More from Matt White (Page 2)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits Joint Task Force North, U.S. Northern Command, to see the efforts military men and women are undertaking in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 12, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces. This initial deployment of 1,600 active-duty personnel brings the total military Title 10 forces along the border to nearly 4,000 personnel. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew R. Sveen)
Military Branches

Pentagon orders immediate hold on gender-affirming care for transgender troops

By Matt White

Posted on Feb 10, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, performs a sortie above the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Indiana, May 3, 2024. The F-16, originally from Holloman Air Force Base, executed a routine flying pattern for training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Halley Clark)
Air Force

How a broken part in a jet engine’s ‘blind spot’ brought down an Air Force F-16

By Matt White

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

Actor Anthony Mackie, who plays Captain America, flies as the passenger of a tandem freefall jump with an Air Force pararescue tandem master at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Air Force

Air Force PJs welcomed the new Captain America with a freefall jump

By Matt White

Posted on Feb 6, 2025

A casino roulette wheel with chips.
Culture

Troops used government cards to pay for casinos, online gaming and Super Bowl parties

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 27, 2025

Soldiers from the 97th Military Police Brigade, and 41st Engineering Company, Fort Riley, KS., work along side with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Hidalgo, TX., port of entry, applying 300 meters of concertina wire along the Mexico border in support of Operation FAITHFUL PATRIOT November 2, 2018. Soldiers will provide a range of support including planning assistance, engineering support, equipment and resources to assist the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Alexandra Minor)
Army

Here are the first Army and Marine Corps units heading to the border

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Jan 24, 2025

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Military Branches

Two Navy aircraft carriers will be named for George W. Bush and Bill Clinton

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 13, 2025

The Army wants to model its next generation of chow halls on college campus cafeterias. They may even have delivery services.
Army

The Army wants to overhaul its dining halls with ‘campus’-style food and maybe even delivery service

By Joshua Skovlund, Matt White

Posted on Jan 8, 2025

The Navy will name a guided-missile destroyer for Senator Robert Kerrey, the first Navy SEAL awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.
History

Navy names new destroyer for Senator who was first SEAL awarded Medal of Honor

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 7, 2025

An MV-22 Osprey prepares for takeoff during integration training between Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4 and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the USS Iwo Jima on Oct. 28, 2020. PHIBRON-MEU Integration Exercise (PMINT) provides opportunities for Sailors and Marines to synchronize capabilities as a Navy-Marine Corps team. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaiah Campbell)
Military Branches

Ospreys cleared to fly again in Navy and Air Force after inspections

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 20, 2024

Lt. Col. Craig Andrle, 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, taxis after a combat sortie March 20, 2017 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 79th EFS provides counterterrorism to support a successful train, advise, assist mission in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
Afghanistan

To save a team of Rangers under fire, this pilot dropped every bomb from two different F-16s

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 18, 2024

Chief Master Sgt. Tiffany Zaloudek, Deputy SERE Career Field Program Manager, poses on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, on Oct. 5, 2024. Zaloudek is the first female SERE Specialist to earn the rank of Chief Master Sgt. and has spent her career proving that women can be both strong and feminine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Miriam Thurber)
Air Force

Meet the first woman to make Chief Master Sgt in the Air Force’s rugged SERE world

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

Navy boot camp 9 weeks
Military Branches

Navy cuts length of boot camp for new recruits from 10 weeks to 9 weeks

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 11, 2024

USS Carney battle
Military Branches

Sailors on USS Carney recall tense night of combat in fierce Red Sea fight

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 6, 2024

military survey confidence
News

Americans trust the military a bit more now, but much less than during war years, survey finds

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 5, 2024

Meeker Wright Patterson
Air Force

Air Force base commander faces court-martial for adultery, fraternization

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 5, 2024

A B-1 bomber rumbles down the flightline at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 24, 2012 as part of a training mission. Each of the B-1's four engines is capable of producing 30,000-plus pounds of thrust.
Air Force

To build a runway for the new stealth bomber, the Air Force is moving 17 B-1s to a new base

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 5, 2024

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Alex Burnett)
Army

‘Last man out of Afghanistan’ promoted to four star general after Senate hold up

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 3, 2024

Gen. Eric M. Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, very casually let everyone know that he knocked out a CFT 324 days after having open heart surgery.
Culture

Marine Corps commandant completes combat fitness test 11 months after open heart surgery

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 28, 2024

A highlight reel of Army Sgt. Diamond Adams was widely viewed across social media and came with the all-too-fitting caption "Sgt. Adams ain't come to play."
Culture

101st Airborne soldier ‘ain’t come to play’ in cage match video

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 26, 2024

Navy Cmdr. Charles Diehl was relieved as the commander of Airborne Command & Control Squadron 115, or VAW-115
Military Branches

Navy fires commander of E-2 Hawkeye squadron for “loss of confidence”

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 23, 2024

We showed the U.S. Marine Corps' latest recruiting ad, "Made For This" to a bunch of teenagers.
Enlisting

We showed the new Marine Corps recruiting ad to some teenagers. Here’s what they thought of it.

