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U.S. Air Force officials tour a PFAS treatment facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 20, 2025. The Pentagon has pushed back PFAS investigation and cleanup timelines at 243 military installations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman

Pentagon Delays PFAS Cleanup Again

U.S. Air Force officials tour a PFAS treatment facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 20, 2025. The Pentagon has pushed back PFAS investigation and cleanup timelines at 243 military installations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman

Pentagon Delays PFAS Cleanup Again

Pentagon Pushes Back PFAS Cleanup Timelines at 243 Military Sites — Again

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U.S. Navy sailors direct the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt on Sept. 7, 2026. A new House report is questioning whether the Navy has adequately studied the potential long-term neurological effects of naval aviation. (U.S.

NAVY PILOTS FEAR MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT

Navy Pilots Avoid Mental Health Care Over Fear of Losing Flight Status, House Report Says

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U.S. Navy sailors train with an Anduril Dive-LD large unmanned undersea vehicle in December 2024. CENTCOM says a Dive-LD that malfunctioned near the Strait of Hormuz was later recovered by Iran. (U.S. Navy photo)

Iran Claims Capture of U.S. Underwater Drone

Iran Says It Captured a U.S. Robot Sub. CENTCOM Says an Old One Broke.

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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes flight in the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury on March 2, 2026. An F-15E aircrew was later shot down over Iran, triggering the Dude 44 combat rescue operation. U.S. Air Force photo.

Air Force Colonel's Ordeal in Iran

Air Force Colonel Shot Down Over Iran Speaks for First Time About Two Days Behind Enemy Lines

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A firefighter searches through smoke and debris at Ground Zero in New York City on Sept. 14, 2001, three days after the World Trade Center attacks. U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Jim Watson/National Archives.

NYC Releases 9/11 Air-Quality Records

170,000 Pages of 9/11 Air-Quality Records Released 25 Years Later

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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao speaks to Marines and sailors at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 2, 2026. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. DeMontae Stovall.

TRUMP'S NAVY PICK NEEDS WAIVER

Trump’s Navy Secretary Pick Needs Congressional Waiver Before Confirmation

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Russian servicemembers take part in the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2026. (Kremlin.ru/CC BY 4.0)

Russia Plans Bonus Clawback for Convicted Soldiers

Russia Wants Soldiers Convicted of Crimes to Pay Back Part of Their Signing Bonuses

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Soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment take part in Victory Forge at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in December 2007. (U.S. Army)

ARMY BASIC TRAINING EVOLVES BY 2026

Was Army Basic Training Really Harder in 2007? Here’s What Changed by 2026

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Bryan Harlan, a water plant operator, is pictured at Marine Corps Base Quantico's Mainside Water Treatment Plant in June 2026. The plant treats roughly 1 million gallons of drinking water each day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Federico Marquez)

Quantico Main Side Shuts Down

Quantico Shuts Down Main Side After Water-System Outage Leaves Town Without Running Water

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USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Laem Chabang, Thailand, Sept. 2, 2026, for its first port call in 265 days. The carrier departed Thailand four days later and returned to operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Gage Thomas)

USS Lincoln's Brief Thailand Respite

After 265 Days Without a Port Call, USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Got a Few Days in Thailand — Then Went Back to Sea

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A handgun is placed into a lockable safe at Minot Air Force Base. Five months after Pete Hegseth ordered a presumption of approval for off-duty personal-firearm carry requests, several major installation websites still post broad concealed-carry

BASES STILL BAN CONCEALED CARRY

Five Months After Hegseth Gun Order, Major Base Websites Still Say Concealed Carry Is Banned

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A Unitree G1 humanoid robot is displayed at UAV Expo 2024. The image is illustrative of China’s humanoid robotics industry and does not show an operational PLA combat deployment. (Photo by Sayanesy/Wikimedia Commons, CC0)

CHINA PLANS HUMANOID ROBOT DEPLOYMENT

China’s Military Is Studying Humanoid Robots to Clear Buildings Alongside Troops

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1st Sgt. Jeremy Crisp and Sgt. Andrew McNeil inspect maintenance issues inside a Fort Bragg barracks bathroom on April 5, 2019. The image is illustrative of barracks maintenance conditions and does not depict the current 2026 plumbing-policy discrepancy.

Fort Bragg Plumbing Delay Discrepancy

Pentagon Says Inoperable Barracks Plumbing Is an Emergency. Fort Bragg Says It Can Wait Up to 7 Days

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An F-35C releases an inert AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon during testing over the Atlantic Test Ranges in 2016. The Pentagon is investigating whether a JSOW employed during U.S. strikes in Iran on Sept. 1 missed its intended target and struck a nearby

Pentagon Probes Iran Wedding Strike

Pentagon Investigating Whether Navy JSOW Missed Target and Hit Iranian Wedding

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in Washington. Pentagon investigators reportedly subjected roughly 50 Joint Staff members to polygraph examinations in August as part of an investigation into leaks involving classified information about

Pentagon Polygraphs Top Officials

Pentagon Polygraphed Dozens of Top Military Officials in Hunt for Munitions Leaker

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