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A painting showing a space plane, cargo bay open, flying to capture a satellite.
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It’s official: Space Force wants laser weapons. 

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted 35 Minutes Ago

A F/A-18 takes off from a aircraft carrier at night.
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US carries out first airstrikes on Yemen in months

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted Yesterday

Black and white aerial image of a burning car.
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US forces kill ISIS’s second in command in Iraq strike

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted Yesterday

Afghanistan attack
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‘The air was on fire’ — Army captain recalls 2012 battle in Afghanistan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2025

A Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker escorts two B1B Lancers during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 29, 2020.
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Are the U.S. and Ukraine friends again? It’s complicated.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2025

A new pilot program offers Marine Corps and navy moms on active duty or spouses access to registered nurses for help with unique physical and mental health conditions that moms face throughout pregnancy and after giving birth.
Military Life

New program helps Navy, Marine Corps moms with pregnancy and infant care

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 13, 2025

Memorial marker of U.S. Army Capt. Humbert Versace, Medal of Honor recipient, in Section 13 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Feb. 20, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
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Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans

By Matt White

Posted on Mar 13, 2025

Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Juan Taiacardona dumps water on his head during the 2022 Best Squad Competition's 12-mile ruck march even at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, on May 17, 2022. Approximately 40 Soldiers from across the nation travelled to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, to compete in the 2022 U.S. Best Squad Competition from May 14-21, 2022. The 2022 BSC is an annual competition that brings together the best Soldiers and squads from across the U.S. Army Reserve to earn the title of "Best Warrior" and "Best Squad" among their peers. Competitors are evaluated on their individual and collective ability to adapt to and overcome challenging scenarios and battle-focused events that test their technical and tactical abilities under stress and extreme fatigue. (Army Reserve photo by Sgt. David Barrette)
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The Army wants to get the load soldiers carry down to 55 pounds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

Border security
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Here are the latest military units deploying to the U.S.-Mexico border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

Students in the academic track of the U.S. Army’s Future Soldier Preparatory Course work on improving their math skills during a class at Fort Moore, Georgia. The academic track focuses on improving word knowledge, reading comprehension, arithmetic reasoning, and test-taking skills to help students improve their Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) scores and meet the Army’s enlistment standards. (U.S. Army photo by Toygar Ayla)
Military Life

Budget cuts force military recruit testing stations to close, reduce hours

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

VIKING NEBULA
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The coolest part of this B-52 mission is its name: VIKING NEBULA

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

Killeen Fire
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More than 100 soldiers and families lost their belongings in fire near Fort Cavazos

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 11, 2025

The Coast Guard, local, state and federal agencies respond to an aircraft collision in Washington D.C., January 30, 2025. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region command center watchstanders received a report of a helicopter and a commercial passenger aircraft collision Wednesday evening in vicinity of the Ronald Reagan Airport. (U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)
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How the Coast Guard responded to the DC aerial collision earlier this year

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 10, 2025

1st Battalion, 4th Marines
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Historic ‘China Marines’ battalion converts into latest Littoral Combat Team

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 10, 2025

Army researchers are developing a device that uses artificial intelligence to guide the delivery of pain management drugs for battlefield casualties.
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Army researchers want AI to help soldiers deliver anesthetics in battle

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 10, 2025

The nose of a space plane.
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Space Force’s secretive space plane lands after 434 days in orbit

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 8, 2025