An Australian naval officer recently became the first of his countryman to earn the U.S. Navy Submarine Warfare Device, often referred to as “dolphins.”

A House panel on Wednesday leveled bipartisan criticism at the Coast Guard for delays in building Polar Security cutters needed to offset the growing Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic.

Since 2015, the Navy has spent about $3.7 billion modernizing seven Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers. But only three will be delivered back to fleet, and none will gain five service life years as intended, according to a federal watchdog.

The iconic horse-drawn processions that have defined military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery for decades are on course to return after an 18-month suspension, under legislation included in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Col. William Wright pleaded not guilty Dec. 2 during an arraignment before military judge Lt. Col. Carrie Ward at the U.S. Military Academy, according to the Army’s online court docket. He has requested a jury trial.

Tuesday marked the 90th launch from all providers among Space Coast pads for 2024, with SpaceX responsible for all but five of them. Also, earlier on Tuesday, the company flew the NROL-149, a National Space Security Launch mission, from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base.

“Installation leaders have determined that none of the incursions impacted base residents, facilities or assets,” the 88th Air Base Wing said. “The Wright-Patterson AFB airspace was not affected by the incursions.”

The family of an Okinawan taxi driver assaulted by two Marines in 2008 has lost an appeal to the Supreme Court of Japan seeking additional compensation from the Japanese government.

The first contingent of Marines moving from Okinawa to Guam will bunk at Andersen Air Force Base, Naval Base Guam or off-base, not the Corps’ Camp Blaz, a 4,000-acre, multibillion construction project still in the works.

Ladeania Jackson, an Air National Guard master sergeant, and three others who completed a 14-day challenge in the Southern Alps of New Zealand shared a $1 million prize on the reality TV show “The Summit.”