More from Jeff Schogol (Page 5)

Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Army

The Russians captured a US Bradley, and now they really want their own

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

Navy firings 4.11.2025
Navy

Navy fires commanding officer, command master chief of expeditionary security squadron

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine
Air Force

Gen. Caine told wingman on 9/11: ‘Don’t shoot anybody. I’ll make the decision.’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

The 104th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron conduct riot control training, August 20, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts.
The Pentagon Rundown

Pentagon faces deadline on recommending whether to invoke the Insurrection Act

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

220630-N-VQ947-1073 SAN DIEGO (June 30, 2022) — Electronics Technician 3rd Class Matthew Crothers, from Jacksonville, Florida, removes rust from a bullkhead aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), June 30, 2022. Expeditionary Strike Group Three captured preservation imagery as part of an ongoing initiative led by Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs to highlight shipboard preservation conducted by Sailors on the waterfront. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates)
Navy

Navy secretary says Trump told him to ‘fix the damn rust’ on warships

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, scan for simulated threats from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) with a NightFighter S portable counter-unmanned aerial vehicle system, a MODI II system, and an FIM-92 Stinger during a counter-unmanned aircraft system drill in the Pacific Ocean July 20, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang)
Marine Corps

Marine Corps to field new counter-drone systems to deploying units

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 8, 2025

Marine rifle squads
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps has settled the debate over the size of a rifle squad

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

hands in pockets navy
Navy

The Navy’s experiment with hands in pockets is under review, top admiral says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

Marine drones
Marine Corps

Marine Corps stands up ‘attack drone team’ to take lessons from Ukraine and teach them to grunts

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

Pentagon Rundown April 4
The Pentagon Rundown

Did the Army actually listen to soldiers’ complaints about mandatory training?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

Navy Cmdr. Christopher Johnson
Navy

Navy fires commander of Colorado-based Information Operations Command

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

Pete Hegseth
News

DoD inquiry to look into Hegseth’s use of Signal to share Yemen strike plans

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

U.S. Air Force Maj. Douglas Cole, 510th Fighter Squadron pilot, flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 309th Fighter Squadron, out of Luke Air Force Base for the final time, March 4, 2025, over Luke AFB, Arizona. The phased retirement of F-16s aligns with broader Air Force efforts to prioritize advanced airpower capabilities. Luke AFB’s full shift to the F-35A Lightning II ensures its role as the primary training hub for fifth-generation fighter pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)
Air Force

Pregnant pilots and aircrew grounded for first trimester under new Air Force flying rules

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 2, 2025

Bone Marrow soldier
Army

A soldier desperately needed a bone marrow transplant. Thousands volunteered as donors.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

Combat Arms artillery
News

Hegseth directs service chiefs to conduct ‘sex-neutral’ review of combat arms standards

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 31, 2025

USS Spruance
Navy

Navy destroyer helps apprehend 13 people for border security mission

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 31, 2025

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct a raid during realistic urban training (RUT) in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mar. 19, 2025. RUT, an exercise hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), is comprised of different training scenarios that enable the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to train as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force. EOTG trains II Marine Expeditionary Force units in preparation for upcoming deployments in support of geographic combatant commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
The Pentagon Rundown

When are classified war plans neither ‘classified’ nor ‘war plans’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 28, 2025

'Rite of Passage' sword
Mandatory Fun

Marine vet buys sword that slayed the lava monster in the iconic 90s recruiting ad

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

Strykers on the southern border
News

Troops in Stryker armored vehicles to patrol southern border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

Pete Hegseth
News

When rank-and-file troops leak secrets, they often end up in the brig

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 25, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth takes a phone call before a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
Mandatory Fun

‘100% OPSEC’ apparently means texting military plans to a reporter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Three versions of the Mariner Badge will be awarded to soldiers trained for watercraft operations.
Army

Here’s the origin of the Army’s ‘Red Wing’ design on the Mariner Badges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Army ride-sharing
Army

The Army wants to make it easier to call Lyft and Uber on base

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Turbo Weasel
Air Force

Air Force kicks off exercise named [checks notes] ‘Turbo Weasel’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

F-15
The Pentagon Rundown

Campaign against the Houthis will not be ‘an endless offensive,’ Pentagon says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

‘Saving Private Ryan’ didn’t make the Army’s list of most accurate movie portrayals
Culture

‘Saving Private Ryan’ didn’t make the Army’s list of most accurate movie portrayals

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 20, 2025

Army Mariner and Mountaineering Badges
Army

Army reveals designs for Mountaineering and Mariner Badges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

Soldier waves an American flag
News

Thousands of veterans could lose their jobs in massive Pentagon layoffs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 18, 2025

Sgt. Adam Manibusan an infantryman assigned to 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division completes a 12-mile ruck march before testing on the final lane for the Expert Infantryman Badge at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on April 30, 2021. After completing these events Manibusan was awarded the EIB. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus)
Army

The Army’s Master Combat Badges will be coming to soldiers this month

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 17, 2025

Marine shaving policy
Marine Corps

Marine commanding officers have final say on medical shaving exemptions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 17, 2025

Afghanistan attack
Army

‘The air was on fire’ — Army captain recalls 2012 battle in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2025

A Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker escorts two B1B Lancers during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 29, 2020.
The Pentagon Rundown

Are the U.S. and Ukraine friends again? It’s complicated.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2025

