“Stolen valor” refers to falsely claiming military honors or wearing unearned medals. Under some circumstances, it can be a crime under the Stolen Valor Act. 

The plan called for fleet growth from more than 290 battle force ships to 395 in fiscal 2027 and 450 by the end of fiscal 2031. It cited a legal requirement of 355 ships.

A two-day live-fire event, Joint Task Force Maritime Strike, took place Wednesday and Thursday. The drill combined sensors, missile systems, aircraft, and naval assets from the four countries to coordinate long-range fires against maritime targets.

Alaska’s location near the Arctic and Russia has made it an important site for military operations and cold-weather training. The Army is developing doctrine for landing helicopters on ice, and one Alaska-based unit has begun testing an Arctic combat course.

The War Department said it will complete deployment plans with installation commanders within 180 days, and operations will begin this year. It did not provide a start date.

PETA asked the department to ban Navy decompression sickness and oxygen-toxicity tests on animals, Army weapons-wounding tests on dogs, cats, nonhuman primates, marine mammals, and other animals, and all department-funded animal experiments at foreign institutions.

One official said the effort would help the Air Force evaluate practical uses for AI and set ethical and safety guardrails. He said current tests involving officer promotion boards were focused on automating background tasks rather than having AI make personnel decisions.

Two U.S. soldiers went missing on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area outside Tan-Tan, prompting a 600-person search.

The May and November 2021 spills at the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility contaminated drinking water for about 93,000 people served by the Navy’s Oahu water system, including service members and civilians.

If enacted, the bill would expand access to lower government-negotiated drug prices for military and veterans health programs. CMS has estimated that the original Medicare drug-pricing measures could save $6 billion a year.