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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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, flies over the Joint Pacific-Alaska Range Complex, during RED FLAG-Alaska 24-1, Apr. 26, 2024. RED FLAG-Alaska provides unique opportunities to integrate various forces into joint, coalition and multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)
Air Force

Air Force F-16’s collision with ducks in Alaska ended in ‘flameout landing’

By Matt White

Posted on May 14, 2025

4th Security Force Assistance Brigade Medical Advisors instructs ROTC cadets from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training. The hands-on session focused on lifesaving skills and leadership development to prepare future Army officers for real-world challenges. (U.S. Army photo)
Army

Army to eliminate 2 Security Force Assistance Brigades, reassign experienced soldiers

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 13, 2025

Air Force
Air Force

Air Force delay on separation and retirement orders isn’t ‘stop loss,’ defense official says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 12, 2025

New Generation Squad Weapons
Army

Why the Army’s new XM7 rifle reignited a debate over volume of fire

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 12, 2025

A soldier wearing goggles inspects a drone at a work station.
Army

173rd Airborne builds its own FPV drone lab to get around procurement wait

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 12, 2025

Army Pvt. Gabriel Perez
Army

Army identifies soldier who died during basic training at Fort Jackson

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 9, 2025

U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and U.S. Navy assets line up on the runway for an elephant walk during a routine operational readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025. Team Kadena showcased an array of aircraft, demonstrating a portion of the 100+ aircraft operating from the Keystone of the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer)
Air Force

This 53 aircraft ‘elephant walk’ has everything you’d need for a war in the Pacific

By Matt White

Updated on May 9, 2025

David Staib, Senior Airman Logan Staib’s father, poses for a photo in between the retired HH-60G Pave Hawk and Logan’s restored Mustang at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 13, 2025. The display of the Pave Hawk and Mustang served as a tribute to Logan’s legacy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah Carpenter)
Air Force

How a retired rescue helicopter and a hot rod Mustang honor an airman

By Matt White

Posted on May 8, 2025

A sign for the Child Development Center is displayed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 13, 2024. Tyndall’s child and youth programs mission are to assist Department of Defense military and civilian personnel in balancing the competing demands of accomplishing the mission and family life by managing and delivering a system of quality, available and affordable programs and services for eligible children and youth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim)
Navy

Military daycares must change how they inform parents about reports of abuse, watchdog says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 7, 2025

This picture shared on social media shows an inmate being recaptured at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on April 29, 2025.
Army

Attempted Fort Leavenworth prison break leaves military inmate tangled on fence

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 7, 2025

Sgt. Brian Lieberman, a Paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receives the Soldier's Medal from Col. Jason Schuerger, commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 6, 2025. Sgt. Lieberman was awarded the medal for taking decisive action to save a life during an active shooter incident at his apartment complex. The Soldier's Medal recognizes individual acts of heroism on behalf of fellow Soldiers or civilians. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Prim Hibbard)
Army

This Army combat medic fought off an active shooter and rendered first aid

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 7, 2025

Next Generation Squad Weapon Testing
Army

Army infantry officer calls new XM7 ‘unfit for use as a modern service rifle’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 6, 2025

101st Airborne paratrooper pleads guilty in fentanyl death of fellow soldier
Army

101st Airborne paratrooper pleads guilty in fentanyl death of fellow soldier

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 5, 2025

A helicopter carries a bucket over a desert terrain.
Army

US Army soldier found dead in Honduras

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 5, 2025

Soldiers in uniform carrying rifles move out of a building. One jumps out of a window in the back while one holds a rifle facing the camera.
Army

Hegseth orders consolidation and transformation of the Army

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 3, 2025

Twenty Army National Guardsmen from eight states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands took part in the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the Region III phase of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC), held April 21, 2025, at the South Carolina National Guard’s McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Hosted by the South Carolina National Guard from April 21–26, the Region III BWC 2025 is open to all enlisted National Guard Soldiers. Competitors advanced through their state to the regional competition, facing demanding military challenges designed to test their combat skills and doctrinal knowledge. On the opening day of the competition, Soldiers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands completed the ACFT before moving on to knowledge boards, written essays, and public affairs interviews. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Duran Jones)
Army

Here are the Army’s new ‘sex-neutral’ fitness standards

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 2, 2025

Members of the North Carolina Air National Guard assess an Army M10 Booker Combat Vehicle before it is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte-International Airport, August 3, 2024. Portions of this photo were masked for security reasons. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reanna Hartgrove)
Army

