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Dr. Sean P. Conley served as White House physician for President Donald Trump from 2018 through the end of the Trump administration on January 20, 2021; contemporary reporting says he left the White H...
As of the USNI Fleet and Marine Tracker snapshot on Jan. 5, 2026, none of the U.S. Navy’s 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were shown operating inside the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of responsibility, ...
Available reporting names multiple men called “Harry Myers” with documented military service, but none in the provided sources match the user’s specifics — a 1990s service member who went into hiding ...
The available reporting presents tying the Venezuelan-crewed boats to drug trafficking: local interviews in Venezuela describe the deceased as low-level boat crews paid small sums to run drugs, while ...
Admiral Alvin Holsey announced he will retire from the U.S. Navy effective December 12, 2025, stepping down as commander of U.S. Southern Command after roughly one year in the post . Media reporting t...
Available contemporary records in the provided reporting do not show a verifiable record of a single individual named “Harry Myers” serving in specific military units or deployments during the 1990s; ...
The Pentagon has opened a review of “serious allegations of misconduct” against Sen. Mark Kelly (ret. U.S. Navy) and said he could be recalled to active duty and face court-martial or administrative m...
Scotland’s HMNB Clyde (Faslane) is the Royal Navy’s principal base for nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarines and hosts the facilities that support the UK’s Trident deterrent, including the near...
The speedboat struck by a recent U.S. military action was carrying a large quantity of cocaine, with Dominican authorities reporting recovery of — roughly — supporting the claim it was a drug-smugglin...
Yes — President Donald Trump publicly called for severe punishment for a group of Democratic lawmakers that included Sen. Mark Kelly, using language that invoked the death penalty and reposting calls ...
A Gold Star Mother is commonly defined as a woman whose child died while serving in the U.S. armed forces; official uses tie the term to deaths “in action” or “in the line of duty” and the Gold Star l...
The Pentagon has opened a formal review into Sen. Mark Kelly for appearing in a video telling service members they can refuse “illegal orders,” and Defense officials say retired officers remain subjec...
The U.S. government’s response combined urgent operational rescue efforts, multiple official investigations, immediate diplomatic protests to Israel, and ultimately acceptance of Israel’s explanation ...
The "Tic Tac" was an unidentified object observed by U.S. Navy personnel in November 2004 that pilots, radar operators and infrared cameras recorded off the Southern California coast; it was described...
The Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA) gives the United States broad criminal-jurisdiction tools to board, seize and prosecute vessels involved in narcotics trafficking on the high seas and in ...
Bill Kaysing (1922–2005) was an American author and early moon‑landing skeptic best known for self‑publishing We Never Went to the Moon in 1976, arguing that NASA and intelligence agencies staged Apol...
Retired U.S. Navy Admiral William H. McRaven is a well-documented Black admiral who publicly criticized Donald Trump on multiple occasions, saying Trump “embarrassed us” and calling his behavior disqu...
The Coast Guard has a long legal and operational history of shifting into Navy control during wars or at presidential direction; historic transfers occurred in the War of 1812, World War I, World War ...
The USS Liberty, a U.S. Navy signals‑intelligence ship, was attacked on June 8, 1967, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula by Israeli aircraft and motor torpedo boats; the assault killed 34...
The U.S. Navy's Fiscal Year 2025 enlisted recruiting surge—reported as roughly , beating an asserted 40,600 goal by about 9%—represents the strongest haul in over two decades and builds on momentum fr...