News (Page 4)

Posted on Oct 3, 2025

Aerial photo of a speedboat moving through the caribbean, shared by Pete Hegseth. There is an "unclassified" banner above it.

Americas

US forces strike a fourth boat in the Caribbean

Posted on Oct 3, 2025

Spc. Mason Breunig of Sauk City, Wisconsin, member of Team 8 representing USARPAC, practices a functions check on the M136 AT4-Anti Tank Weapon during the E3B lanes at the Army Best Squad Competition on Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Oct. 2, 2024. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Everett)

Army

Army cancels Best Squad Competition due to shutdown

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 3, 2025

Marines drive amphibious assault vehicles along the shore during an amphibious assault exercise as part of Bold Alligator 2012 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 6, 2012. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released))

Marines say goodbye to ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle

Posted on Oct 3, 2025

Airman who returned fire at gunman was thinking of ‘everybody else’

Posted on Oct 2, 2025

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Ivan Melendez, an aviation boatswain mate, sits in a forklift awaiting arrival of MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 29, 2025. For the first time in the rotation’s history, the MRF-D Marine Air-Ground Task Force's Aviation and Ground Combat Elements embarked aboard a U.S. Navy vessel to extend operational reach and provide flexible, combat-credible options across the Indo-Pacific. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Melendez is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)

News

Forklifts sold to military as ‘made in USA’ were actually from China, feds say

Posted on Oct 2, 2025

Army Maj. Kamal Kalsi speaks at a celebration of the Sikh new year, Vaisakhi, in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., May 1, 2015. The central theme of the event was seva, or selfless service.

News

New Hegseth shaving rules for military appear to target religious exemptions

Posted on Oct 2, 2025

Navy

Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

Analysis

US reduces total number of troops in Iraq amid shift in bases

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

U.S. Army Capt. Meckenzie MacIlvennie, commander of the 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company, 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, watches as paratroopers exit an aircraft over the historic drop zone at Ginkelse Heide in Ede, Netherlands, during the 81st commemoration of Operation Market Garden, Sept. 20, 2025. The airborne operation is part of Exercise Falcon Leap, a multinational training event honoring the legacy of allied paratroopers. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Nahjier Williams)

News

What troops and military families need to know about the government shutdown

By Jeff Schogol, Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

QUANTICO, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Military Branches

Trump suggests ‘dangerous’ American cities should be military ‘training grounds’

Posted on Sep 30, 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)

News

Hegseth wants AI used in inspector general investigations

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

Air Force has the highest number of potential recruits on record

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, participated in the "Sweat More, Bleed Less" physical fitness event in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 11, 2025. The event had Soldiers conducting hundreds of pullups, pushups, squats, and deadlifts, as well as running a mile all in their issued body armor. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christian Carrillo)

News

Hegseth announces troops in combat jobs have to meet highest male physical standards

By Jeff Schogol, Patty Nieberg

Updated on Sep 30, 2025

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, stand in formation waiting to start a run in celebration of the task forces' fifth anniversary at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 22, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Ian Sandall)

Army

Soldiers under misconduct investigation won’t see careers stall under new Army policy

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

SAGEWIN STRAIT (Sept. 5, 2024) – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) transits the Sagewin Strait, Sept. 5, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)

Navy

The Navy commissioned $400K worth of safety videos. Then it tried to make them disappear.

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

An MQ-9 Reaper taxis on the runway after landing in support of Freedom Flag 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 23, 2024. Freedom Flag 24-1 is an advanced, large-scale tactical exercise between the U.S. and allied partners dedicated to the protection of regional peace and stability through the adaptation of novel and collaborative training methods, ensuring readiness against a wide range of threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)

Air Force revives WWII-era squadron in South Korea as modern drone force

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

Close-up on a man gambling online using a mobile app on his cell phone while drinking beer at the pub

News

The military needs to better tackle gambling issues among troops, watchdog says

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

Army

Pentagon federalizes 200 Oregon National Guardsmen and orders them to Portland

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

Air Guard pararescue team leaps onto a freighter at sea to rescue patient

Posted on Sep 28, 2025

Russia

NORAD scrambles jets to intercept Russian planes near Alaska

Posted on Sep 27, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 8: Members of the National Guard stand outside Union Station on September 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Congress is not expected to extend the Trump administration's federal control of the DC Metropolitan Police Department which is set to expire September 10th. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

United States

Trump says he’s sending troops into Portland

Posted on Sep 27, 2025

Soldiers from A Company and B Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, conduct inspections on an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles at the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany, Sept. 5, 2025. The Fort Hood, Texas, Cavalry Soldiers were issued almost three dozen Bradleys from Army Field Support Battalion-Germany at Coleman for their upcoming rotational mission to Poland.

Army

Most of the Army and Marine Corps’ vehicles are not ready for combat, watchdog finds

Posted on Sep 27, 2025

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pin chevrons on Cpl. Amaury Ferrer, wrecker operator, while at sea aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), May 1, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARG, MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU’s collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Danny Gonzalez)

Marine infantry battalion backtracks on mustache ban

Posted on Sep 26, 2025

“Wildboy” and “Jizzle” are in trouble with federal prosecutors after allegedly scamming military members in a bank scheme.

Navy

Feds bust scammers known as ‘Wildboy,’ ‘Low Ball’ and others for targeting military members

Posted on Sep 26, 2025

The MV Ocean Trader, a merchant ship outfitted for U.S. special operations, including addition of a helicopter hanger and extensive communication equipment over its bridge, in Fremantle, Australia in 2022.