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 19, 2024

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Alex Burnett)
Army

‘Last man out of Afghanistan,’ Gen. Christopher Donahue tapped for fourth star

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 15, 2024

A Navy sailor rescuing an woman from a burning building in Norfolk, Virginia.
News

Navy sailor scales burning building to rescue 4 people

By Joshua Skovlund, Matt White

Posted on Nov 13, 2024

A sentinel from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 2, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
Army

An Army general’s final ‘walk’ at the Tomb of the Unknowns

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 11, 2024

nuclear missile commander fired
News

Air Force fires commander at Montana nuclear missile base after investigation

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

A profile photo of Spec. Moses Brave Heart, in his National Guard uniform with a feather in his hair.
Military Branches

Native American soldier gets OK to wear long hair, feather to honor heritage

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

Man buys 11-foot submarine model used in 'The Hunt For Red October' 1990 spy thriller.
Military Branches

‘The Hunt For Red October’ ends in Wyoming as fan lands the giant sub used in the movie

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, left, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, right.
Military Branches

Naval aviators killed in Mount Rainier crash flew dozens of combat missions over Red Sea

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 21, 2024

Sgt.1st Class Scott White, a special forces senior communication sergeant with A Co., 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group,checks the line one more time before Staff Sgt. Mark Stottlemyre, a special forces medical sergeant, rappels down the side of the cliff face. White and Stottlemyre were performing as part of a search and rescue team in a casualty evacuation situation requiring a high angle rescue June 19, 2013 during the Operation Evergreen Ember training exercise.
Military Branches

Crew still missing as Special Forces and search teams reach Navy Growler crash site

By Matt White

Updated on Oct 19, 2024

220309-N-DU622-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 9), An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin McTaggart)
Military Branches

Growler crew still missing as Navy searchers locate crash site near Mount Rainier

By Matt White

Updated on Oct 17, 2024

Temporary living quarters were established in the fitness center at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 30, 2024, to accommodate members of the 823rd RED HORSE. Deployed from Hurlburt Field, Florida, these Airmen are supporting recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)
Air Force

How Moody Air Force Base rode out a direct hurricane hit

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 9, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Cpl. Eddie Vincek, a WWII veteran and Battle of Iwo Jima survivor, poses for a group photo with Marines from Training Company , Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment during his 100th birthday celebration at the Ruritan Club, Chesapeake, Va., Sept. 29, 2024. Vincek served with ‘A’ Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in the Battle of Iwo Jima which was one of the last and most violent struggles of the WWII campaign in the Pacific. During the celebration, Vincek was joined by close family and friends and honored with a challenge coin and plaque. (U.S. Marine Corps photo taken by Lance Cpl. Catherine S. Verenzuela Mariano)
Marine Corps

100 Marines showed up for an Iwo Jima veteran’s 100th Birthday

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 4, 2024

A KC-135R assigned to the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing conducts air refueling operations with A-10s assigned to the 23rd Fighter Group, Moody Air Force base, Georgia. The A-10s received fuel during their cross-country flight enroute to Nellis Air Force base, Nevada. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John Winn)
Air Force

Moody Air Force Base, Fort Eisenhower under partial evacuation orders

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 1, 2024

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Coast Guard

Florida man and his dog get amazing ‘rescue selfie’ in Hurricane Helene

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 27, 2024

CMS Venning removed from position
Air Force

Command chief fired at Keesler Air Force Base after investigation ‘warranted removal’

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 26, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Saul Aguilar-Ortega, an embarkation specialist with 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, engages his target during a new experimental annual rifle qualification (ARQ) on Bravo Range at Stone Bay on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 2, 2020. The new ARQ is expected to be implemented by 2021, with shooters wearing combat gear and qualifying over a course of three days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers)
Marine Corps

Marine Corps rolls out plan to overhaul marksmanship training for the first time in a century

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

Arctic Service Medal
Military Branches

Attack submarine crew is first to receive new Arctic Service Medal

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 18, 2024

The 354th Fighter Generation Squadron poses for a group photo for the final time at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 24, 2024. The 354th FGS maintained A-10C aircraft to conduct close air support, forward air control, airborne, and combat search and rescue for theater commanders worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Finn V)
Afghanistan War

The A-10 era is over for this legendary Air Force attack squadron

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 11, 2024

Marines CFT Air Force
Air Force

Four Marines trained an Air Force base to take the Marine Corps fitness test. The Air Force gave them medals for it.

