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The US military has 6 service branches: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Space Force.

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U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment "Red Currahee," 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), supporting 3rd Infantry Division, conducts live-fire on an M4 Carl Gustaf weapon during exercise Silver Arrow at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 17. The training focused on AT4-CS and M4 Carl Gustaf assigned teams engaging notional targets. The 3rd Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. H Howey)
Army

Army to study how sniper rifle, anti-armor and artillery fire impact brain health

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

Pvt. Lakeith Walters from the 401st Military Police Company talks to the role-player, Spc. Keishon Trice, during a traffic stop in a training exercise for the Installation Law Enforcement Certification course June 10, 2024, at Fort Cavazos, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Chatoff)
Army

The Army is deactivating police units in deep cuts to number of military cops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

Royce Williams
Army

Proposed law would open the door for more troops to be awarded the Medal of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 18, 2025

A sailor hammers away at floor planks in a trench in Latvia.
Marine Corps

Marines and sailors are building trenches for the drone age

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 17, 2025

A live fire demonstration of the Army’s newest and most modernized combat vehicle, the M10 Booker, marks the conclusion of the M10 Booker Dedication Ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, in Aberdeen, Md., April 18, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Kaufmann)
Marine Corps

Why the Marine Corps should adopt the M10 Booker

By Lt. Col. John J. Dick, Lt. Col. Daniel D. Phillips

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Gibson
Army

Military intelligence battalion sergeant major arrested for DUI and suspended

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

USS Nimitz
Air Force

With USS Nimitz deployment, the US surges air and sea assets to the Middle East

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 16, 2025

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer the USS Thomas Hudner taking part in the Formidable Shield exercise in May 2025.
Navy

Navy destroyer, air defense systems help intercept Iranian missiles

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 15, 2025

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin K. Wright stands in front of an American flag.
Army

Army identifies 101st Airborne soldier killed in training accident

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

Army soldiers with 3rd Infantry Regiment dressed in Revolutionary War uniforms march as part of the Army Birthday Twilight Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia on June 11, 2025.
Army

The US Army turns 250

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

Army veteran Marcos Leao kneels while being detained by Marines at the Wilshire federal building on June 13, 2025.
Marine Corps

Marines detain civilian in Los Angeles, in first such case

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 14, 2025

Lt. Col. Brian Seymour stands next to an Air Force plane at the change of command ceremony for the 71st Student Squadron on May 16, 2025.
Air Force

Air Force relieves commander of pilot training squadron

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 13, 2025

28th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge
Army

The overlooked Army division that held off the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 13, 2025

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, attached to Task Force 51, rehearse non-lethal tactics in Los Angeles, June 11, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is supporting federal agencies by providing military forces to protect federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area. On June 7, the Secretary of Defense directed USNORTHCOM to establish Task Force 51 to oversee Title 10 forces supporting this mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)
National Guard

Marines to begin guarding federal property in LA

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 13, 2025

Andrew Bosworth, chief technology officer of Meta, and Shyam Sankar, Shyam Sankar, chief technology officer for Palantir are joining the Army Reserve as two of the four new senior advisors who will advise the Army on its tech transformation.
Army

Army bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 13, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier, with the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fires the MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle as part of a weapon familiarization range on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 22, 2023. The MK-22 replaced the Army’s existing M2010 and M107 sniper rifles. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
Army

Ranges on Fort Benning aren’t long enough for Army’s new sniper rifle

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 12, 2025

Marines conduct non-lethal training
Marine Corps

Marines tasked with LA mission have not yet completed use of force and nonlethal training

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 11, 2025

250522-N-FT324-8920. ROTA, SPAIN (May 22, 2025). Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command stand in formation during the summer whites uniform inspection demonstrating pride and professionalism in their appearance and readiness. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mr. Everett Lopez/ Released by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)
Navy

Sailors who can’t deploy will be moved to empty jobs under Navy program

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 11, 2025

Trump renames Army bases
Army

Trump reverts 7 Army bases to former names with new honorees, including Delta Force soldier

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

250610-N-FS061-2001 NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain – (Jun. 10, 2025) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Tylar Keenan, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), mans the rail during sea and anchor detail as the ship returns to Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain after patrol, Jun. 10, 2025. Oscar Austin completed its first patrol in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. 6th Fleet to defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jasmin L. Aquino)
Navy

Crew of USS Oscar Austin awarded Combat Action Ribbons for Red Sea deployment

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

Men in uniform stand in the background as the new commander of the 111st Electromagnetic Warfare Company accepts the guidon.
National Guard

National Guard activates first-of-its-kind electromagnetic warfare company

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, which is known as "The Old Guard," wear uniforms from the Revolutionary War, World War I, World War II and Vietnam War for an Army 250th birthday video shoot.
Army

Here’s everything headed to DC for the Army’s 250th birthday parade

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

National Guard troops carry riot shields with "California National Guard" on them.
National Guard

Trump federalizes 2,000 more National Guard troops for Los Angeles mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

U.S. Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a dismounted patrol at the start of Range 400 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 14, 2023. Range 400 is used to conduct company-level live-fire training in a deliberate assault against prepared defensive positions to enhance combined arms engagement capabilities in an austere environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker)
Marine Corps

What Marines deploying to LA amid protests legally can, and cannot, do

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 9, 2025

Col. Bree Fram pins a medal on a Space Force Guardian.
Space Force

US military’s highest ranking transgender officer says separation process is broken

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 9, 2025

An orange sticker with a warning about explosives.
Air Force

Munitions depot explosion at Kadena Air Base leaves four injured

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 9, 2025

National Guard troops carry riot shields next to police firing less than lethal weapons.
National Guard

US Northern Command sets up task force for Los Angeles mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 9, 2025

Several National Guard soldiers stand in front of trucks and humvees in Downtown Los Angeles in a loading dock.
National Guard

Trump orders 2,000 National Guardsmen to LA amid ICE protests

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 8, 2025

Sgt. Aaron Cox with the 101st Airborne stands in full dress uniform.
Army

101st Airborne soldier dies in training accident in Hungary

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 7, 2025

Concept art of two sleek, futuristic uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft flying in the clouds.
Air Force

Air Force sets up new Experimental Operations Unit for Collaborative Combat Aircraft

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 7, 2025

Army plans to close more than 20 base museums in major reduction
Army

Army plans to close more than 20 base museums in major reduction

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 6, 2025

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos A. Ruiz And Cpl. Andrew Hundley
Marine Corps

A Marine Corps reply-all email apocalypse has an incredible real-life ending

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. John C. Phelan, right, and Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, watch the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72) transit in formation next to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) from the LSO platform, April 11, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gladjimi Balisage)
Navy

Navy offers early retirement to more sailors with gender dysphoria

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

Army barracks
Army

Army barracks repairs could suffer if money shifts to border, top general acknowledges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

Army
Army

Army hits its annual recruiting goal in eight months

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 4, 2025

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 10th Mountain Division, complete a training and validation exercise on the AN/TPQ-53 radar system in Sierra Vista, Ariz., March 12, 2025. The AN/TPQ-53 radar system is a unique military capability provided by Joint Task Force - Southern Border to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
Army

Soldiers on US-Mexico border hunt drones with air defense radars typically used in combat

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 4, 2025

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea with the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), December 13, 2024. Gerald R. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. USS Gerald R. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean to further develop core unit capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
Navy

Hegseth directs Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk days into Pride Month

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 3, 2025

A new Navy recruiting campaign for special operations jobs has a clear message: The "dirt wars" are over and future sailors will be focused on maritime skills.
Navy

The Navy’s new recruiting commercial puts the ‘dirt wars’ in the past

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 3, 2025

Three soldiers hold a green and yellow flag on an airfield.
Army

Army shuts down its sole active-duty information operations command

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 2, 2025

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

USS Harry S. Truman returns home after six months of fighting Houthis

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 2, 2025

Several Coast Guard crewmembers in face masks move wrapped bundles of drugs.
Coast Guard

Coast Guard intercepts $211.3 million in cocaine

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 31, 2025

Army 1st Lt.Marciano Parisano
Army

Army offers reward for information about Black Hawk pilot’s death in Honduras

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 30, 2025

Japes Capers
Marine Corps

Legendary Recon Marine could finally get the Medal of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 29, 2025

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia holds up an M1 Garand rifle presented to him at the Marine Corps Championships at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, April 18, 2025.
Marine Corps

A Marine swept the Corps’ top marksmanship contest for first time since 1959

By Matt White

Posted on May 29, 2025

Freedom Flyover
Air Force

These Air Force fighters and bombers just flew together for the first time

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 28, 2025

Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Smith was relieved as the program executive officer for unmanned and small combatants.
Navy

Navy fires admiral in charge of unmanned systems office after investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 27, 2025

U.S. Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom, command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, discusses U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s capabilities and current mission objectives during an annual Fleet Marine Force senior enlisted symposium at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 29, 2023. The purpose of the symposium is to bring senior enlisted leaders from U.S. Third Fleet and the operational forces together to discuss force resiliency, troop welfare, Navy and Marine Corps integration, training and enlisted leader development. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule)
Navy

Navy SEAL Team 6 operator will be the military’s new top enlisted leader

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 27, 2025

A caparisoned horse from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) supports military funeral honors with funeral escort for 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps retired Gen. Alfred Gray, Jr. in Section 35 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, July 29, 2024. Gray enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1950 and served as a radio operator with the Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon in Korea. He deployed eight times over his 41-year career, including leading the first independent ground operations by a Marine unit in Vietnam. During these deployments, Gray pioneered modern signals intelligence collection methods and was a lifelong advocate of such techniques, leading to the establishment of two units that formed the center of what is now the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion. As Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gray championed academics and professional education, and implemented a required reading of at least two books each year for Marines of all ranks (chosen from a list he hand-selected). Gray received many awards during his career, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit (w/ V device and 1 gold star), Bronze Star (w/ V device and 3 gold stars), and a Distinguished Service Medal from the Department of Defense, Navy (w/ 1 gold star), Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard. Gray was interred with his wife, Janie Ann Gray. As Gray and his wife had no surviving family, U.S. Marine Corps retired Lt. Gen. George Flynn received the U.S. flag from Gray’s funeral service. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
Army

Arlington Cemetery will restart horse-drawn caisson burials next week

By Matt White

Posted on May 27, 2025

Airman 1st Class Me’lik Etienne
Air Force

Airman who died in New Mexico lake remembered as ‘bright spot’ in unit

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 27, 2025

In June 1969, 74 U.S. sailors died when the USS Frank E. Evans, a Navy destroyer, sunk off the coast of Vietnam. When the Vietnam Memorial Wall was dedicated in 1982, family members and surviving crew were stunned to find the names of the lost sailors were not included.
Navy

Why aren’t the names of these 74 sailors on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?

