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Massive defueling of leaky Hawaiian storage facility begins
As 104 million gallons of fuel are hauled to four new locations, a yearslong remediation effort will begin at Red Hill.
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Top Marine outlines priorities for next four years
In his first interview since shedding the “acting” label, commandant cites people, modernization, and organic mobility as top areas of focus.
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How many F-35 versions are there? Hint: more than 3
Fixes and upgrades have maintainers dealing with more than a dozen flavors of the Lightning II.
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New board will help Navy ‘absorb’ new tech into real-world ops
Science and Technology Board will examine “issues posed by the development of generative artificial intelligence”—like ChatGPT—as well as a range of other technologies.
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Pentagon propping up F-35 readiness by buying new parts instead of waiting for repairs, GAO says
This is unsustainable, DOD concedes—and may be delaying the creation of depots that could fix the repair backlog.
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Senate moves to vote on three top nominees. But will more follow?
The majority leader had hoped that GOP’s Tuberville would lift his blanket hold.
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Marines pause aviation operations after crashes, missing jet
Authorities found a debris field north of Charleston on Monday evening, more than 24 hours after an F-35B disappeared.
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As Lockheed hungers for F-35 sustainment deal, Pentagon says it might not happen
Company officials no longer expect DOD to approve a switch to performance-based logistics by year’s end.
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Uncertainty at the top blurs Marine Corps’ work on 2025 budget
Like the Army and Navy, the Corps is without a confirmed chief, thanks to a GOP senator’s hold.
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Marines to appoint a safety general
After deadly crashes, acting commandant bumps Corps’ Safety Division up to one-star status.
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The Pentagon’s innovation arm has a new chief and a new strategy
‘DIU 3.0,’ now under SecDef review, aims to embed teams in the combatant commands.
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Marines order safety review after deadly Osprey crash
DOD: too early to say whether Sunday’s incident was related to earlier ‘hard clutch’ problem.
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