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Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley died of injuries sustained during the Gaza pier mission in May 2024.
Army

Soldier dies of injuries sustained in Gaza pier mission

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 5, 2024

Twenty sets of family members from the Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing deployed together earlier this year, which included parents, siblings, spouses, cousins, uncles and nephews.
Air Force

20 sets of military family members serving in the National Guard deploy to Japan

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 5, 2024

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Analysis

Here’s what troops need to know about federal absentee ballots

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 4, 2024

National Guard soldiers stand outside the Washington state capitol.
National Guard

Washington state activates National Guard ahead of the presidential election

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 3, 2024

A profile photo of Spec. Moses Brave Heart, in his National Guard uniform with a feather in his hair.
National Guard

Native American soldier gets OK to wear long hair, feather to honor heritage

By Matt White

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

Close up of a patch on a Navy uniform. The patch shows the Tusken Raiders from Star Wars in crosshairs, with the caption "Houthi Hunting Club 2023-2024."
Navy

Navy pilot spotted with patch depicting Houthis as ‘Star Wars’ sand people

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, flies alongside a KC-10 Extender after receiving fuel on Jan. 6, 2021.
Middle East

US sending destroyers, B-52 bombers to the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 2, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Cadets carry a log uphill during sea trials at the Academy, New London, Conn., Aug 17, 2024. Sea Trials is a set of daylong exercises that challenges swabs physically and mentally, while also marking the conclusion of the summer training program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme.)
Coast Guard

Cultural norms at Coast Guard Academy led to abuse of cadets, federal filings allege

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 1, 2024

North Korean troops
Indo-Pacific

North Korean troops thrown into Russia-Ukraine War will be ‘strangers in a strange land’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 1, 2024

F-35 Crash investigations eject
Marine Corps

Marines say crashed F-35B malfunctioned, but pilot didn’t need to eject

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Army investigators have a person of interest in the homicide case of a soldier at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri who was found dead earlier this week, officials said Thursday.
News

Fellow soldier charged in murder of Army sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Army developing robotics technician field for special operations
Army

The Army is planning for a new robotics technician MOS

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

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News

DoD program makes it easier to enlist with ADHD, asthma, other medical conditions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 30, 2024

USMC sister brother Eagle globe anchor
Marine Corps

Marine Corps corporal surprises little brother with EGA at boot camp ceremony

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 30, 2024

National Museum of the Marine Corps
Marine Corps

Garbage, PowerPoint, combat: Father and son revisit their wars at Marine Corps museum

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 30, 2024

VA investigates, veterans affairs employee with El Paso, Texas VA who called veteran and left voicemail that prompted an investigation.
News

‘All about the money’ — VA employee’s accidental voicemail to veteran prompts investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

Navy reserve commander sentenced to prison for accepting bribes for paperwork for Special Immigrant Visas that should have gone to Afghan allies.
Afghanistan

Navy commander accepted bribes for Special Immigrant Visa papers that should have gone to Afghan allies

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

Airmen of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing take part in a 9/11 20th anniversary ceremony in Sioux City, Iowa September 11, 2021. During the ceremony 185th Wing Commander Col. Muckey reminded members of the importance of remembering the events that took place on September 11, 2001 and the many achievements the unit had accomplished since. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ter Haar/Released)
Air Force

Federal judge tosses lawsuit that challenged Pennsylvania military ballots

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

JUNEAU, Alaska (May 4, 2024) - Commander, Navy Region Northwest Rear Adm. Mark Sucato (seated front right) joins Alaskan Natives on the One People Canoe Society's traditional tribal canoe paddle and welcoming ceremony to kick off the annual Juneau Maritime Festival. Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and Navy Band Northwest are taking part in a scheduled port visit to the capital city of Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gretchen Albrecht)
Navy

The Navy destroyed an Alaskan village in 1882. It just apologized.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

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Analysis

Military absentee ballots in Pennsylvania could be caught in GOP lawsuit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 28, 2024

U.S. Army E3 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense soldiers and deployed Bomber Task Force U.S. Airmen, pose for a photo in front of a THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system during a U.S. Army led tour on North West Field at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 12, 2021. The THAAD mission is to protect the homeland, deployed military forces, friends, and allies from short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles. The BTF was deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to meet Pacific Air Forces training objectives. PACAF in coordination with other components, allies, and partners, provides USINDOPACOM with continuous unrivaled air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to ensure regional stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)
Indo-Pacific

US military scales back missile defense plans for Guam

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 27, 2024

Screenshot of the video game Command, showing a two-dimensional grid off of the Korean Peninsula and a ship on the western side of it.
Air Force

The Air Force is letting troops play this wargame on its secure networks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 27, 2024

Two men in dress uniform, both standing in front of American flags.
Coast Guard

Coast Guard temporarily relieves CO, senior enlisted leader for San Diego sector

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 26, 2024

A former U.S. soldier was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering a pregnant, 19-year-old soldier on an American Army base in Germany more than two decades ago, officials said.
Army

