More from Jeff Schogol (Page 2)

241231-N-TN409-1156 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 31, 2024) Two U.S. Navy pilots in an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, prepare for launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
Navy

Navy cruiser mistook fighter jets for incoming missiles during chaotic night

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

Marine Corps Commandant’s Cover
Marine Corps

This is why the top Marine general doesn’t wear the commandant’s cover

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2025

China's aircraft carriers
Carriers

China’s navy flexes muscles with new flattops

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2025

Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James
Marine Corps

Marines fire Okinawa logistics squadron commander amid investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 26, 2025

EOD World Record Run
Army

This EOD tech set a new record for running in a bomb suit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

Mikhail Robin Wicker.
Benefits & Pay

Fake Marine convicted of claiming Purple Heart for $140,000 in VA benefits

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

Pentagon officials threatened Monday to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in the Navy after a Nov. 18 video urging troops to refuse “illegal” orders.
Navy

Pentagon threatens to court-martial senator who told troops they can refuse ‘illegal orders’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean Sean, Sept. 7, 2025.
Marine Corps

Marine Harriers are in the Caribbean just ahead of retirement

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 21, 2025

Balfour Beatty military housing
News

Military families forced to pay out of pocket for problems with privatized base housing

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 20, 2025

Christmas decorations
News

Christmas truce: More troops allowed to display holiday decorations early

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 19, 2025

A U.S. Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, signals to a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to VMFA-225 at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Nov. 6, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
Americas

What 3 former SOUTHCOM commanders say troops should know about Venezuela

By Jeff Schogol, Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Nov 19, 2025

Drug cartels designated as terrorists
Americas

The US designated more terrorist groups in 2025 than in the last 10 years combined

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Nov 18, 2025

B-2 combat mission
Air Force

Air Force publishes photos of B-2 bomber squadron flying ‘to conduct combat missions’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 14, 2025

guess who's back? Santa Claus agreed not to cancel Christmas for the entire US Air Force after officials at two bases gave the go-ahead for residents to decorate their homes.
Air Force

Air Force families given the go-ahead for early Christmas decorations after outcry

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 12, 2025

Nearly all commissaries on military bases in the U.S. could close in early December if the government shutdown continues.
United States

Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 7, 2025

The Grinch poses with a Tyndall F-35A Lightning II during Operation Jolly Jingle, a children’s holiday event hosted at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 14, 2024. The event featured activities for the children such as face painting, a bounce house and photo opportunities with the Grinch and Santa Claus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Jensen)
Air Force

Air Force families at Florida base told to take down Christmas decorations in privatized housing

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 7, 2025

Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces Command chief, speaks to an Airman Leadership School class during a site visit at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. Site visits are opportunities for senior leadership to assess the health of wing level units, meet with local peer leaders, and to spend time mentoring Airmen. Airman Leadership School is the initial level of Professional Military Education enlisted Airmen experience. It’s designed as an entry level leadership course to prepare Senior Airmen for positions of greater responsibility by strengthening leadership, followership, and personnel management while also gaining more understanding of the military profession. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Lackey)
Air Force

Air Force’s new top enlisted leader had long career in security forces

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 6, 2025

Food Bank
Army

The Army listed German food banks for soldiers seeking shutdown help

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 5, 2025

Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon
Marine Corps

New ‘Tun Tavern’ to open in Philadelphia 250 years after Marine Corps was born

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2025

Air Force Mustaches
Air Force

Air Force rolls out new rules on mustaches and sideburns

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 3, 2025

Marine squadron's leadership fired
Marine Corps

Marine Corps fires senior officers and top enlisted leader of Osprey squadron

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 31, 2025

Air Force Extensions
Air Force

Airmen and Space Force guardians will be extended for 60 days due to shutdown

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

Soldiers with the 4th Ranger Training Battalion watch as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter medevacs a casualty during a Rangers in Action demonstration, Oct. 3, 2025, at Victory Pond on Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright)
News

Pentagon says troops will get paid at end of week

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

U.S Army Maj. Gen. JP McGee, commanding general, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), addresses U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Finnish army soldiers with the Jaeger Brigade following a combined arms live fire exercise between U.S. and Finnish forces, Rovaniemi, Finland, Aug. 11, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Tobias Cukale)
Army

