Military Branches(Page 8)

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

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U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team under Title 10 authority and U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines,1st Marine Division, provide protection to federal functions, property, and law enforcement personnel in Los Angeles, June 14, 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. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
National Guard

Pentagon releases 2,000 National Guard troops from federal mission in LA

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 16, 2025

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers stage at the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) compound, Camp ‘Bull’ Simons, Florida, ahead of their support for hurricane relief efforts on Oct. 10, 2024. The staging includes preparation of personnel and equipment to ensure a rapid and effective response to the anticipated storm impact. The collaboration between the Louisiana and Florida National Guard, and 7th SFG(A) strengthens disaster response capabilities and ensures readiness to support communities along the Gulf Coast. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Lee)
Army

Louisiana National Guard base to be renamed for Confederate general’s dad

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

Exposed, damaged pipes at the Palau Hall barracks at Andersen Air force Base
Air Force

Damaged, moldy barracks in Guam are getting a $297 million makeover

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Jendrzejewski, middle, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, dons an Explosive Ordnance Disposal bomb suit with the help of Staff Sgt. Joshua McCoy, left, and Staff Sgt. David Knapp, both 386th Civil Engineering Squadron EOD team members, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 29, 2025. An EOD bomb suit can weigh over 80 pounds, but leaves the hands exposed because of the requirement for maximum dexterity, precision and sensitive handling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Leddick)
Air Force

Air Force rolls out age- and sex-neutral fitness test for EOD techs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

U.S. Army Spc. Luke Tilley, a shower and laundry specialist from the 1225th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 464th Quartermaster Company, Michigan Army National Guard, process laundry from service members in the field during Exercise Northern Strike 24-2 at Camp Grayling, Michigan, Aug. 10, 2024. Northern Strike 24-2, one of the Department of Defense's largest reserve component readiness exercises, is scheduled to take place at Michigan's National All Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) from August 3-17, 2024. Over 6,300 participants from 32 states and territories and several international participants will converge at the NADWC. Northern Strike is the premier reserve component training event designed to build readiness with joint and partner forces in all domains of warfare. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson)
Army

Army bids farewell to laundry specialists

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

Airmen from the 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard, tune a receiver at the start of Resolute Space 2025 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 8, 2025. Nested under the 2025 Department of the Air Force exercise series, Resolute Space 2025 demonstrates the Space Force’s preparedness for complex, large-scale military operations by exercising our ability to operate in a contested, dynamic environment against high-end threats on short notice across the service and with joint and international partners. (U.S. Space Force photo by Lt. Col. Victoria Hight)
Space Force

Space Force is training for ‘orbital warfare’ in its largest exercise yet

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem awards Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Ruskan, aviation survival technician, with the Coast Guard Distinguished Flying Cross Medal, July 11, 2025, in Kerrville Texas. Ruskan earned the award for his extraordinary heroism and rescue of over 165 people in the wake of the devastating flash flooding near Kerrville. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)
Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescue crew awarded Distinguish Flying Crosses, Air Medals for actions in Texas

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 13, 2025

Underwater footage showing the anchor from the sunken bow of the USS New Orleans
Navy

Missing bow of World War II cruiser found after 83 years

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jul 12, 2025

Army repairs
Army

The Army and Navy want the ‘right to repair’ their own equipment

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

The Air Force updated uniform rules to require all combat boots to be between 8 and 12 inches tall. Above, Tech Sgt. Erick Sowinski, 911th Security Forces, practices a rope climb at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, May 1, 2021.
Air Force

Air Force updates uniform standards including new rules for boots

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

A Pentagon inspector general found that an Air Force colonel illegally restricted an Army Major from contacting a member of Congress over contaminated water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii.
Navy

Toxic water on base made her family sick. Then her command tried to silence her.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

coast guard draws sky penis
Coast Guard

Coast Guard ‘looking into’ aircrew that drew remarkably detailed genitals in the sky

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 9, 2025

U.S., Canadian, and Netherlands ships steam in formation during exercise Atlantic Alliance 2025, July 4, 2025.
Navy

The Navy wants more ships, but can it get them built?

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jul 9, 2025

U.S. Paratroopers assigned to Chaos Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire an M777A2 during a live fire exercise following a heavy drop airborne operation at Grafenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 05, 2023. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army photo by Kevin Sterling Payne)
Army

Army lays out policy to search deceased soldiers’ phones for classified info

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 9, 2025

(From left) Col. Paul Lashley, Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Van Epps, and Col. Stephen Walker stand in front of the 75th Field Artillery Brigade formation ready to conduct the 75th Field Artillery Brigade Change of Command and Responsibility Ceremony June 26, 2025 at the Fort Sill Old Post Quadrangle. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Erick Schneider-Cuevas)
Army

Army will look for false accusations, consider ‘credibility’ in misconduct cases

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jul 8, 2025

The painting, “Operation Phantom Fury — Fallujah 2004,” is intended to capture the uncertainty of urban combat.
Marine Corps

A Marine veteran recreated a hell house from the Battle of Fallujah on canvas

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 8, 2025

U.S. Army Spc. Christian Giraldo rides a horse during a demonstration at Fort Hood.
Army

