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Hegseth bans affirmative action at military service academies
Hegseth directed schools to rank applicants by an aggregate score factoring in athletic ability and past military experience, among other qualifications.
West Point and Annapolis officials probe possible ‘white power’ hand signs at Army-Navy game
The Army and Navy academies are looking into hand signs flashed by students that can be associated with “white power” and were televised during the Army-Navy football game on Saturday, school officials said.
Pentagon orders review of vetting for international students in US military programs
The Pentagon on Tuesday ordered a broad review of vetting procedures for international students who participate in training on U.S. military installations and demanded the process be strengthened, in direct reaction to last week’s deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
FBI: Pensacola gunman bought the Glock that killed three sailors from a licensed gun dealer
Obtaining a Florida hunting permit greenlighted his gun purchase.
Cyberattack downs city of Pensacola computers after deadly naval air station shooting
Federal authorities are investigating a cyberattack on the city of Pensacola, Florida, home to the naval air station where a Saudi flight student killed three sailors and wounded eight others on Friday.
Pensacola naval base shooting tests US-Saudi relations
Top U.S. defense and military officials on Saturday reaffirmed America’s continued commitment to and relationship with Saudi Arabia after a Saudi Air Force student’s deadly attack at a Navy base in Florida.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
No reports so far of Marines injured in Pensacola shooting, Corps headquarters says
There have been no reports of Marines killed or injured during the Friday shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
By Philip Athey
US troops prohibited from traveling to Jerusalem’s Old City and elsewhere on West Bank
The EUCOM “policy applies to military personnel, DoD civilian employees, contractors and command-sponsored dependents and family members.”
By Shawn Snow
Military academy athletes can now delay service, go pro
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has opened the door for athletes at the nation’s military academies to play professional sports after they graduate, and delay their active-duty service.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press