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Army Spc. Arshia Gill is one of the many new female soldiers stepping into combat military occupational specialties previously closed to women.
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Navy photograph by PO2 Daniel James Lanari
Vice Adm. John D. Alexander, commander of U.S. 3rd Fleet, and multi-national participants, answer questions about the 2018 Rim of the Pacific exercise during a press conference on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Astronaut Dan Burbank retires from NASA
NASA Astronaut Dan Burbank, who spent 188 days in space over three missions, has retiring from the agency. June 29 was his last day with NASA.
Hercules Fireworks
Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide a lethal Joint Force to defend the security of our country and sustain American influence abroad.
Bird’s eye view
Glen O'Bryan pulls a lever and the burner roars in response, sending his hot air balloon - Teal Magnolia - into the sky.
Cruise ship worker rescued 22 hours after going overboard
A cruise ship worker who went overboard and apparently treaded water for some 22 hours was in stable condition Monday, a day after being rescued by a crew from another passing cruise ship. According to the U.S. Coast Guard the 33-year-old crew member went overboard around 3:20 p.m. Saturday from the Norwegian Getaway, some 28 miles northwest of Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
Nation briefs
A cruise ship worker who went overboard and apparently treaded water for some 22 hours was in stable condition Monday, a day after being rescued by a crew from another passing cruise ship. According to the U.S. Coast Guard the 33-year-old crew member went overboard around 3:20 p.m. Saturday from the Norwegian Getaway, some 28 miles northwest of Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
Cruise ship worker stable after 22 hours in water
The Latest on a cruise ship worker who went overboard and was rescued by the crew of another cruise line : The Norwegian Cruise Line worker who went overboard in the waters off western Cuba is in stable condition after being found by a passing Carnival Cruise Line ship the next day. In a statement, Norwegian said the crew member will soon be reunited with friends and family.
Marine recognized for saving toddler’s life
Sgt. Tyler Harman, left, holds his son Mason, 3, while being congratulated for being awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal during a ceremony at the Pensacola Naval Air Station on Thursday, April 12, 2018. On February 1st, Harman saved his 2-year-old neighbor Rylan Strother's life when he was choking on a grape.
Bahamas Tour Boat Explosion Kills One, Injures Nine
According to a report on time.com a tour boat exploded in the Bahamas this weekend, killing an American woman and injuring nine others. According to the time.com report, 12 people in total were onboard, including 10 Americans and a pair of Bahamians.
Navy’s $35 billion ships to contain China
AUSTRALIA is sinking $35 billion into the purchase of nine ultra-modern frigates. So what is it that makes them so necessary, and what will be their place in future battles? AUSTRALIA is sinking $35 billion into the purchase of nine ultra-modern frigates.
US tourist dead after tour boat explodes in the Bahamas
An American tourist was killed and several other people were injured when a tour boat exploded in an exclusive district of the Bahamas, officials said. The watercraft was carrying 12 passengers - including 10 American tourists and two Bahamians - off the exclusive island of Exuma Saturday morning when there was an explosion aboard and the boat burst into flames, according to the US Coast Guard and local reports.
Vietnamese refugees who got a warm welcome in US puzzle at family separations, harsh talk
As a refugee, Lynn Le landed at Camp Pendleton among thousands of mothers and fathers clutching their children, desperately searching for a sign that at last they would be safe in America, far from Communist persecution at the end of the Vietnam War. Her father, Phong Le, held her close to his side.
Coast Guard evacuates 4 Americans to Florida after boat explosion in the Bahamas
The U.S. Coast Guard's Clearwater station traveled to Exuma and transported four people back to Florida after the Royal Bahamas Police Force reported the explosion and four injured people.
Coast Guard, State Police, Protecting Whale in Raritan Bay
The photo is of #NYC0071 showing the gear with buoys wrapped around the whales body. The fishing gear is inside its mouth, at the hinge of the jaw and wrapped around the top of its Rostrum/Head running across the middle of the blow hole.
Beneath the surface, a quiet superpower race for nuclear supremacy
As tensions escalated in the South China Sea, these three countries - which boast the world's largest navies - are aggressively preparing for any potential undersea or nuclear conflict, as they develop or perfect nuclear ballistic submarines and attack submarines . Beneath the surface, a quiet superpower race for nuclear supremacy As tensions escalated in the South China Sea, these three countries - which boast the world's largest navies - are aggressively preparing for any potential undersea or nuclear conflict, as they develop or perfect nuclear ballistic submarines and attack submarines .
Concern over using US military to help border…
The Trump administration's request for the Pentagon to house migrants detained at the U.S. southern border and even help prosecute them is prompting concern about strains to the military. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who has made it his top priority to improve the military's fitness for combat, argues that the Pentagon is nonetheless obliged to provide help with border enforcement.
Scaramucci Socks It to John Kelly: Chief of Staff Scores a ‘Zero’
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has failed to build a strong team around President Donald Trump and, in fact, may not even like the commander in chief, former White House communications director Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci told Newsmax TV on Friday. "One of the legacies that John Kelly is going to have is that I don't know one person that he brought into the White House that he was able to recruit during his tenure as chief of staff," Scaramucci said on Newsmax's "America Talks Live."
Illegal Alien Protected by Sanctuary Policies Convicted in Savage Murder of Air Force Veteran
This week a Santa Barbara County jury found Victor Martinez, an illegal alien who had been previously convicted of sexual assault, guilty of first degree murder in the brutal 2015 sexual assault, torture, and murder of 64-year-old Air Force Veteran Marilyn Pharis. Though Pharis was murdered just weeks after Kate Steinle was shot and killed on a pier in San Francisco, and sanctuary policies also directly led to her murder, Pharis's case has never attracted the publicity Steinle's case did - and that's a shame.
Is using US military for border patrol a good idea?
The Trump administration's request for the Pentagon to house migrants detained at the U.S. southern border and even help prosecute them is prompting concern about strains to the military.