Military Branches (Page 9)

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

Latest in Military Branches

Marine Corps

Marine drill instructor sentenced over boot camp hazing death arrested after early release

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 2, 2026

Space Force

Space Force stands up new command for the Northern Hemisphere

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 2, 2026

Air Force

Air Force to bring back ‘no-notice’ combat readiness inspections

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Feb 1, 2026

Marine Corps

Marines suspend use of all-weather coat that ‘bleeds’ orange

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Air Force

Air Force plans to include simulated airfields in basic training

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Army

Army unit created for Afghanistan will now run jungle school in Panama

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Marine Corps

This Marine shed nearly 90 pounds so he could enlist

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

Army

Labeled ‘aliens’ in World War II, 7 Japanese-American soldiers posthumously commissioned

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

Army

Inmate’s sentence extended after attempted escape from Fort Leavenworth military prison

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

Marine Corps

Marines flew to Norway on the New England Patriots’ jet

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

Marine Corps

Marine Corps now offers $60k bonuses for switching jobs mid-career

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Navy

USS Abraham Lincoln returns to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Air Force

An A-10 Warthog named ‘Diddy Kong’ is operating in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Space Force

After Venezuela operation, Space Force activates SOUTHCOM element

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jan 25, 2026

Air Force

Air Force helicopter landed too close to crowd in death of school teacher, report finds

By Nicholas Slayton, Matt White

Updated on Jan 25, 2026

National Guard

Minnesota National Guard mobilizes around Minneapolis following fatal shooting

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

Army

Dozens of military bases brace as ‘Snowmageddon’ storm hits this weekend

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

Navy

Navy fires First Naval Construction Regiment commodore for ‘loss of confidence’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

Marine Corps

Navy, Marines ban kratom, an herbal pain treatment linked to abuse

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

Army

Soldier says Army dining facility often closed: ‘Uber Eats, every day’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

Army

Husband and wife in the Army compete to see who’s the better medic

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Army

Soldiers in Hawaii may ‘double up’ in barracks for the next 15 months

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Air Force

F-15 squadron that took out Iranian drones returns to the Middle East

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

National Guard

Recruiter told students that enlisting can lead to Green Cards for parents

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

Navy

Sailors on USS Indiana submarine snap football celebration photo

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

National Guard

Minnesota Guardsmen told to wear reflective vests to distinguish them from ‘other agencies’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

National Guard

National Guard mission in DC extended through end of 2026

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jan 18, 2026

Navy

The toilets on the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier keep failing

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 17, 2026

Space Force

Pentagon wants major improvements to runways at Greenland base

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 17, 2026

Army

Army Corps of Engineers commander fired amid political dispute over lake properties

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 16, 2026

Army

Top enlisted soldier says he got ‘over my skis’ on new Army PT uniform

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

Marine Corps

Navy and Marine aviation accidents doubled amid Red Sea fight

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

Air Force

Air Force crew reacted rapidly to sudden power failure in Osprey mishap

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

Army

Here’s why a Fort Bragg dining facility got an ‘F’ sanitation rating

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

Army

The Army wants soldiers to travel less for training, do more in virtual reality

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

Air Force

Twin Air Force pilots connect in refueling flight over the Pacific

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

Army

Missile defense base dealing with ‘critical’ disruptions at its dining facility

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Jan 11, 2026

Air Force

Air Force plans for new electronic warfare squadron to aid combat training 

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 10, 2026

Air Force

Air Force brings back job patches, which were banned for some reason

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 9, 2026

Coast Guard

Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 9, 2026

Air Force

Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their ‘effectiveness’ every day

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 9, 2026

Air Force

‘Exercise Sourdough’ — How the Air Force turned San Francisco into an urban evasion course

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 8, 2026

Coast Guard

Here’s why the Navy is planning to turn a Coast Guard cutter into a frigate

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 8, 2026

Army

National Guard pilot admits to landing Black Hawk helicopter to pick up elk antlers

By Matt White

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

Space Force

Married Space Force officers lose home after fire and burglary

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

Army

These are the first photos of the Army’s M1E3 Abrams prototype

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

Air Force

Airmen can now swap out the 2-mile run on both yearly fitness tests

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 6, 2026

Navy

Here is the Navy’s new fitness test for SEALs and other combat jobs

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 6, 2026

Army

Delta Force, other special operations soldiers carried out Venezuela raid

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 3, 2026

Coast Guard

Coast Guard halts search for survivors of US strikes on boats in the Pacific

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 2, 2026

Army

Army creates new AI-focused career field for officers

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 2, 2026

Air Force

Lack of supervision contributed to Alaska airman’s death, report finds

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 31, 2025

Navy

Navy rolls out twice-a-year fitness tests

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 30, 2025

Army

Army changes course, decides to keep horses at two bases

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 30, 2025

Space Force

Space Force guardians graduate basic training in their own uniforms for the first time

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 26, 2025

Navy

The Navy’s railgun may be back from the dead — for now

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 23, 2025

Marine Corps

Marines may finally get landing ships for modern-day island hopping

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 23, 2025

National Guard

California Air Guard team pulls off ‘high risk’ night rescue from fog-covered cruise ship

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 21, 2025

Coast Guard

US forces seize oil tanker in the Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 21, 2025

Air Force

US forces returning to Ecuador for ‘short-term’ counter-drug mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 20, 2025

Army

Army tosses out its Spiritual Fitness Guide after four months

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 20, 2025

Marine Corps

Marines moving to gender-neutral Physical Fitness Test for combat jobs

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Army

Jumpmaster who saved paratrooper breaks down viral video

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Army

Soldiers at border lived with ‘leaking raw sewage,’ broken toilets, no AC, watchdog finds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 18, 2025