Customs and Border Protection personnel — not U.S. troops — used military laser to shoot object near El Paso -- new from @dflawrence.bsky.social over on @defensescoop.bsky.social defensescoop.com/2026/02/11/e...

Really great reporting and writing here from @dflawrence.bsky.social

A Marine collapsed during a PT test. His family and former leadership say his death was preventable. trib.al/mEWWnOc

“Atropia” currently clocks a whopping 40% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is coincidentally your unit’s vehicle readiness rate.

Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans — latest from me @taskandpurpose.com One soldier messaged USAA’s chatbot about his denied loan. It pushed a credit card, then said to consider opening an account with Navy Fed. taskandpurpose.com/military-lif...

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48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border www.military.com/daily-news/i...

48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border — @militarydotcom.bsky.social www.military.com/daily-news/i...

VA Secretary has decided to attack my colleague @patriciakime.bsky.social with an ambush video, willfully misrepresenting her reporting to try and deceive veterans about her important watchdog journalism. I've worked with Patricia off and on for 14 years, let me just say she's the absolute best.

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Produced in partnership with @washingtonpost.com

In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide. Kelsey Baker & I spent over a year investigating the mental health crisis among Marine Corps drill instructors. www.military.com/daily-news/i...

Marines Face Tough Choices as Reenlistment Bonuses Are Threatened by Congress' Late Budgets

Marine Corps Day Care Hit with Legal Allegations of Widespread Child Abuse

Seemingly for months - Ft Carson has struggled to feed its troops. Food shortages, undercooked food, low portions. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

As you tuck into your Thanksgiving feast, just a reminder that folks on bases are having a hell fo a time getting a meal these days. Important story from @stevenbeynon.bsky.social

We need some help next month in our newsroom. A couple of weeks of contract work, reporting with our team covering the military. Beats will vary. It's a role that has been performed to perfection in the past by Kelsey Baker, Rachel Nostrant and others. Email me [email protected]

SCOOP: The steel company that made the faulty gear in last year's Osprey crash may still be making parts Tom Novelly and I tried to get an answer and NAVAIR and Bell Flight refused to answer Plus, the same company was sued in '01 also for making bad plane parts www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Staffing shortages for medical care when it comes to active duty service members and veterans are severe, to the point that important programs and facilities are facing closure. @patriciakime.bsky.social has the details on one flagship substance abuse center going dark.

Trump's Pentagon pick's protest against women in combat could mean thousands of troops may have to find new military careers (a logistical nightmare) -- or they'll be outright removed from the military. Retraining would be an enormous financial cost. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Defense Sec nominee Hegseth has talked about wanting women out of combat roles. There are roughly 4,000 women with those jobs in the Army alone and that doesn't even get into the forward deployed Navy. Important piece from @stevenbeynon.bsky.social @dflawrence.bsky.social and @ktoropin.bsky.social

If confirmed by the Senate, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon could mean upheaval for the careers of thousands of women serving in the military. NEW from @stevenbeynon.bsky.social, @dflawrence.bsky.social and @ktoropin.bsky.social

Here's a thing we do at USNI News that I'd like to share with my fellow Blue Sky-nians (A brief thread). USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Nov. 18, 2024 news.usni.org/2024/11/18/u...

NEW: Senior officers and other instructors have taken advantage of the Army's little oversight over ROTC -- where young women are groomed, assaulted, harassed, and, in some cases - raped. Those women do not have clear mechanisms to report abuse. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

One name to watch on this list - Army Lt. Gen. Chris Donahue for promotion to four stars. Donahue was famously the last man out of Afghanistan. Trump vowed to fire "every single senior official who touched the Afghanistan calamity" on Inauguration Day. www.defense.gov/News/Release...

Hi all. It feels like a time to give this app a more serious look. I'm Dan. I have covered national security since 2008, focusing most heavily on U.S. military affairs. I've covered the Obama, Trump and Biden administration without fear or favor, and will cover Trump that way again now.