The Army cancels the M10 Booker, a ‘light tank’ that was too heavy

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 2, 2025

Army space professionals celebrate National Space Day on May 2 to recognize how they live and work every day. Spc. Klay Walker and Spc. Alexander Best with the 4th Space Company, 1st Space Battalion, work on a Mobile Integrated Ground Suite at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 1st Space Brigade recently conducted an expeditionary maneuver of transportable systems across combatant command areas of responsibility, demonstrating to allies and partners the readiness of the brigade and its subordinate units to deploy rapidly around the globe. (U.S. Army Photo by Dottie White)
Army

The Army is adding a new enlisted MOS for space operations

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 2, 2025

Defenders from the 140th Security Forces Squadron, 460th SFS, 710th SFS, and 233rd SFS prepare for low-light firing during a heavy weapons meet at the Camp Guernsey firing range, Wyoming, April 4, 2025. The meet offered defenders valuable practice on several weapon systems to enhance overall readiness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hollis)
Space Force

Space Force Special Operations Command is on its way

By Matt White

Posted on May 1, 2025

Marine barracks inspections
Marine Corps

Rooms for 4,200 Marines improved as part of barracks overhaul

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 1, 2025

Defenders from the 22nd Security Forces Squadron prepare for night operations during Lethal Defender Dec. 2, 2023, at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Kansas. Lethal Defender is a weeklong training exercise designed to train defenders on all elements of the efficient setup and maintenance of expeditionary air bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Lunn)
Air Force

The Army saw a drop in sexual assault reports, while other services went up

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 1, 2025

Capt. Tyler Mitchiner and 1st Lt. George Madden, assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, compete as a team during the 2025 Best Sapper Competition at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., April 25, 2025. The competition challenges combat engineers to showcase tactical expertise, endurance and leadership under pressure. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Samuel Dreher
Army

Rangers take top spot at Best Sapper Competition for fourth Army-wide win this year

By Matt White

Posted on May 1, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith speaks during a Relinquishment of Office ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. on July 10, 2023. The 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. David H. Berger, relinquished the office to Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith. Until a new Commandant is confirmed by the Senate and appointed to the position, Gen. Smith will be the acting Commandant, retaining the title and position of Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Dornfeld)
Marine Corps

Commandant says Marines should have a say in whether they change duty stations

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 1, 2025

An Air Force pilot adds kindling to a piano burning at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2023. Air Force pilots held a piano burning at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia on April 25 in memory of a stunt pilot killed on the base the day before.
Air Force

Why Air Force pilots honored an air show pilot by burning a piano

By Matt White

Updated on Apr 30, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Raiders with 3rd Marine Raider Battalion take a break during training at Eglin Range, Fla., May 22, 2018. The 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Operations Support Joint Office coordinates two-week training programs for U.S. Army, Navy and Marine special operations forces that provides live-fire ranges and familiarizes them with Air Force Special Operations Command assets to ensure global readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
Marine Corps

Marine Raiders won’t be fighting in the Arctic anytime soon, general says

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 29, 2025

Issues with soldier meal plans sent some at Fort Johnson, Louisiana in search of other options when they were turned away from the base’s only open dining hall this weekend.
Army

A meal card foul-up at Fort Johnson underscores a bigger Army problem

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 29, 2025

USS Harry S. Truman F/A-18E Super Hornet
Navy

Navy Super Hornet falls overboard as USS Harry Truman makes hard turn during Houthi attack

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 28, 2025

Kuwait Ping-Pong
Army

Army reverses course on banning fun and games for soldiers in Kuwait

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 28, 2025

Car on a tow truck.
Navy

Sailor wins $7,500 settlement after his car was towed and auctioned off while deployed

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 28, 2025

A group of people in camouflage uniforms, holding rifles, march down the side of a paved road.
Army

Army trainee dies during basic combat training at Fort Jackson

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 28, 2025

A gate that reads "U.S. Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida"
Coast Guard

Spouse of active-duty Coast Guard service member detained by immigration agents on base

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 27, 2025

A sweating man in a bulky black and green bomb protection suit runs on a track.
Army

Army captain sets Guinness World Record for bomb suit run

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 26, 2025

A sailor with binoculars looks out at the sea from the deck of the USS Nimitz, a large machine gun next to him.
Navy

Navy identifies sailor who went missing in Guam

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 26, 2025

Army 3-D printed drones
Army

The Army wants to use 3D-printed drones to spot threats soldiers can’t see

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 25, 2025

A new comic book will feature the story of Sgt. William Carney, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Civil War.
Army

New comic book tells tale of Civil War’s first Black Medal of Honor recipient

By Matt White

Posted on Apr 24, 2025

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul Drug Bust 2025
Navy

Navy finally finds something the LCS is good at: Stopping drug smuggling

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 24, 2025

Air Force shaving wavers
Air Force

Good luck figuring out the Air Force’s algorithm for shaving waivers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 23, 2025