Army 3-star general retires early from Pentagon role as shake-ups continue

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

Soldiers from A-Co, 1-502nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division conduct a mounted patrols on their Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISV) at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany Oct. 19, 2025. The 101st is currently executing Combined Resolve 26-1 at the Joint Multinational Training Center (JMRC). This critical exercise assesses and stresses the new Mobile Brigade Combat Team (MBCT) formation, and builds upon lessons learned from their previous CTC rotation in 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Brian Sutherland)
Europe

101st Airborne infantry unit leaves Europe as US focuses on border, drug war

By Drew F. Lawrence, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

Navy Social Media Review
Marine Corps

Navy launches review of Marines’ and sailors’ personal social media posts

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 28, 2025

A U.S. Air Force Airman from Fairchild Air Force Base shaves his mustache off during the Mustache Dash event at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, March 31, 2023. The Mustache Dash was an event created to raise awareness for mental health that encompasses all four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, mental, physical, spiritual and social. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Morgan Dailey)
Culture

Hegseth won’t meet troops with beards during South Korea trip

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 27, 2025

Drill Sergeant Hats
Army

Female drill sergeants will soon wear the Army’s iconic campaign hat

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 27, 2025

Air Force barracks inspections
Air Force

Air Force announces all-hands room inspections for every barracks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 22, 2025

Schofield Barracks, HI — Soldiers from across the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii test their proficiency in basic infantry and Soldier tasks in the hopes of earning the Expert Infantryman Badge or the Expert Soldier Badge. The Expert Infantryman Badge is reserved for Soldiers possessing military occupational specialties of infantryman or special forces while the Expert Soldier Badge is open to the remainder of Soldiers aside from medics. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jessica Scott)
Army

Army extends contract for soldiers nearing end of service due to shutdown

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 22, 2025

Robert Lodge
Air Force

A pilot went down in Vietnam to protect secrets. Will he get the Medal of Honor?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 21, 2025

A student in the fitness track of the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course works on deadlifts during a training session. The fitness track of the course educates students on the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness System to help them lose body fat in order to meet the Army’s enlistment standards.
Army

Army tightens standards for its basic training prep course

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 20, 2025

Married Marine officers finish grueling training a week apart
Marine Corps

Married Marine officers finish grueling training a week apart

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2025

90th Security Forces Group
Air Force

F.E. Warren security forces commander holds all-hands meetings after four deaths

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 16, 2025

Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III aircrew, assigned to the 176th Wing, evacuate approximately 300 displaced western Alaska residents from Bethel, Alaska, following Typhoon Halong, Oct. 15, 2025. The State Emergency Operations Center and the Alaska Organized Militia continue to coordinate response operations following the severe storm that struck Alaska’s West Coast. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon) This photo was altered for privacy purposes by blurring out faces.
Coast Guard

Alaska guard C-17 evacuated at least 300 on one flight amid ongoing rescues after floods

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 16, 2025

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi
Air Force

Air Force’s highest ranking enlisted leader announces retirement

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 13, 2025

ELWOOD, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 07: Members of the Texas National Guard stand guard at an army reserve training facility on October 07, 2025 in Elwood, Illinois. The Trump administration has been threatening for more than a month to send the guard to Illinois to address Chicago's crime problem and to support ICE and CBP during Operation Midway Blitz. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has been outspoken in his opposition to the move, accusing the president of using the guardsmen as political pawns. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
National Guard

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 12, 2025

As teams, candidates maneuver an obstacle course during the Special Warfare Training Wing Assessment & Selection Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 14, 2023. The Special Warfare Training Wing prepares candidates physically, mentally, emotionally and cognitively for demanding careers as special warfare operators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Miriam Thurber)
Air Force

Air Force revamps its special warfare training pipeline

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2025

The Navy's nuclear ballistic submarine USS Maine conducts surface navigational operations about 50 miles south of Puerto Rico. U.S. Strategic Command is working with the Navy to develop a replacement for the Ohio-class submarine fleet to ensure a continued strong nuclear deterrence into the future. U.S. Navy photo
Navy

Navy fires commanding officer of missile submarine USS Wyoming

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2025

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Ress, 309th Fighter Squadron commander, fastens his oxygen mask to his helmet in the cabin of a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon for the final F-16 flight of the 309th FS, Feb. 26, 2025, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. While the 56th Fighter Wing will continue to support legacy aircraft like the F-16 for international partners, the wing’s mission has sharpened its focus on the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter, the F-35A Lightning II. The 56th FW mission is essential to generating combat airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katelynn Jackson)
News

