JANUARY 30, 2026 — Sailors competing for advancement will see changes to how the Navy manages promotions with the release of BUPERS Instruction 1430.16H, the newly revised Advancement Manual for Enlisted Personnel of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserve, published Jan. 21. The instruction replaces all previous versions and interim NAVADMIN guidance, consolidating enlisted … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2026
Hegseth Touts Deterrent Effect of Venezuela Raid
JANUARY 30, 2026 - Earlier this month, U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro, as part of Operation Absolute Resolve. Both are facing criminal court proceedings in the United States related to multiple federal charges, including narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. During President Donald J. Trump's first cabinet … [Read more...]
How to Have a Night Out On the Town Without Regrets
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 - As you know, good rest matters, like it matters a lot, and when you’re in the military, it just feels like you’re working around the clock, right? So when you do have free time, you probably don’t want to just lie around on your phone, or maybe even want to step away from screen time. Instead, you probably want to go out with some friends, right? But at … [Read more...]
Army Modernizes Munitions Production
JANUARY 29, 2026 — In a major step to modernize the U.S. munitions supply chain and enhance warfighter lethality, the Department of the Army is awarding a lease to Hanwha Defense USA for a landmark enhanced use lease, or EUL, to build and operate a new munitions facility at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas. Through its EUL program, the Army is strategically leasing underutilized … [Read more...]
War Department Boards Merge
JANUARY 29, 2026 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today has approved a major overhaul of the War Department's legacy advisory boards, directing the merger of the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) and the Defense Science Board (DSB) into the new Science and Technology Innovation Board (STIB), pending formal establishment by the Federal Register. This move continues the transition of … [Read more...]