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft
Air Force

An Air Force special ops squadron damaged three Ospreys in five days

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Mccain captain fired
Military Branches

Navy fires captain of USS John S. McCain for “loss of confidence”

By Matt White

Updated on Aug 31, 2024

Army advisor who bilked Gold Star families for $10 million gets 12 years in prison
Army

Army advisor who bilked Gold Star families for $10 million gets 12 years in prison

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 22, 2024

Army boots out Fort Liberty soldier tied to online white supremacists, facing federal charges
Army

Army boots out Fort Liberty soldier tied to online white supremacists, facing federal charges

By Nicholas Slayton, Matt White

Posted on Aug 20, 2024

trump medal of honor
Air Force

Trump describes Medal of Honor recipients as ‘hit so many times by bullets’ or ‘dead’

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 16, 2024

Between Two T-Walls
Army

Commanding general in Iraq and Syria goes ‘Between Two T-Walls’ with Task & Purpose

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 13, 2024

We salute this sailor rockin’ out during underway refueling at RIMPAC
Culture

We salute this sailor rockin’ out during underway refueling at RIMPAC

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 8, 2024

swift boat walz
Army

The ‘Swift Boating’ of Tim Walz has begun. What is the truth?

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in front of a then-unique Minnesota Air National Guard C-130H3, which has an 8-propeller blade. ANG photo by Amy M. Lovgren.
Army

Harris picks Tim Walz, a former command sergeant major, as VP running mate

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

Army marksmanship instructor wins Olympic medal in rifle event
Army

Army marksmanship instructor wins Olympic medal in rifle event

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 2, 2024

CV-22B Osprey
Air Force

An Osprey crash in Japan was due to ‘catastrophic’ gearbox failure, Air Force report finds

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Aug 1, 2024

Marine veteran Paul Whelan, held in Russia since 2018, released in major prisoner swap
Around the World

Marine veteran Paul Whelan, held in Russia since 2018, released in major prisoner swap

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 1, 2024

Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors from deadly World War II ammo explosion
History

Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors from deadly World War II ammo explosion

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 17, 2024

vance trump US Marine
History

J.D. Vance is first veteran on Presidential ticket since John McCain

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 15, 2024

Brig. Gen. John Pogorek, 57, had been the commander of the NHANG since June 2022.
Air Force

Air Guard Commander killed in New Hampshire hit-and-run accident

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 9, 2024

UH-60 pilots good luck save a life
Army

Army pilots save a man’s life after day of ‘bad luck’

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 5, 2024

Gen. William Mullen
Marine Corps

Retired Marine two-star general found dead on Twentynine Palms training center

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 2, 2024

USNA USAFA Induction day
Air Force

Naval and Air Force Academies welcome class of 2028 with ‘I-Day,’ plenty of yelling

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 27, 2024

Navy Seal Goines first Black SEAL
Military Branches

Master Chief William Goines, first Black Navy SEAL, passes away at 88

By Matt White

Updated on Jun 20, 2024

pararescue rescue vehicle crash
Air Force

An Air Force rescue vehicle crash left two airmen permanently disabled

By Matt White

Updated on Jun 20, 2024

Tech. Sgt. Mitchel Carroll, 96th Test Wing, assesses a Raptor Flight Airman during an open ranks inspection March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Class 19 Charlie is in its fourth week of five of Airman Leadership School. ALS attendance is a mandatory step in becoming an Air Force non-commissioned officer. More than 300 Airmen complete the course at Eglin each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Air Force

Uniform inspections and stricter shaving rules coming in renewed Air Force focus on ‘standards’

By Matt White

Updated on Jun 20, 2024

Alaska rescue
Air Force

Alaska Air Guard crews rescue six survivors of remote plane crash

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 14, 2024

sexual assault in army audit
Army

Army undercounted 4,000 domestic abuse cases, according to audit

By Patty Nieberg, Matt White

Posted on Jun 13, 2024

navy rescue swimmer
Military Branches

A Navy rescue swimmer died while training to rejoin the fleet

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 12, 2024

colombia U.S. soldiers kidnapped
Army

Man who kidnapped U.S. Army soldiers from Colombia bar gets 48-year sentence

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 10, 2024