Military charities prepare for surge in cash requests during shutdown

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 9, 2025

Tank Names
Army

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Divine Intervention’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 9, 2025

True North
Air Force

Air Force training command may stop embedding mental health teams within units

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 8, 2025

Air Force Fitness
Air Force

Air Force says viral ‘combat fitness’ memo isn’t real

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Oct 6, 2025

Government Shutdown
News

Troops who need cash during shutdown have options

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 3, 2025

Airman Returns Fire At Gunman
Air Force

Airman who returned fire at gunman was thinking of ‘everybody else’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 2, 2025

Army Maj. Kamal Kalsi speaks at a celebration of the Sikh new year, Vaisakhi, in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 1, 2015. The central theme of the event was seva, or selfless service.
News

New Hegseth shaving rules for military appear to target religious exemptions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 2, 2025

Iraq Drawdown 2025
Analysis

US reduces total number of troops in Iraq amid shift in bases

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

U.S. Army Capt. Meckenzie MacIlvennie, commander of the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, watches as paratroopers exit an aircraft over the historic drop zone at Ginkelse Heide in Ede, Netherlands, during the 81st commemoration of Operation Market Garden, Sept. 20, 2025. The airborne operation is part of Exercise Falcon Leap, a multinational training event honoring the legacy of allied paratroopers. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Nahjier Williams)
News

What troops and military families need to know about the government shutdown

By Jeff Schogol, Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

Air Force Recruiting
Air Force

Air Force has the highest number of potential recruits on record

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, participated in the "Sweat More, Bleed Less" physical fitness event in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 11, 2025. The event had Soldiers conducting hundreds of pullups, pushups, squats, and deadlifts, as well as running a mile all in their issued body armor. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christian Carrillo)
News

Hegseth announces troops in combat jobs have to meet highest male physical standards

By Jeff Schogol, Patty Nieberg

Updated on Sep 30, 2025

Michigan Shooting
Marine Corps

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pin chevrons on Cpl. Amaury Ferrer, wrecker operator, while at sea aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), May 1, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARG, MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU’s collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danny Gonzalez)
Marine Corps

Marine infantry battalion backtracks on mustache ban

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 26, 2025

The MV Ocean Trader, a merchant ship outfitted for U.S. special operations, including addition of a helicopter hanger and extensive communication equipment over its bridge, in Fremantle, Australia in 2022.
News

The elusive ship built to carry US special operators is in the Caribbean

By Jeff Schogol, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

F-15s Against Drones
Air Force

No missiles, no problem. F-15 crews dropped bombs on Iranian drones.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Air Force Fitness Program
Air Force

Air Force announces new force-wide fitness test: 2-mile run, twice per year

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Air Force Basic Military Training Changes
Air Force

Air Force to roll out major boot camp changes early next month

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

Air Force fitness
Air Force

Top Air Force leaders won’t mandate duty hours for PT amid fitness push

Jeff Schogol Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) conducts a low-level flight during Exercise Balikatan 25 over the Philippine Sea, April 25, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)
Army

4 special operations soldiers believed to be dead after Black Hawk crash

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 19, 2025

F-35 drug missions
Marine Corps

Why does the US have F-35s flying anti-cartel missions in the Caribbean?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

A US Air Force C-17 heavy lifter takes off from Bagram AirBase, in the Parwan province some 50kms north of Kabul, on August 10, 2009. The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the Taliban have gained the upper hand in the country, forcing the United States to change its strategy by increasing the number of troops in heavily populated areas, The Wall Street Journal reported. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)
News

Trump says US wants Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan back

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Sep 18, 2025

Students of Martial Arts Instructor Course 2-14 grapple against each other during their final exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 17, 2014.
Marine Corps

Marines are fighting over who gets to rebuild Tun Tavern

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 18, 2025

Charlie Kirk
News

At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

Pentagon Shaving Policy
Active Duty

Troops with medical shaving exemptions face separation

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Ross Elder sits inside the cockpit of a fighter plane.
Air Force

A-10 combat pilot prepares for 378-day NASA Mars simulation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 15, 2025