A government contractor in front of the Clear Creek access control point takes a step back to ensure the letters are aligned correctly in preparations for the redesignation as Fort Cavazos. (U.S. Army photo by Eric Franklin, Fort Hood Public Affairs)
Army

Army sergeant found guilty in spree of barracks break-ins, rapes and attempted murder

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Apr 23, 2025

Spc. Tyler Biberston, a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operator assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, pilots his RQ-11B Raven Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from a roof top April 26, 2018, in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jacob Banuelos / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) 
Army

Army looks at vibrating seats and ‘3D sound’ to keep drone operators on target

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 23, 2025

Spc. Miguel-Angel Gonzalez, assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, works with Zach Albin, a strength conditioning coach with Holistic Health and Fitness for 4-31 IN, to discuss goodmorning form and strength skills during the Polar Bear Team Leader Academy on Fort Drum, New York, Aug. 27, 2024. H2F enhances Soldier performance and resilience by providing the tools and resources needed to maintain optimal health and readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Alyssa Norton)
Army

Army cuts athletic trainers from fitness teams, with medics to take up slack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 22, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, observes a forward area refueling point demonstration at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 13, 2022. The demonstration was part of a three-day Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Force Level Summit. The summits are held quarterly to support force level sergeants major at their respective commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Victoria Ross)
Marine Corps

Marine in top enlisted spot leaving the Pentagon after just 2 years

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 22, 2025

Staff Sgt. Raycel Dasher, an infantryman assigned to A Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army South performs the standing power throw during an Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the U.S. Army Futures Command Best Squad Competition at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., June 4, 2024. The ACFT was one of the various events during the week-long competition designed to assess the competitors’ technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens)
Army

End of the ‘yeet’: the standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes ‘sex-neutral’ for combat jobs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 21, 2025

Army Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez suspended
Army

Fort McCoy garrison commander’s suspension ‘not related to misconduct’

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 21, 2025

A soldier in heavy camouflage holding a rifle crouches in a wooded and grassy area.
Army

Army announces latest unit rotations, including soldiers from Lithuania heading home

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 19, 2025

USS Gerald R. Ford
Navy

How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 18, 2025

Marines killed
Marine Corps

Two Marines killed in crash while on southern border duty identified

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia 
Navy

The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia 

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

{filenamebase) WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks at a ceremony recognizing Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer in an induction ceremony at the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon. Sgt. Meyer received this award for his brave actions in Afghanistan on Sept. 8, 2010 when he left his safe post and coming under enemy fire continuously ove the courese of six hours to recover the fallen and provide aid to wounded Afghan and U.S. service members. Sgt. Meyer saved 13 U.S. Marines and Soldiers and 23 Afghans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kevin S. O'Brien/Released)
Marine Corps

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Reserve

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

Air Force pilots 'step' to an A-10 for a flight with the Airus device, a new system designed to let pilots — particularly women — relieve themselves safely and easily during flight.
Air Force

Air Force pilots get a new way to pee at 30,000 feet

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Apr 17, 2025

Command Chief Master Sergeant Anthony Green was fired Monday as the top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command for a 'loss of confidence.'
Air Force

Top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command fired amid investigation

By Matt White

Posted on Apr 15, 2025

Rich McCormick, now a Republican member of Congress from Georgia, appeared in the “Chess” Marine recruiting ad from the 1990s.
Marine Corps

The Marine in one of the most famous recruiting commercials is now in Congress

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

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

Two men in combat gear, each holding rifles, hug each other as the cross a finish line.
Army

75th Ranger Regiment wins 2025 Best Ranger Competition

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

A sailor in a mustache stands with several mustaches
Navy

Navy submariner honored with highest non-combat award for saving people from a burning building

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 13, 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

PITUFFIK, GREENLAND - MARCH 28: US Vice President JD Vance (2nd-R) and second lady Usha Vance (2nd-L) tour the US military's Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025 in Pituffik, Greenland. The visit is viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump's bid to annex the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory. (Photo by Jim Watson - Pool/Getty Images)
Space Force

Space Force commander fired in Greenland for email critical of JD Vance

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing, departed from Aviano Air Base in Italy, over the Krivolak Drop zone, Negotino Military Training Area, North Macedonia, May 8, 2024, as a part the Swift Response 24. Swift Response 24 is a dynamic U.S. Army Europe & Africa led exercise focused on Allied airborne forces’ ability to quickly and effectively respond to crises as an interoperable, multi-national team. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Elena Baladelli)
Army

Leg day: Army cuts down on number of paid parachutists

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 10, 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

chatfield admiral fired
Navy

Navy admiral fired from position as senior NATO planner

By Matt White

Posted on Apr 7, 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

Sailors stand on top of a submarine as it sits in port.
Navy

Navy commissions its newest submarine, the USS Iowa

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 6, 2025