By Matt White

Posted on May 26, 2025

A crew chief assigned to the 139th Maintenance Group, Missouri Air National Guard, marshals a C-130 Hercules aircraft for takeoff at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, May 13, 2025. The 139th Operations Group conducted a training exercise simulating a cyberattack that denied access to the internet, GPS and phones, challenging aircrews to complete their missions without digital communication tools. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Michael Crane)
National Guard

This National Guard unit went completely analog to simulate a cyber attack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 23, 2025

Video shows men wearing military uniforms with Ranger tabs and blank adaptors firing their weapons at Crab Island, Florida, on May 16, 2025.
Army

18 Army Rangers suspended for allegedly firing blanks at Florida beach

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 22, 2025

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, conduct an Integrated Training Weapons Strategy (ITWS) qualification table for the newly fielded Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle (NGSW-R) XM7 and Next Generation Squad Weapon Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR) XM250, during a week-long training event held at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 20, 2024. During the first four days, the Soldiers learned about the XM7 and XM250 technical and tactical capabilities, then continued the training by firing and zeroing both weapons. The South Carolina Army National Guard is the third Army National Guard command to receive the new weapons, Following the North Carolina National Guard and the West Virginia National Guard. The 4-118th is part of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, the “Old Hickory,” a modular heavy-brigade with headquarters in North Carolina. The “Old Hickory” is the second major command in the U.S. Army to be issued the new weapons. The XM7 and the XM250 will replace the currently issued M4 Carbine and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, respectively. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Turner Horton)
Army

Army’s next generation rifle designated M7 amid criticism over performance

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 22, 2025

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Jackson, assigned to 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armor Division, recites the oath of enlistment in front of the Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll during a re-enlistment ceremony at Drawsko Pomorskie Combat Training Center, Poland, April 10, 2025. Driscoll administered the oath during his visit to Poland. Leaders in the area of operations gave him insight into operational planning, mission command, and oversight of the rotational forces in Europe so he could better support NATO allies and help improve interoperability (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Jacob Connor)
Army

Fewer reenlistment options for soldiers amid high Army retention

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 21, 2025

ICE agents at Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will screen visitors at 3 Marine Corps bases

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 21, 2025

U.S. Air Force Airmen walk away from an explosive detonation during EPIC CRAB 25 Exercise at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 1, 2025. Explosive Ordnance Disposal locates, identifies and disposes of dangerous hazardous materials, improvised explosives devices and nuclear materials etc. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adasha Williams)
Air Force

Air Force holds epic exercise to blow stuff up, calls it ‘EPIC CRAB’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 21, 2025

U.S. Army Spc. Anton Lane, a combat medic with specialized drone training, assigned to 5-7 Cavalry, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division inspects a Skydio X10E4TT drone prior to flight during exercise Combined Resolve 25-2 at Hohenfels, Germany on May 17, 2025. TiC is grounded in one principle: increasing the lethality of our formations by creating more agile and mobile units capable of responding to complex combat scenarios (US Army photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Fist Class Richard Hoppe, Released).
Army

The Army wants more drones, electronic warfare tech. This unit is the guinea pig.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 21, 2025

Coast Guard rescue swimmers saved a worker stuck in hardening concrete after roof collapse
Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescue swimmers saved a worker stuck in hardening concrete after roof collapse

By Matt White

Posted on May 20, 2025

Army Rangers Sea Battle
Army

Army investigating whether Rangers fired weapons at public beach before ‘pirate sea battle’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 19, 2025

19 Purple hearts lay on velvet ready to be awarded to Soldiers of the 39th Brigade Combat Team for wounds received while fighting in Iraq. The Purple Heart is the oldest and most expensive medal in the militarys arsenal of awards. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Rebekah-mae Bruns, 39th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)
National Guard

10 New York soldiers receive Purple Heart for injuries in Tower 22 attack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 19, 2025

M1 Abrams
Army

The Army takes steps so its 250th birthday parade won’t destroy DC streets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 17, 2025

A tiltrotor aircraft flies across the plains.
Army

101st Airborne tapped as first unit to get new Black Hawk replacement

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 17, 2025

Air Force HALO jump
Air Force

Air Force surprises troops with sudden deadline for reenlistment bonuses

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 16, 2025

Army Apache crews who fired ‘first shots of Desert Storm’ receive Distinguished Flying Crosses
Army

Army Apache crews who fired ‘first shots of Desert Storm’ receive Distinguished Flying Crosses

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 16, 2025