US Army Secretary Takes Unlikely Role as Key Negotiator in Push to End Russia-Ukraine War
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll vaulted from being the leader of a military bureaucracy — where he’s been cutting red tape to quickly buy inexpensive drones — to a key negotiator in the Trump administration’s push to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The boyish Iraq War veteran, former venture […]
'There's an Arms Race': Sikorsky Nears Key 4-Year Deal for Black Hawks as Army Plans More Buys
Sikorsky is finalizing negotiations with the Department of War to produce Black Hawks, its workhorse helicopter, in Stratford and Bridgeport, Connecticut, for another four years. Those talks come as the U.S. Army looks ahead to getting its hands on Bell Textron’s MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft called “transformational” by one officer recently and a machine that might […]
Alexander Vindman, Key Witness in First Trump Impeachment, May Run for US Senate in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Alexander Vindman — the now-retired Army officer whose testimony provided critical evidence in the first impeachment of President Donald Trump — is now living a much quieter life in Broward County. Heavily involved in public policy and politics, he’d return to a much higher profile if he decides to run for […]
Army Deleting Online Content Related to Women, Minorities Using Key Words Like 'Respect' and 'Dignity'
“Justice.” “Dignity.” “Respect.” Those words are now considered red flags by the Army as it does a wide-ranging scrub of the massive amount of digital content the service has created online over the years — a purge that is leading to the removal of images and videos featuring women and minority soldiers from official platforms. […]
Trump Will Attend the Army-Navy Game Alongside Key Allies, Nominees and Daniel Penny
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will huddle with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at Saturday’s Army-Navy football game, a chance to take in one of most storied rivalries in college sports while spotlighting his emerging national security team. Trump is expected to be joined by Vice President-elect JD Vance, embattled Pentagon pick Pete […]
Retired Army Capt. Sam Brown Overcomes Crowded GOP Senate Primary Field, Setting Up Key Nevada Race
RENO, Nev. — Republican Sam Brown overcame a crowded field of primary opponents to win Nevada’s GOP U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election battle against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. In a speech to supporters at a Reno watch party, Brown thanked […]
Key Bridge Collapse: Baltimore Shipping Channel Fully Reopens After More Than 2 Months
BALTIMORE — The Port of Baltimore’s shipping channel, in its entirety, is open for business as of Monday evening. The navigable waterway had been at least partially blocked since March 26, when the 984-foot container ship Dali lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s support piers, knocking it over and […]
Divers, Engineers Plan to Remove Key Bridge Remnants Using Giant Buckets, Hydraulic Shears
BALTIMORE — Giant salvage buckets are hauling up the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge roadway to clear space for workers to use hydraulic shears to cut a bigger part of the structure into smaller pieces. Removing the spans of the bridge that collapsed into the water March 26 after being struck by a […]
Crews Begin Removing Shipping Containers Off the Dali, Ship that Collapsed Key Bridge
Work to clear the Port of Baltimore’s main shipping channel hit another milestone Sunday as crews started removing shipping containers from the Dali, the cargo vessel that rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, collapsing it. The Key Bridge Response Unified Command said it is progressing toward removing the pieces of the […]
Army Eyes Dramatic Cuts to Key Education Benefits for Soldiers
The Army is eyeing a dramatic cut to the Army Credentialing Assistance program, or Army CA, next year to curb costs in what could be one of the biggest benefit shifts aimed at enlisted troops in years. Army CA was introduced force-wide in 2020 as a complementary benefit to traditional scholarship programs. Instead of being […]