Daily News Roundup

Marine Corps introduces drone attack team

The Marine Corps created the team in response to the rising use of unmanned aerial vehicles in international conflicts.

VA secretary to testify on department budget needs, workforce cuts

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 7, 2025.

After nearly 100 years, this WWI soldier received his Medal of Honor

Sgt. William Shemin's Medal of Honor was delayed nearly 100 years because of anti-Semitism.

How the Coast Guard sank a German U-boat off the North Carolina coast

Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the cutter Icarus sank a German submarine in less than an hour.

This pilot sought to avenge his brother’s death over the South Pacific

Bruce Van Voorhis avenged his brother's death over a lone South Pacific island.

Opinion

Tuberville’s proposal for academy athletes to go pro undermines duty

Academy athletes should not be allowed to defer their service commitments to play pro sports, the author of this op-ed argues.

Hegseth to visit Panama as Trump says US is ‘reclaiming’ its canal

The Trump administration has discussed the Panama Canal as part of its goal to expand America's territory.

VA leaders to halt mortgage rescue program launched last year

The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program aimed to help financially strapped veterans get lower interest rates and avoid eviction from their homes.

Trump fires 4-star general heading NSA, US Cyber Command

Gen. Tim Haugh had served as director of the National Security Agency and headed U.S. Cyber Command since 2023.

This sailor requested leave to get his wife pregnant. It was approved.

“My wife is planning on getting pregnant this weekend,” the 1967 liberty request read, “and I would sure like to be there when it happens.”

Defense officials considering cuts to military treatment facilities

Officials are examining facilities across the military medical system, which could mean closing some facilities or downgrading some hospitals to clinics.

Watchdog to investigate Hegseth’s sharing of airstrike info on Signal

The Defense Inspector General's Office will look into whether the defense secretary improperly shared sensitive information on the commercial app.

Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 US troops who died in training accident

Thousands stood in respect on Vilnius' streets as hearses carried the bodies of the four soldiers to the airport before being flown to the U.S. for burial.

Sink ships, get Scotch: An officer’s spirited revenge for Pearl Harbor

Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the Kido Butai.

Marine writes book aiming to clear his name after bloody Iraq ambush

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Phillips spent 20 months in prison, half of that in solitary confinement.

Downed in enemy territory, this American pilot refused to be captured

Maj. Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces.