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Image: NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - (Dec. 1, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment, Dec. 1. USS Thomas Hudner is a multi-mission guided-missile destroyer capable of air warfare (AW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), naval surface fire support (NSFS), and surface warfare (SUW). (U.S.
Navy

Navy destroyer that joined fight against Houthis, Iran, arrives in Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted 45 Minutes Ago

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, drives to a firing lane to zero an M1A2 Abrams Tank at Dona Ana Range Complex, New Mexico, Nov. 17, 2025. The event was part of the Iron Heroes Competition, designed to identify the best individuals and teams in the 1st Armored Division to compete at higher Army echelon competitions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerron Bruce)
Army

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Executioners Finest’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted 4 Hours Ago

Marines with Delta Company, 1st Marine Training Battalion, march to the Peatross Parade Deck in their Dress Blues aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC, Dec. 2, 2022. The Marines have spent the last 13 weeks learning close-order drill, marksmanship, martial arts, and Marine Corp traditions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter)
Marine Corps

Marines reinstate photos in some review boards, but not for promotions

By Patty Nieberg

Posted Yesterday

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Warner, left, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Christian Eichelberger, both with 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), monitor the southern border near Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 17, 2025. JTF-SB executes full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to protect the territorial integrity of the United States and achieve 100% operational control of the southern border. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sean Hoch)
Army

In major restructure, Army stands up new Western Hemisphere Command

By Patty Nieberg

Posted Yesterday

World War II veteran Charles Norman Shay, a Penobscot Native American, who took part in the Operation Overlord (Battle of Normandy) during the D-Day on June 6, 1944, poses on May 4, 2019 in Omaha Beach, western France. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
Army

D-Day vet who moved to Normandy in final years dies at 101

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

The superstructure of the aircraft carrier the USS Harry S. Truman, with a combat action ribbon banner.
Navy

USS Harry S Truman collision was nearly ‘catastrophic,’ investigation finds

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

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

UH-60 Blackhawk Pilots and Crew Chiefs of the 126th Aviation Regiment, Maine Army National Guard, conduct training flights and tasks during November Annual Training in Bangor, Maine. The 126th Aviation Regiment is the only MEDEVAC support unit in the state and helps organizations from the Warden Service to The National Park Service with search and rescue operations. (U.S. Army Photo By W1 Patrik Orcutt)
Army

Army pilots face low morale and ‘survivor remorse’ amid massive cuts

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 3, 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
Navy

China’s navy flexes muscles with new flattops

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2025

U.S. Space Force trainees receive their initial issue of the new USSF Service Dress uniform during a fitting at clothing issue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025. This group is the first class of USSF BMT trainees to be issued this specific dress uniform, which they will wear for the first time during their graduation ceremony on Dec. 18, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Cruz)
Space Force

Space Force trainees will get the service’s new dress uniform

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 30, 2025

Several men, one in an Army combat uniform, face the camera as the text "we are everywhere" is on the bottom.
Army

The Army’s latest PSYOP recruiting ad reminds you: ‘We are everywhere’

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Nov 30, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, disembark from a 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat, piloted by crew assigned to USCGC Robert Yered (WPC 114), to conduct an amphibious assault during the multi-domain, combined full mission profile of TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, May 7, 2025. TW25 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved annual exercise that bolsters regional stability and demonstrates U.S. Joint Force coordination and interoperability with Allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Russell)
Marine Corps

Marine Corps reaches retention goal in just a month

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Nov 29, 2025

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach presents the Silver Star Medal to Lt. Col. William Parks during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 26, 2025. Parks also received the Bronze Star Medal during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stuart Bright)
Air Force

Air Force F-16 pilot awarded Silver Star for actions in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 28, 2025

U.S. service members line the streets of Washington, D.C., during an honor escort—also known as a fallen soldier procession—for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard, Nov. 27, 2025. A fallen soldier procession is a solemn tradition in which military members stand in silent respect as a fallen service member is escorted to their final resting place, symbolizing the nation’s gratitude for a life given in service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. William Blankenship)
National Guard

Suspect to be charged with murder after National Guard soldier dies in DC

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 28, 2025

Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James
Marine Corps

Marines fire Okinawa logistics squadron commander amid investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 26, 2025