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January 28, 2022

Residents of 'Little Odessa' neighborhood worry about war between Russia and Ukraine, call conflict 'stupid'

Residents in New York City's 'Little Odessa' neighborhood share their thoughts on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

January 28, 2022

Navy SEALs to stop training in Washington state parks after complaints of 'armed men'

Former Navy SEAL sniper Jack Carr on Washington state residents complaining about Navy training.

January 27, 2022

Coast Guard calls off Florida search for 'human smuggling' boat passengers; more than 30 deaths feared

The Coast Guard said Thursday that it was calling off a search off Florida's Atlantic coast for dozens of boat passengers who were still missing after the vessel capsized Saturday in what authorities suspect was "a case of human smuggling." 

January 27, 2022

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy joins Texas lawsuit against Biden over National Guard vaccine mandate

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, announced Thursday he is joining the lawsuit that Gov. Gregg Abbott, R-Texas, filed earlier this month against the Biden administration regarding vaccine mandates for the National Guard.

January 27, 2022

Ukraine crisis puts Army's 82nd Airborne on heightened alert, among other units now identified

The U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne division is just one of several military units on heightened alert as Russian forces continue a military buildup on the Ukrainian border

January 27, 2022

Jeremy Hunt: 'Biden administration has become complacent with the military'

Congressional candidate and Army veteran Jeremy Hunt, R-Ga., on the state of the military and how Biden has portrayed military strength on the world stage

January 27, 2022

Defense Secretary Austin to attend meeting with CEOs from hypersonics industry

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will deliver remarks at a virtual meeting next week that includes CEOs from the hypersonics industry in an effort to accelerate the development of these capabilities as rivals have shown significant advancements in recent months.

January 26, 2022

Navy SEALs to stop using Washington state parks after residents voice fears of seeing 'armed men'

The US Navy is pausing SEAL training at Washington state parks while a legal battle over their use winds its way through the courts.

January 26, 2022

Biden signs order making military sexual harassment a criminal offense

President Biden has signed an executive order that will make sexual harassment in the military a criminal offense, with enforcement to be handled by outside investigators that are independent of the military's chain of command.

January 26, 2022

Air Force still mute on Afghan bodies in evacuation plane wheel wells, victims who plummeted from plane

The United States has provided no info on video of Afghans plummeting from airborne planes and reports of remains found crushed in the crevices of the craft during the U.S.' withdrawal from Afghanistan.