A former amateur MMA fighter charged in the 2023 death of a Tyndall Air Force Base airman was found not guilty this week, ending a case that stemmed from a fatal fight outside a Panama City, Fla., beach bar. Ross Allen Johnson, 26, was acquitted Wednesday of manslaughter and aggravated…
CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country’s oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one the boilers of the USS St. Louis. Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never witnessed the surprise attack. He never heard…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said. It was the third incidence of gunfire in the vicinity of President Donald Trump in the past month. The law…
TAMPA, Florida—U.S. special operators want AI tools that offer the power of giant data centers out on the disconnected front lines.SOF units already use generative AI “heavily” for things like resource allocation and force deployment, and are “delving” into its use for tactical operations, said Rob McClintock, the program manager…
History was made at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground(YPG) in Yuma, AZ. Dignitaries, including Army staff, parents, students and school officials, were on hand for the groundbreaking of the new, $10 Million Pfc. James D. Price Elementary School building. At the groundbreaking held on May 19, 2026, various dignitaries,…
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The 10th Mountain Division announced May 20 that it has authorized soldiers to wear crossed ski insignia on their Army Green Service Uniform garrison caps. The pins have unofficially represented soldiers of the division since World War II, but the Army never recognized them until this week. Maj. Gen. Scott…
There was a time when completing a 100-mile hike would have been unfathomable for Army veteran John Filipkowski. After all, it took years to recover from the blast. Filipkowski, a Special Forces soldier, was serving in Afghanistan when an IED tore through his vehicle, flinging his body airborne and causing…
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Congressional appropriators have revived funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program and lambasted the Defense Department for failing to award key development contracts for the service’s sixth-generation fighter jet.While the program was designated to get just $74 million by the National Defense Authorization Act signed into law last month, appropriators moved…
While some job applications amount to simply uploading a resume and clicking “enter,” others permit or encourage the inclusion of a cover letter. Traditionally, the cover letter is a chance to address the hiring professional with a personal message, highlight aspects of your career and work history that show relevance…
Many military diving and rescue swimming training programs include a wide variety of pool skills. One of the most overlooked and frankly ignored by students is treading. Because treading is easy, right? Wrong! Here is a question from a recruit preparing for a military diving program in the future, who…
Newer email correspondence from the Pentagon inviting individuals to partake in a Christian prayer service within the Department of Defense was sent to at least eight U.S. defense contractors, Military.com has learned.Emails scribed by DoD and sent last week to an undisclosed number of individuals were shared with Military.com, inviting…
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A new bill being proposed in the UK could send 65-year-old veterans into combat if passed by leaders in Parliament. Under a portion of the Armed Forces bill, the British government could expand the age at which Strategic Reserve personnel, the country’s pool of retired soldiers, could be called back to…
