MAY 16, 2025 - Yesterday, military leaders across the force were issued guidance from the Defense Department on how to proceed with separating, voluntarily or involuntarily, service members with a diagnosis or history of, or exhibiting symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria. The department has halted accessions of individuals meeting these criteria and has now directed … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Locates Missing Vessel West of Guam
MAY 16, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard, with support from U.S. Navy and local partners, located the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest, carrying two mariners, which had been missing since departing Alamagan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, on May 12, 2025, en route to Saipan. The vessel was found disabled and adrift west-southwest of Guam after the mariners … [Read more...]
Smithsonian Celebrates DoDEA Students
MAY 16, 2025 - The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) celebrated the creativity of military-connected students in its 13th annual art competition for Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools worldwide. This year's contest, themed "Exploring the Senses," drew a record 227 submissions from 29 schools across Belgium, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, … [Read more...]
Replacing the Old Ice Pier in Antarctica
MAY 16, 2025 - Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 has embarked on a pivotal mission to replace the deteriorating ice pier at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, with a permanent steel barge system. This initiative addresses the logistical challenges posed by the aging and now unreliable ice pier, ensuring sustained support for scientific operations on the continent. Since … [Read more...]
Defense Leaders Discuss Threats, Golden Dome
MAY 16, 2025 - Senior Defense Department officials met with the Senate Armed Services Committee strategic forces subcommittee in Washington, May 13, 2025, to discuss Golden Dome, a next-generation missile defense shield aimed at protecting the U.S. from evolving aerial threats. The initiative, created by an executive order from President Donald J. Trump, Jan. 27, 2025, was … [Read more...]