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The Navy's SM-6 missile intercepted a target in a test during Valiant Shield using the Army's new missile defense radar and battle command system.

Navy missile intercepts target using Army’s new missile defense radar

The top four officers of the National Guard Bureau have left or are set to retire in about two weeks, and to date no nominations for their replacements have been confirmed by the Senate, leaving the bureau, the Air Guard and the Army Guard without permanent leadership as they head into a busy hurricane season and a potentially challenging election period.

Guard nominations languish, raising concerns as top officers retire

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s official watchdog is turning its investigative attention to the military’s ability to defend against hypersonic threats, as well as where exactly the Department of Defense is in its pursuit of the global, next-generation uber-battle management system known as Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2).

Pentagon inspector general to put the microscope on hypersonic defenses, CJADC2 ‘strategy’

Twentynine Palms, CA

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a retired major general whose body was discovered at a Marine base on Saturday. Maj. Gen. William Mullen, age 59, was found deceased at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, the San...

Retired Marine 2-star general found dead at sprawling California base

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

CBS News

An aviator for the United States Navy recently became the first American woman ever to score a victory in air-to-air combat, the service said. The fighter pilot, who was not identified, earned that distinction after knocking down a Houthi drone, one of dozens of attack drones launched by the Yemen-based rebel group that have targeted civilian merchant ships in the Red Sea and surrounding waters, according to the Navy. Houthis say the attacks are a direct response to the devastation in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The Navy said the pilot was flying an F/A-18 Super Hornet, a military...

Navy pilot becomes first U.S. woman to "kill an air-to-air contact"

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In the coming years, the U.S. Navy has plans to update its fleet with a new line of aircraft carriers to replace the aging Nimitz-class. Along with these, there are a series of other ships and submarines that are just now entering service for the U.S. Navy. The process of building a ship and commissioning […]
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The US Navy’s Newest Ships in July 2024

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Vance, 39, is the first post-9/11 veteran to find a spot on a major party ticket and, if elected, would likely be the first Marine veteran to serve as the second-in-command.

JD Vance's Marine Corps Service Would Set Him Apart from Most Vice Presidents

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The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left the Middle East on Saturday after a restless deployment battling the Houthis.

US carrier strike group's new video captures the Navy's explosive front-line combat in the Red Sea

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Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

The show of force comes amid continued tensions with Russia and follows the recent visit of a Russian navy flotilla to Cuba.

US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as 'Doomsday' plane flies overhead

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the outgoing chief of the National Guard Bureau, said a proposal to transfer certain Air National Guard units into the Space Force could take away key resources from states.

National Guard Chief Warns of 'Unintended Consequences' of Transferring Air Guard Units to Space Force

Coral Gables, FL

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Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

The US Navy's first Black female fighter was given her wings in July of 2020, an important moment in history. In a tweet, Chief of Naval Air Training, Rear Admiral Robert D. Westendorff, announced that Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle had completed her training. "BZ to LT. J.G. Madeline Swegle on...

Aviator becomes the US Navy's first Black female fighter pilot

The ship-fired weapon looks to be getting a new role as a long-range air-to-air missile that could be a big deal in a fight with China.

US Navy Super Hornets armed with SM-6s, a warship missile newly tested in combat, have been spotted in the Pacific

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The doctrine, titled simply "Deception," was published late last month and supersedes a manual from 12 years ago, according to service officials.

After a Decade, the Marine Corps Releases New Deception Doctrine

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

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Town Talks

Can You Park in Front of Someone’s Property in North Carolina?. Parking on crowded city streets and neighborhoods can be challenging, and many wonder if it's permissible to park in front of someone’s property. Here's a breakdown of North Carolina's parking rules:

Can I legally park in front of someone’s home? What North Carolina law says

FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW — Industry partners involved in the British, Italian and Japanese Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) have unveiled a new concept of the future crewed fighter jet, designed around a conventional delta wing shape, giving increased wingspan compared to previous iterations. The UK’s BAE Systems said the...

GCAP partners showcase new concept for next-gen fighter jet based on ‘evolved design’

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Senior Pentagon official overseeing legislative affairs to fill in as Navy’s No. 2 civilian

WASHINGTON — Thomas Mancinelli, a senior official currently reponsible for legislative affairs at the Pentagon, has been tapped to perform the duties of the under secretary...

Senior Pentagon official overseeing legislative affairs to fill in as Navy’s No. 2 civilian

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