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NORFOLK, Va. — Navy Seabees build and fight, but for one Seabee in particular, the “Can Do” motto meant more this year as he had an opportunity to represent the Navy by competing in the 2024 Armed Forces Basketball Championships, held Oct. 4-10, at the Smith Fitness Center in Fort Moore, Georgia.

A favorite childhood memory for Dr. Sandra Chapman was visiting the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor with her father. They hung out at the memorial so often that they memorized lines to the movie playing prior to the boat ride to the memorial.

5 days ago · Hamas releases 3 male hostages as part of ceasefire deal with Israel KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas has released three male hostages and Israel is to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire agreement that has paused fighting in the Gaza Strip after more than 15 months of war. Militants handed 35-year-old Yarden Bibas and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon, 54 ...

6 days ago · Hamas confirmed for the first time on Thursday that Israeli killed the head of its military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike last year. Deif was one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza. The announcement comes shortly after Hamas released ...

Jan 28, 2025 · President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the military’s top weapons buyer was the official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019. Trump was seeking a commitment

Jan 25, 2025 · Pete Hegseth was sworn in Saturday as the nation's 29th secretary of defense, quickly joining President Trump's Cabinet after a dramatic late-night vote in the Senate installed him as the Pentagon's leader. Hegseth took the oath from Vice President JD Vance in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building with Hegseth's wife, Jennifer Rauchet, at his side and Republican senators looking on. The ...

5 days ago · Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas militants released three male hostages being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday while Israel began releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails as part of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting in the Palestinian enclave. Militants handed Yarden ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Officials say U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip,

Jan 15, 2025 · Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, has publicly faced senators for the first time. It came after weeks of questions from Democrats and praise from Republicans about