The waist-to-height ratio standard that every U.S. military branch adopted in 2026 governs body composition checks for people already serving, not the medical screening applicants go through to enlist at a Military Entrance Processing Station. Those are two separate standards, run under two separate Defense Department instructions, and it’s an…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has avoided an impeachment vote after Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called an early recess, canceling votes scheduled for Thursday. Hegseth’s political future was put in harm’s way after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY.), a frequent critic of President Donald Trump critic who lost his primary earlier…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is struggling to strike a deal to fund the Israeli military’s request for $8 billion before next month’s election. Israel’s military is seeking about $8 billion in additional funding, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is struggling to strike a deal to unlock the money…
Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran, but it is not yet enough to help address climate change. When the U.S. and Israel launched the war in February, some backers of renewables opined it could drive a green transition…
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Former U.S. Coast Guard contractor Peter Souders is allowed to proceed with his First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming he was fired over posts related to the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Sounders, an engineer and project manager for government contractor Advanced Concepts Enterprises Inc. (ACES)…
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The life of an active duty member of the military can be a dangerous one, and not just on a battlefield. The emotional, mental and physical scars can last for years, even a lifetime. But what happens when an individual experiences life, death and life again, from one moment to…
A U.S. Army veteran who served as one of three men on the 12-person jury in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Massachussetts said nothing in his military background prepared him for the intense, closed-door deliberations. The trial captivated the nation. Clancy and her defense team did not dispute…
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It was Feb. 29 during the leap year of 2024 when Steven Strohmaier was deployed and took a photograph of a cutter. Little did he know that more than two years later, his image would be featured on over 10 million U.S. Postal Service stamps. Petty Officer 1st Class Strohmaier,…
At the young age of 104, Vicki Herrel can look back on an interesting and full life with some remarkable chapters of American aviation history. She helped build military aircraft as a teenager during World War II, joined the Navy’s WAVES and transported troops across the United States before getting…
An Army physician selected by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to advise Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said she is investigating whether thousands of service member deaths reported to a federal vaccine-safety database were caused by COVID-19 vaccines, an inquiry that rests on unverified reports and that the Pentagon’s own…
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