M60 tank
History

Why Washington state used M60 tanks to prevent avalanches

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

Border security
Air Force

Here are the latest military units deploying to the U.S.-Mexico border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

VIKING NEBULA
Culture

The coolest part of this B-52 mission is its name: VIKING NEBULA

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

Killeen Fire
Army

More than 100 soldiers and families lost their belongings in fire near Fort Cavazos

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

1st Battalion, 4th Marines
Marine Corps

Historic ‘China Marines’ battalion converts into latest Littoral Combat Team

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 10, 2025

PACER FORGE
Air Force

The Air Force is adding 21 more hours to its final field event at boot camp

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 7, 2025

PORT HUENEME, Calif. (Feb 27, 2025) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) conducts a port call onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Port Hueneme, Feb. 27. Fitzgerald is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet conducting routine operations. NBVC is major shore warfighting platform; providing sustained ready forces to deploy, fight, and win. Composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island and home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 110 tenant commands. (U.S. Navy photo by Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jon Cason)
The Pentagon Rundown

Too close for missiles, switching to guns: How the Navy learned to fight Houthi drones

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 7, 2025

A U.S. Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II is parked on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 28, 2025. The OA-1K Skyraider II is a new, flexible, cost-effective crewed aircraft adaptable to deliver capabilities in support of defense priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli)
Air Force

Air Force general says service’s newest plane could be used over the US-Mexico border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 5, 2025

Navy ship fires a missile
Navy

In 15 months, the Navy fired more air defense missiles than it did in the last 30 years

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 5, 2025

Hal Moore and wife Julia Moore
Army

Hal and Julia Moore’s son ‘saddened’ and ‘angered’ over Fort Benning renaming

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Posted on Mar 4, 2025

Fort Benning
Army

Fort Moore renamed Benning, this time for a corporal who fought heroically in WWI

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 3, 2025

Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft
Air Force

Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 28, 2025

Sailors direct aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 18, 2025. Nimitz is underway in 3rd Fleet conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emma Burgess)
The Pentagon Rundown

Veterans caught up in mass federal layoffs — and the smoke hasn’t cleared

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 28, 2025

Schofield Barracks
Army

Army fixes barracks issue, after soldier turns to social media

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 26, 2025

Doug Collins
News

‘Cuts like these move us in the wrong direction’ — Veterans groups raise alarm in response to VA firings

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 26, 2025

Air Force Capt. Theresa Ziegler
Air Force

This airman cared for a sick passenger for eight hours on an international flight

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 26, 2025

Rocket Launch
Air Force

Airman reenlists as SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts into space

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 24, 2025

Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines during an all-hands formation aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2017. Lanham and Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st MEU, encouraged the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU to continue to act as ambassadors of the Marine Corps. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)
The Pentagon Rundown

There’s a lot going on in the world of military news, and we need your help

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

Navy recruiting
Navy

Navy says it is on track to hit its highest recruiting numbers in more than 20 years

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 19, 2025

Kevyn Major Howard from the Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket
Entertainment

Remembering Full Metal Jacket’s Rafterman, and the actor who brought him to life

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 18, 2025

VA investigates, veterans affairs employee with El Paso, Texas VA who called veteran and left voicemail that prompted an investigation.
News

A Marine vet thought he found a ‘home’ working at the VA. Now he’s one of 1,000 fired.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

Soldiers engage targets with a pair of high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) during a live fire event in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 19, 2023.
The Pentagon Rundown

US drifts away from Ukraine nearly 3 years after Russia’s invasion

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

USS Harry S. Truman
Navy

Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and merchant vessel collide near Egypt

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 13, 2025

Air Force promotions
Air Force

Air Force says delay in test cycle for 35,000 airmen shouldn’t impact promotions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 12, 2025

Students in Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL class 279 participate in a surf passage exercise during the first phase of training at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Surf passage is one of many physically strenuous exercises that BUD/S class 279 will take part in during the seven weeks of first phase. The Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Forces and are trained to conduct a variety of operations from the sea, air and land.
Navy

Navy SEAL candidates often swim in water with high levels of fecal matter, watchdog finds

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 12, 2025

Fort Bragg
Army

Hegseth indicates that Fort Bragg will not be the last base to be renamed

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 11, 2025

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, await transport with an ultra-light tactical vehicle, during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Distributed Exercise (MDMX) at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Feb. 10, 2024. The Marines with 1st Recon began MDMX by conducting a tactical night insertion into an austere environment. MDMX is a maneuver exercise that incorporates ground, air, and logistics operations over several days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Sean Potter)
News

$571 million in VA spending on suicide prevention isn’t working, vets groups say

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 10, 2025

Pentagon Rundown
The Pentagon Rundown

Trump nixes Gaza deployments, but Forever Wars continue

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

Army Basic Combat Training
Army

Trump takes credit for Army recruiting surge, but it started a year ago

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 6, 2025

Doug Collins
Air Force

The new secretary of Veterans Affairs is an Air Force chaplain and Iraq War veteran

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 4, 2025

Stolen Humvees
Army

Police arrest man for allegedly stealing 3 Humvees from Army Reserve Center

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 4, 2025

The Air Force returned the 'gig line' — a straight alignment of shirt, belt and fly — to it's official uniform regulation.
Culture

The ‘gig line’ is back in the Air Force even if you didn’t know it ever left

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 3, 2025