The new helmets are much lighter than the legacy headgear and easily upgradeable to incorporate digital advancements — such as modernized heads-up displays and night-vision capabilities.
More than 80 women filed the lawsuit against Maj. Blaine McGraw, 47, accusing him of using his phone to record exams without permission, performing invasive and unnecessary exams, and inappropriately touching them.
U.S. Naval Hospital Naples and U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella in Sicily were among 11 American military medical facilities worldwide that earned the top hospital designation from the Leapfrog Group for 2025.
An amendment to the 2026 NDAA specifically calls on a government watchdog to discover whether the Defense Department weaponized ticks with Lyme disease as part of a Cold War-era bioweapons program.
The update comes after women reported their requests for a chaperone or partner at appointments were denied by Maj. Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN criminally charged with recording more than 40 patients at Fort Hood, Texas.
Off-duty motorcycle crashes accounted for the largest number of fatalities, and the Navy reported its highest annual count of aviation mishaps in the past decade.
The Pentagon is shifting from height and weight tables and replacing them with a waist-to-height ratio methodology. The new body-fat standards are between 18% and 26% for men and between 26% and 36% for women.
The base faces “a critical disruption in food service operations resulting from the government’s loss of essential civilian positions.” The Army tied the dining issue to possible degradation of readiness.
Brig. Gen. Christopher Sage said his petition to clear his name is not only for him, but airmen “watching my case to see whether they are going to submit their case” to an Air Force board reviewing COVID-related adverse actions.
