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Marine lost at sea identified as 21-year-old infantryman from Minnesota
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (265+ words) Published Jun 29, 2026 12: 30 PM EDT Marine Corps officials have identified Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco as the Marine who went missing from a ship off the southern coast of California last week. The 21-year-old Marine from Minnesota was declared dead on…...
Red Hill families to split $17 million in latest water contamination settlement
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (447+ words) Published Jun 26, 2026 10: 52 AM EDT More than 600 military family members and civilians who were sickened by contaminated water following a fuel leak in Hawaii will get $17 million in a federal settlement announced this week. In 2021, more than 20, 000 gallons of jet fuel…...
Air Force identifies crew members killed in California B-52 crash
1+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) Published Jun 17, 2026 1: 52 PM EDT Officials at Edwards Air Force Base, California, released the names of the eight crew members of a B-52 Stratofortress who were killed on Monday when the bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at the desert base. The crew…...
Families at a Texas Air Force base say neighborhoods overrun by weeds
2+ week, 5+ day ago (385+ words) By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton Published Jun 9, 2026 4: 03 PM EDT Neighbors at a Texas Air Force Base say that they have seen poisonous snakes and scorpions hiding in waist-high weeds and grass in base neighborhoods where landscaping crews have not worked…...
New law could increase compensation for Gold Star families if it makes it through Senate
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (831+ words) Published May 27, 2026 2: 49 PM EDT A new bill could offer surviving family members of troops and veterans a slight increase in monthly compensation, along with a more sizable annual increase in benefits for the most severely disabled veterans. The House of…...
Unaccredited VA claims company charged veteran $21, 000 in violation of federal law, judge rules
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (404+ words) Published May 22, 2026 2: 52 PM EDT A company violated federal law for acting as a vetted agent and charging veterans fees to help file disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs, a North Carolina court ruled this week. The federal circuit…...
New Marines arrive in Los Angeles as first wave heads home
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (293+ words) Published Jul 1, 2025 4: 04 PM EDT The 400 Marines are from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division will deploy to Los Angeles, according to a statement posted to the U. S. Northern Command website, and will replace troops from the regiment's 2nd Battalion. A spokesperson for…...
This is how specially trained Marines raid a vessel at sea
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (488+ words) Published Apr 20, 2026 4: 12 PM EDT Carried out under the cover of darkness, the operation highlighted the capabilities of a small, highly trained group of Marines known as a Maritime Raid Force, or MRF, that specializes in boarding and seizing vessels at…...
FAA investigating close call between National Guard Black Hawk and a passenger jet
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (227+ words) Published Mar 28, 2026 1: 40 PM EDT The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-miss incident in Southern California between a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial airline flight this week. On the evening of Tuesday, March 24, a United Airlines…...
Navy divers, ship set to recover Artemis II crew
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (302+ words) Published Apr 10, 2026 2: 38 PM EDT Four astronauts returned to Earth Friday after traveling to the Moon, splashing down off the coast of Southern California. As the spaceship bobbed in the water, a specialized team of Navy divers were there to greet…...