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July 18, 2023

Iowa soldier dies after 'medical emergency' during basic training in Georgia, Army says

A 19-year-old Army recruit died while in basic combat training in Fort Moore, Georgia, officials said Tuesday. His cause of death has not been revealed.

July 18, 2023

Naval aviator killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest with full honors

Ensign Stanley W. Allen was buried with full military honors in Augusta, Maine, nearly 82 years after he was killed during Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

July 18, 2023

US to send Ukraine another $1.3 billion in military aid: Reuters

The United States will reportedly send Ukraine $1.3 billion in new military assistance in the coming days as Ukraine wages a counteroffensive against Russia.

July 18, 2023

US soldier detained in North Korea: How past imprisoned Americans fared after crossing the border

Several Americans have crossed into North Korea since the establishment of the DMZ or Demarcation Line, with the earliest occurring 1965 and several cases for alleged espionage.

July 18, 2023

DeSantis sees push to 'criminalize politics' after Trump targeted in Jan. 6 investigation

At a campaign stop in South Carolina, GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to news that former President Donald Trump is the target of a Jan. 6 grand jury investigation.

July 18, 2023

United States and China are taking opposite approaches to AI

China has built a robust AI domestic regulatory system in public/commercial spaces but does not regulate AI use in the military, the opposite of the U.S. approach.

July 17, 2023

Female recruit considered resigning after being forced to shower with trans women with full male genitalia

An 18-year-old military recruit was forced to shower and live in open bay with two transgender women, who have not received gender-reassignment surgery.

July 17, 2023

Marine Corps veteran’s son explains why he does not want to join the military

Recent high school graduate Aden Gilbert says he does not want to join the military despite his father’s Marine Corps background because the left has ‘eroded patriotism.’ 

July 17, 2023

Swimmer, 59, pledges 82.5-mile fundraising swim from Milwaukee to Michigan

Jim Dreyer, who in 1998 swam from Two Rivers, Wisconsin to Ludington, Michigan, plans to traverse Lake Michigan once again for a Coast Guard-linked fundraiser.

July 17, 2023

White House advisor pounds podium defending 'foundational, sacred obligation' to fund military abortions

White House advisor John Kirby defended abortion funding for service members and their families, pounding the podium as he called it a "foundational, sacred obligation."