in tools, and steal data in a series of independent tests, confirmed by both companies.On Tuesday, the AI Security Institute published a paper about experiments intended to help understand how AI agents solve cybersecurity challenges. AISI…
A squad of genetically engineered soldiers breaks loose in the New Mexico desert. The only person equipped to stop them is Celeste, a retired Army sniper played by Adria Arjona, who has spent years insisting that something strange is happening near her trailer park. That is the setup for Onslaught,…
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The Strait of Hormuz is, by some accounts, named for a Zoroastrian deity destined to emerge victorious after a 9,000-year standoff with an adversary. Iran’s leaders feel their own victory is at hand and won’t require the same epic patience. They are betting that military pressure will ultimately force the…
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