Once again, all eyes are on the United States Navy SEALs, as the success of one of their more recent missions places them in the limelight yet again. Rear Adm. Sean Pybus, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, said: “It’s pretty hot in that kitchen right now. And it’s very different for us. We as a [...]

Navy SEALs Rescue 2 Aid Workers

January 27th, 2012

The SEALs did it again. Two aid workers who were held hostage by Somali kidnappers since October last year were rescued by the Navy SEALs, including members of the legendary SEAL Team 6, on Tuesday night. The news was revealed by Pentagon officials on Wednesday. Special Forces troops arrived by helicopter and killed nine Somali [...]

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revealed that they have identified problems with 123 gravesites, which include eight instances of people being laid to rest in the wrong gravesite. The issues were identified after a review of cemeteries administered by the VA. Most of the errors consisted of headstones and markers that were inadvertently [...]

The coming of a little bundle of joy is something that a lot of expectant parents get to enjoy together. For the loved ones of service members who are deployed overseas, however, giving birth is something that they would have to deal with on their own – just another one of the sacrifices that military [...]

Estimates provided by a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) indicate an increasing trend in homelessness rates among female Veterans. A feature on the Navy Times shared that the report, which was issued on Monday, cited “limited” data from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It indicated that the number of homeless women Vets [...]

It was an accomplishment they never thought they had earned. A team of Seabees, consisting of eight women stationed at Naval Base Ventura County, made history by being the first all-female team to complete a construction job from start to finish – and doing it in record time. Mission commander Gafayat Moradeyo recounted how the [...]