Ex-soldier sentenced to 30 years for cold case murder of fellow soldier

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

Navy SEAL candidates train at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) in June 2023.
Navy

Navy SEAL training is safer after a trainee’s death, but Hell Week sleep rules remain unclear

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Oct 25, 2024

North Korean troops
Analysis

As North Korea sends troops, the Russia-Ukraine war is looking like the laboratory of modern warfare

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

Army arrests ‘person of interest’ in homicide case of soldier found dead at Ft Leonard Wood
Army

Army arrests ‘person of interest’ in homicide case of soldier found dead at Ft Leonard Wood

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Oct 24, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Enrique Dominguez III, an instructor with Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Drill Instructor School, Recruit Training Regiment, directs the new Marines of DI school class 1-25 into a squad bay at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, Oct. 3, 2024. DI school develops leadership, command presence, instructional ability, physical fitness, and professional knowledge in officers and noncommissioned officers to prepare them for the duties of a drill instructor. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jesse K. Carter-Powell)
Marine Corps

JJ DID TIE BUCKLEE? Marine Corps adds ‘E’ for ‘Empathy’ to list of leadership traits

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 24, 2024

Army investigators have a person of interest in the homicide case of a soldier at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri who was found dead earlier this week, officials said Thursday.
Army

Army investigates death of missing Fort Leonard Wood soldier as a homicide

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

RAF Mildenhall Housing
Air Force

Air Force families at RAF Mildenhall forced to move due to condemned homes

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

Military Police members with 89th Military Police, Fort Hood, Texas, receive a convoy brief June 4, 2018. They were assisting 504th Military Intelligence Brigade to complete a mission during a field training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa N. Lessard)
Army

Soldier charged with string of rapes and attempted murders at Fort Cavazos

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

Man buys 11-foot submarine model used in 'The Hunt For Red October' 1990 spy thriller.
Navy

‘The Hunt For Red October’ ends in Wyoming as fan lands the giant sub used in the movie

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

Michael Collazo Police Officer of the Year 2024
News

Marine infantry vet who stopped a school shooter named police officer of the year

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer announced a new mountaineering badge during the AUSA 2024 annual meeting and exposition.
Army

The Army is creating a new mountaineering badge, but it won’t be the ‘Ram’s Head’

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 21, 2024

Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, left, and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, right.
Navy

Naval aviators killed in Mount Rainier crash flew dozens of combat missions over Red Sea

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 21, 2024

A F-16D Fighting Falcon assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., sits on an alert mission during EXERCISE BAMBOO EAGLE 24-1 Feb. 1, 2024, at March Air Reserve Base, California. Bamboo Eagle is an exercise designed to provide an expeditionary air base environment where allied forces focused on Agile Combat Employment command and control, Air Superiority, and Joint War at Sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kekoa Santiago)
Air Force

How a parked F-16 suffered $30 million in damage

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 21, 2024

John Kinsel sits in a chair, wearing a red Navajo code talkers hat, next to someone wearing a wide brimmed hat.
News

John Kinsel Sr., one of the last Navajo code talkers, dies at 107

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 20, 2024

190401-N-HC646-0062 OAK HARBOR, Wash. (April 1, 2019) An EA-18G Growler assigned to the "Cougars" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 takes off during a Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) at an outlying landing field attached to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. FCLP is a required flight training exercise that simulates conditions encountered during carrier landing operations while on deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marc Cuenca/Released)
Navy

Growler crew dead at crash site, Navy says

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 20, 2024

Two Naval officers in full dress uniform with white hats, in a composite image, each sitting in front of the American flag.
Navy

Navy relieves commanding, executive officers of Naval Repair Station Japan

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 20, 2024

A US Army landing craft loaded with vehicles and artillery components floats in the waters off of Fort Story.
Army

The Army’s watercraft fleet is slipping in readiness even as the need for it grows

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 19, 2024

Sgt.1st Class Scott White, a special forces senior communication sergeant with A Co., 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group,checks the line one more time before Staff Sgt. Mark Stottlemyre, a special forces medical sergeant, rappels down the side of the cliff face. White and Stottlemyre were performing as part of a search and rescue team in a casualty evacuation situation requiring a high angle rescue June 19, 2013 during the Operation Evergreen Ember training exercise.
Navy

Crew still missing as Special Forces and search teams reach Navy Growler crash site

By Matt White

Updated on Oct 19, 2024

Army PT uniform
Army

Army PT uniform isn’t going away, but more options coming, service says

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Oct 18, 2024

Army Basic Training
Army

Army revamps basic training to simulate battlefield stalked by drone swarms

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2024

A US. Air Force B-2 Spirt assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in the sky over northwest Missouri on August 29, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
Air Force

B-2 bombers strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 17, 2024

220309-N-DU622-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 9), An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin McTaggart)
Navy

Growler crew still missing as Navy searchers locate crash site near Mount Rainier