"He was testing the limits of what he could do," a former ROTC cadet said, recalling her final year of college when her instructor began to push for a sexual relationship.

There are about a dozen reports of unwanted sexual advances or assaults by Army ROTC instructors on college campuses each year. But this investigation by @stevenbeynon.bsky.social shows there are many more incidents, and a complex web of factors that make cadets hesitant to report them. Must read.

Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets www.military.com/daily-news/2...

President Elect Trump has nominated former Georgia Rep. and Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Dou Collins (a chaplain) for VA Secretary

Most of the Military.com news team chipped in on this look at the Secretary of Defense nominee's background. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Happening now before House Veterans Affairs Committee, Rep. Morgan Luttrell holding a hearing on burials in National Cemeteries including Arlington National Cemetery: veterans.house.gov/calendar/eve...

Breaking News: Jack Teixeira, an Air National Guardsman known as one of the most prolific leakers of national security secrets, received 15 years in prison. He was arrested in 2023 and accused of sharing classified material on Discord.

This Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman became a one-star in the Maryland National Guard: www.military.com/daily-news/2...

I started asking the question: what - if anything - will change about Marine Corps Force Design under Trump's presidency? So far, it appears to be too early to tell. I asked the USMC, too (answer below). For those closely following FD, what do you think?

I appreciate Jeff Schogol hosting my Dad and I for this story. It was a good walk down deployment memory lane and cool to share this moment with my pop. My Dad's stories are cooler & I sound like I'm struggling to complete a sentence, but it was good all the same. taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-...

For those getting their military news network rebuilt on B-sky, Drew has a good starter pack on this pinned post.

"Avoiders." That's the term used in Ukraine to refer to draft dodgers, the men who have skirted military service as the country continues to wage a protracted campaign against invading Russian forces.

The Army, along w/ the rest of the military, is struggling to get Americans to enlist. Here's its latest idea on how to reach more - less paperwork duties:

BREAKING: The Pentagon Press Sec. says that during a transit of the Bab el-Mendeb strait, the DDGs USS Stockdale and USS Spruance were attacked by at least 8 missiles and 8 drones that were defeated. No injuries or damage.

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A Marine Recruiter's 'Grooming' of a Teenage Recruit Led to an Investigation. The Family Says He's Still Terrorizing Them.

"No one was really paying attention" - @ktoropin.bsky.social @stevenbeynon.bsky.social @dflawrence.bsky.social write on the 2021 extremism stand down, and the limited ways the military has tried to stop extremist groups from targeting veterans and troops for recruitment. Must read.

For your weekend reading pleasure -- my dive into the US Navy SEALs and their recently announced policy to test for performance enchancing drugs. A policy that seems simple on its face, yet I'm told legal challenges may abound... READ: www.military.com/daily-news/2...

A Marine Corps expeditionary unit, which abruptly ended pre-scheduled training in Kuwait last week, is en route "to the waters off of Israel," a defense official familiar with planning told Military.com on Monday. Credit @dflawrence.bsky.social @ktoropin.bsky.social www.military.com/daily-news/2...

NEW w/ @ktoropin.bsky.social: The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit -- which abruptly cut short pre-planned training in Kuwait last week -- "is currently headed to the waters off of Israel," a defense official familiar with planning told me. Story to come.

As the numbers roll in for this fiscal year, the Marine Corps appears to be the only service to meet its recruiting goal. But only by 41 Marines. Enlisted: Mission - 33,302 Achieved - 33,323 (+21) Officer: Mission - 1,674 Achieved - 1,694 (+20)

In Israel Conflict, US Military Warns Others to Stay Out, But No ‘Boots on the Ground’ for Now "We have declared an end to the war on terror," Zack Gold, Center for Naval Analyses said. "Terror groups have not necessarily agreed to that end."

3 Deaths in 3 Months: Parris Island Loses 2 Instructors, Clerk After String of Recent Losses