Jonathan Lehrfeld
Early Bird Brief Editor, Military Times
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Marine promoted by identical twin brother while deployed with 15th MEU
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Morelli was afforded the opportunity to effectively look in the mirror and promote his identical sibling, Albert, to sergeant.
Air Force, Navy likely to fall short on reserve recruits in 2024
The Air Force Reserve and the Navy Reserve are expected to fall short of this fiscal year’s recruitment goals.
April Red Sea recap: Fight against Houthis continues after lull
Compared to the months prior, the Navy reportedly engaged far fewer Houthi drones and missiles in April.
Pentagon says no civilians killed in US military operations in 2022
The Pentagon said it's unlikely that U.S. military operations caused civilian casualties in more than a dozen instances around the world in 2022.
US coalition ship shoots down Houthi missile after lull in attacks
The incident marks the end of a week-long pause of reported Houthi attacks.
Coast Guard Reserve deals with data breach amid cybersecurity push
Home addresses of 7,554 individuals, and the names and employee identification numbers of another 3,146, inadvertently were released.
VA to largely end animal testing on dogs, cats within two years
The Department of Veterans Affairs is slated to largely end testing on dogs, cats and nonhuman primates within the next two years.
Ex-Army financial adviser pleads guilty to scamming Gold Star families
A former Army financial adviser admitted to taking advantage of his role to swindle deceased troops’ grieving loved ones out of millions.
Veterans sentenced for role in $65 million insurance fraud scheme
Two members of a scheme to bilk a military health care program out of more than $65 million received sentences in federal court.
Navy destroyer Mason shoots Houthi missile ‘likely’ headed for US ship
The Navy destroyer Mason shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden that officials said was likely aimed at a U.S. commercial ship.