The Army has realized that horses are no longer good for ‘warfighting’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 8, 2025

every marine corps rifle all time
Marine Corps

Here is every rifle Marines have used in the last 250 years

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 7, 2025

Army combat patch
Army

Army authorizes combat patches for soldiers in parts of Africa, the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 5, 2025

190714-N-TI693-0097 BLACK SEA (July 14, 2019) - Operations Specialist Seaman Raymond Zumba, from New York, stands watch as aft lookout during a straits transit en route to the Mediterranean Sea, July 14, 2019. Carney, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its sixth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV/Released)
Navy

Navy sailor pleads guilty to paying bribe for fraudulent military IDs

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 4, 2025

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One and Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 discuss fueling during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-25 at Auxiliary Airfield Six, near Gila Bend Airfield, Arizona, Oct. 18, 2024. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
Marine Corps

Nearly 200 Marines deploy to Florida to support ICE operations

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 4, 2025

Noah Tobin
Navy

Navy identifies special warfare sailor killed while parachuting

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 3, 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)
Marine Corps

New Marines arrive in Los Angeles as first wave heads home

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 1, 2025

Frank S. Wright
Marine Corps

WWII Marine Raider who fought at Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal wants cards for 100th birthday

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 1, 2025

An investigation into the death of Army Spc. Matthew Perez cited numerous failures in safety procedures leading up to his fatal parachute jump during a training exercise.
Army

A breakdown of safety procedures ‘directly contributed’ to an 82nd Airborne paratrooper’s death

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 1, 2025

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the John Lewis-class underway replenishment oiler, USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), December 13, the first between Ford and Milk, part of the new John Lewis-class of replenishment oilers. 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 Jacob Mattingly)
Army

Pentagon appears to pause renaming of Navy ships

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

An Air Force security officer holds a caged Richardson Ground Squirrel during a previous infestation in 2019 at Minot Air Force Base.
Air Force

Minot Air Force Base is overrun by squirrels

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

A T-6A Texan II taxis on the runway at Sheppard Air Force Base in 2019.
Air Force

Tangled straps likely caused Air Force instructor pilot’s death, report finds

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 29, 2025

California National Guard firefighters work on a burned part of Palisades, California on Jan. 20, 2025.
National Guard

California National Guard firefighting crews understaffed due to LA deployment

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 29, 2025

A Soldier assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade uses a single-blade razor to shave his face during a shaving clinic May 22 at the brigade's organizational classroom.
Army

Medical shaving waivers could soon get you kicked out of the Army

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 28, 2025

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)
Air Force

The last A-10 in the Air Force will make its final flight next year

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 27, 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

USNS Harvey Milk renamed for Navy Medal of Honor recipient

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 27, 2025

Alejandro Barranco
Marine Corps

Father of 3 Marines who was arrested by immigration agents raised his sons ‘to serve our country’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George administers the Oath of Office to four new U.S. Army Lt. Cols. during a Detachment 201: The Army’s Executive Innovation Corps (EIC) commissioning ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., June 13, 2025. The Army’s EIC is an initiative that places top tech executives into uniformed service within the Army Reserve. (U.S. Army photo by Leroy Council)
Army

The Army launched a website so tech bros can sign up to serve

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

Marine AV-8B Harrier
Marine Corps

‘War Thunder’ continues to live up to its reputation for OPSEC violations

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

Soldiers from the 143rd Military Police Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California National Guard, serving under Title 10 status, establish a security perimeter in Mecca, Calif., June 18, 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. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
National Guard

Guardsmen sent to LA are 130 miles east of the city doing drug busts

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Caige Chapman, 81st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron independent duty medical technician, participates in memorial push ups during Warrior Day on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Nov 8, 2024. Memorial push-ups are a tradition within the special tactics community to honor fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenten Walters)
Air Force

The Air Force fitness test may soon include 2-mile runs twice a year

By Matt White

Posted on Jun 23, 2025

Satellite imagery showing the aftermath of US strikes on the Fordow nuclear enrichment site in Iran on June 22, 2025.
Air Force

Operation Midnight Hammer damaged, but may not have destroyed Iran’s nuclear sites

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2025

A B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, 13th Bomb Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base, Miss., prepares to be refueled by a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. during a nighttime aerial refueling mission over Southern Kansas, Oct. 21, 2015. The KC-135 has a system of exterior lights located on the belly of the aircraft, just behind the nose gear, and flood lights on the boom pod used to pass fuel to the receiver aircraft during low-light conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
Air Force

Pentagon releases details of ‘Midnight Hammer’ strikes against Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

A sign for Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Army

Former Army soldier pleads guilty to attempting to share military secrets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 21, 2025

An M10 Booker undergoing testing at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds.
Army

The Army doesn’t want the M10 Booker. Do the Marines need it?

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jun 21, 2025

Five U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 29, 2025. U.S. and Coalition forces are postured to rapidly establish credible, combat-ready forces within the AOR to deter adversary threats of aggression and, if necessary, respond with effective and overwhelming force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Dunkleberger)
Military Branches

2 aircraft carriers, 9 destroyers, and multiple fighter wings gather in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

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

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