SpaceX claims it has $800M impact in Texas’ Cameron County

According to SpaceX, the company’s Starbase rocket production and testing complex at Boca Chica, Texas, is having a big economic impact, generating more than $800 million in state and local government capital income and indirect business tax revenue.

Billions in federal funding aimed at SD’s Ellsworth Air Force Base, B-21 projects

Billions in federal funding is earmarked for South Dakota as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.

Cargo ship Dali now expected to head to Virginia, will offload containers

A convoy of seven vessels is expected to sail the length of the Chesapeake Bay on Monday in what U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Baxter Smoak described as a “big milestone.” The vessel will be accompanied by four towing tugboats, a Coast Guard vessel and a work boat from a marine salvage company.

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea

The arrival of the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group in Busan came a day after South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a major deal between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

The Houthi attack comes after the sinking this week of the ship Tutor, which marked what appears to be a new escalation by the Iranian-backed Houthis in their campaign of strikes on ships in the vital maritime corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Lockheed Martin subsidiaries reach $70 million settlement for claims they overcharged Navy for parts

Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

Navy relaxes career-ending mandate for sailors who fail two consecutive fitness tests

The Navy will no longer automatically end the careers of sailors who fail two consecutive fitness tests, according to a service policy released this week.

S. Korean shipbuilder buying Philly Shipyard from Europe’s Aker for $100 million

A South Korea shipbuilder has agreed to pay $100M to acquire the Philly Shipyard, a commercial facility on the site of a historic U.S. Navy shipbuilding center that closed in 1996. The Navy still employs more than 4,000 engineers and other professionals in other areas of the former Philadelphia Naval Base.

Africa-focused Army command makes sure everyone knows it with new patch

The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force – Africa has a new look for shoulder sleeves that makes a point of where its mission lies.

How the Dayton Air Show took flight 50 years ago

Aviation fans flock to the Dayton International Airport every summer for the annual Dayton Air Show. Now in its fifth decade, crowds attend to witness and experience not only the latest in technology but can also catch a glimpse of aviation’s past.

Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson will be next to lead North Dakota National Guard

Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson will be the next leader of North Dakota’s National Guard, Gov. Doug Burgum announced on Thursday. Johnson led the 119th Wing from March 2021 to this past January, overseeing around 1,200 personnel.

US garrison in Germany produces podcast aimed at piquing interest beyond the Army

A US Army garrison in Bavaria is aiming to reach listeners beyond the gates with a podcast that provides glimpses into the personalities of the people who serve.

New commander takes charge of 2nd ID at ceremony in South Korea

The new commander of the Army’s only division that includes foreign troops said Friday he is honored to serve alongside ‘one of the greatest armies and the US’s staunchest ally.’

Departing Air Force wing commander’s Super Hercules gets a checkup in Tokyo

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules looked like a massive mechanical patient on an operating table during a routine two-week inspection at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. Stars and Stripes got a look at what it takes to keep the 374th Airlift Wing’s planes flying smoothly.

Body of Air Force colonel recovered after plane crash in Alaska lake

The body of Air Force Col. Mark Sletten, the director of operations for the Alaskan Command at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, was one of two recovered after their small plane plunged into an Alaska lake this week.

Airmen suffered paralysis, amputation in 2023 vehicle rollover on Pacific island

Two airmen permanently injured last year in a tactical vehicle rollover in the Northern Mariana Islands were driving too fast and not wearing seat belts, the Air Force said in a recently released report.

West Point colonel charged with drinking with cadets, making sexual comments

A colonel who served as an academic program director and a chaperone for the West Point women’s tennis team faces charges that he made sexual comments to cadets, provided alcohol to one cadet and then asked the student to lie about it during an investigation, according to court records.

ODU football team welcomes Navy pilots for workout

Pilots from a Navy fixed-wing fighter attack squadron out of Naval Air Station Oceana spiced things up a bit Thursday at an Old Dominion summer football workout, going through agility drills with the Monarchs. The visit was reciprocation for ODU’s visit to the base for a jet fighter demonstration last week.

Bills seek to speed up lawsuits over Camp Lejeune contamination

Frustrated by the slow pace of more than 1,800 lawsuits filed against the government over harm from decades of contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, a bipartisan group in Congress is pushing legislation to try to speed things along.