By Matt White

Updated on Oct 17, 2024

U.S. Army air defenders assigned to 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Delta Battery pose on a 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command Patriot launching station Aug. 15 in Poland with the outgoing commander Capt. Robert Knabel. Alongside our allies and partners, 10th AAMDC systems demonstrate the readiness, capacity and resolve to deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Smith)
Army

Army more than doubled soldiers re-assigned to its ‘most deployed formation’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 16, 2024

Combat Infantry Badge
Army

Army announces ‘Master Combat Badge’ to combine CIB and EIB for infantry soldiers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 15, 2024

New Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 82nd Airborne Division conduct physical training (PT) with the Brigade command team and Holistic Health and Fitness team on Fort Liberty, NC, September 19, 2024. Following PT, Paratroopers attended the welcome brief, where they were introduced to the CAB's history, staff, and resources for Paratroopers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Vincent Levelev)
Army

The Army is redesigning its PT uniform: ‘If we’re going to be fit, then we’re also going to look good’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 15, 2024

An AH-64E Apache Guardian and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter conduct a multi-ship capabilities demonstration at Fort Rucker, Alabama, October 27, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
Army

With new bullets, the Army wants to turn Apaches and Bradleys into drone killers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 14, 2024

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct cold load training on UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters as part of exercise Saber Junction 24 in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 29, 2024. Saber Junction 24 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at Hohenfels training area. 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 Sgt. Joskanny J. Lua)
Army

The Army is giving all soldiers a $240 special pay while deployed

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 14, 2024

Soldiers stand in formation during the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 194th Armored Brigade, Basic Combat Training Graduation Ceremony on the Inouye Parade Field at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Ga., June 19, 2019. The parade field, which was built in 2009, is sprinkled with soil from the battlegrounds of Yorktown, Va., Antietam at Sharpsburg, Md., Soissons and Normandy, France, Corregidor Island, Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Now, every infantryman who graduates from Fort Benning, Ga., receives the honor of walking across the hallowed ground that heroes before them fought on during every major American conflict. Educators from Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee attended the ceremony during the U.S. Army, Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion Education Tour at the Maneuver Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, Ga., from June 19 to June 21, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Adam Garlington, Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion)
Army

Army ups recruiting goal to 61,000 soldiers in 2025, an 11% jump

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 14, 2024

A F-22 fighter jet takes off a runway, air visibly disturbed by its speed.
News

Drones swarmed a military base for days. The Pentagon still doesn’t know why.

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 14, 2024

A THAAD rocket battery fires, with one munition launching from the system in a plume of fire into the sky.
Middle East

Pentagon to send anti-air battery, dozens of troops to Israel

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 13, 2024

Four people in skydiving gear, wearing Americna flag-patterned helmets, walk towards a plane to skydive.
Army

Army soldiers, veterans, help Team USA win gold at World Skydiving Championships

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 12, 2024

US forces bomb ‘multiple’ ISIS camps in Syria
Middle East

US forces bomb ‘multiple’ ISIS camps in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 12, 2024

Army cav scout sentenced to 14 years for plot to help ISIS ambush troops
Army

Army cav scout sentenced to 14 years for plot to help ISIS ambush troops

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 12, 2024

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Army

New York Guard helicopter crashed in Texas after ‘unanticipated’ spin, review board finds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 11, 2024

Navy SEALs Ingram and Chambers
Navy

Investigation into SEALs’ deaths underscores dangers of ship-boarding missions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 11, 2024

Clayton and Brett Davenport
Navy

Inspired by son, father reenlists in Navy 20 years later

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2024

Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Thomas A. Foster, HIARNG drug testing coordinator, demonstrates how to properly place a seal on a testing bottle during a Unit Prevention Leader (UPL) Certification Training course, Pearl City, Hawaii, November 14-15, 2022. As a certified UPL they are expected to be the Commander’s subject matter expert on all areas of the Army Substance Abuse Program, to conduct urinalysis collections and assist the Commander in the administration of Unit drug testing. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mariah-Alexsandra K. Manandic-Kapu)
Army

Army says to avoid poppy seeds and targets delta-8 in substance abuse regs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 10, 2024

Temporary living quarters were established in the fitness center at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Sept. 30, 2024, to accommodate members of the 823rd RED HORSE. Deployed from Hurlburt Field, Florida, these Airmen are supporting recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jessi Roth)
Air Force

How Moody Air Force Base rode out a direct hurricane hit

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 9, 2024

Tower 22
Air Force

3 Air National Guardsmen awarded Purple Hearts for Tower 22 attack in Jordan

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 9, 2024

Soldiers from A Co., 53rd BEB, clear streets of debris from Hurricane Helene in St. Pete Beach to prepare for Hurricane Milton, Oct. 8, 2024. The Florida National Guard clears debris and prepares critical infrastructure ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Brandon Miles)
Air Force

Thousands more National Guard troops activated ahead of ‘destructive and life-threatening’ Hurricane Milton

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 9, 2024

North Carolina National Guard helicopter
Army

National Guard investigates Black Hawk filmed flying low over hurricane relief site

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 8, 2024