ABCNEWS - 4 killed after US strikes suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military has launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Coast Guard’s most powerful icebreaker arrives home after more than 4-month deployment to Antarctica | Stars and Stripes
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deployed from Seattle in November on the 146-day mission supporting Operation Deep Freeze.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - GOP lawmaker urges ‘permanent fix’ to end VA restrictions on the gun rights of veterans requiring fiduciaries | Stars and Stripes
The bill would bar the VA from identifying veterans requiring money managers for inclusion in a database of people banned from possessing firearms.
STRIPES (Rose L. Thayer) - Army officer pleads guilty to smuggling firearms parts from Russia, other countries | Stars and Stripes
Frank Ross Talbert, 41, was assigned to the 52nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group at Fort Campbell, Ky., when he was arrested and charged in 2024.
STRIPES (Brian McElhiney and Keishi Koja, Brian McElhiney, Keishi Koja) - Marines won’t meet with Okinawa officials over unplanned landing near sports field | Stars and Stripes
The Marine Corps has rejected a request to meet with Okinawa officials over a precautionary landing by a helicopter that disrupted a youth baseball practice.
STRIPES (Lydia Gordon) - Marine duo secures first sniper competition victory in 17 years | Stars and Stripes
A pair of Marines captured a rare victory at the Army-run International Sniper Competition.
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - US, allies to deploy 17,000 troops for Philippine military exercise | Stars and Stripes
The Balikatan exercise will include more than 17,000 troops from the United States and six allied nations, U.S. and Philippine officials said.
AF (Pentagon News) - B-21 Raider accelerates delivery of long-range strike capability
The B-21 Raider program continues to accelerate the delivery of long-range strike capability, with aerial refueling via a KC-135 Stratotanker demonstrating the rapid maturation of the weapon system.