News

The elusive ship built to carry US special operators is in the Caribbean

By Jeff Schogol, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

Soldiers with the 34th Infantry Division receive instruction on the M250 automatic rifle during a New Equipment Training fielding at Camp Ripley, Minn. September 14, 2025. The M250, part of the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program, replaces the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hamlin)

Army

National Guard units are getting the new M250 machine gun

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

A Fort Hood sergeant sentenced to life in prison for rape, kidnapping and dozens of other crimes died in his prison cell Friday.

Army

Soldier serving life sentence for Fort Hood assault spree dies in prison cell

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: Win without War Mobile Billboard drives near the US Capitol on September 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Win Without War)

News

Billboards aimed at troops ask ‘is this what you signed up for?’

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

Lt. Col. Rhonda C. Martin is the longest-serving active duty Marine and she is set to retire soon.

Longest-serving active duty Marine to retire after 42 years

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

No missiles, no problem. F-15 crews dropped bombs on Iranian drones.

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Army

Army captain who fled court-martial found in mother’s home 5 years later

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

A Kleber Kaserne Clocktower Cafe Dining Facility employee hands a Soldier her lunch on March 20, 2025 at their “Welcome Back” lunch, featuring filet mignon, shrimp scampi, and king crab legs. On March 10th, the dining facility reopened its doors after a three-month closure, giving Soldiers and civilians working in the Kaiserslautern military community a healthy and reliable meal option again. (Photo by Sarah Ridenour, 21st TSC public affairs)

Army

Food at dining hall with ‘F’ rating did not make 40 soldiers sick, officials say

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Air Force announces new force-wide fitness test: 2-mile run, twice per year

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

Army

Army approves $1,550 monthly bonus for some warrant officers

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower, left, a combat marksmanship trainer assigned to Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, corrects a shooter’s position in preparation for an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian Soldiers during Intrepid Maven 25.1 in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 26, 2024. The second iteration of this exchange between U.S. and Jordanian female engagement teams was nested in Intrepid Maven 25.1 and represents a step forward in strengthening military cooperation and promoting Women, Peace, and Security initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)

Pentagon shutters women’s advisory group

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

Air Force to roll out major boot camp changes early next month

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

Top Air Force leaders won’t mandate duty hours for PT amid fitness push

Jeff Schogol Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

Workers at Allen Control Systems accidentally ordered parts for a Bullfrog weapon system in rose gold rather than black. The company says the military services can order it in this color if they so please.

News

Someone accidentally ordered this drone-killing robot in rose gold

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

Julia Moore watches Lt. Gen. Hal Moore at his retirement ceremony in 1977.

Army

Fort Moore could come back as Congress considers base name changes

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Serafin Lemus-Magana, 6th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron food sanitation and safety program manager, inspects fruit at the commissary on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 27, 2024. Lemus-Magana is the one of two personnel at MacDill AFB responsible for inspecting 68 facilities across the installation. Inspections are targeted towards proactively identifying and addressing food-borne illnesses before reaching the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Foster)

News

Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Cully, 35, of Sparta, Missouri, Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Kraus, 39, of Sanibel, Florida, Sgt. Donavon Scott, 25, from Tacoma, Washington and Sgt. Jadalyn Good, 23, from Mount Vernon, Washington.

Army

Army identifies special operations soldiers killed in Black Hawk crash

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 19: Curtis Evans walks through tear gas with an American flag during a protest outside the U.S Immigration & Customs Enforcement facility on September 19, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois. Protesters were speaking out against recent ICE raids and arrest taking place in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. President Donald Trump has deployed ICE Agents and other federal agencies to Chicago to enforce immigration laws. Trump is also threatening to send the National Guard to fight crime in the city. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images).

The Marine veteran behind this viral photo at the Chicago ICE protest

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

A U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System, far left, a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, left, a Japan Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile, right, and Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile are displayed at a press conference during Resolute Dragon 25 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 17, 2025. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. The NMESIS and the MADIS are 3rd Marine Division Assets. The Type 12 SSM and the Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile are Western Army assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)

Marines showcase ship-killing NMESIS missile system in Japan

Posted on Sep 21, 2025

Composite of the Medal of Honor and U.S. Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi.

News

Medal of Honor recipient’s remains identified after 80 years

Posted on Sep 20, 2025

Screenshot of aerial footage showing a small boat moving through the sea.

Americas

Trump says US military hit a third boat in the Caribbean

Posted on Sep 20, 2025

U.S. Army Infantrymen, assigned to 10th Mountain Division, Task Force ARMADILLO, oversee M240B machine gun training in Syria, June 2, 2025. Night range operations provide a tactical advantage over adversaries, enhancing operational and soldier readiness. The Coalition is committed to building partner capacity and capabilities in order to maintain the lasting defeat of ISIS. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Trenton Pallone)

Iraq

US forces kill ISIS commander in charge of international attacks

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

Army

4 special operations soldiers believed to be dead after Black Hawk crash

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 19, 2025

Why does the US have F-35s flying anti-cartel missions in the Caribbean?

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

241102-N-AB116-7104 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 2, 2024) Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, speaks to Sailors while touring the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (Official U.S. Navy photo)

Navy

Admiral who led Red Sea fight tapped to head Navy’s European operations

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

Warrant Officer 1 Alan Ortiz, a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, trains in a flight simulator at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, August 25, 2025. The flight simulator is a tool that creates realistic scenarios to practice complex maneuvers and emergency procedures safely. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Olivia Cowart)

Army

Army cutting 6,500 aviation jobs as it moves toward drones

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

A US Air Force C-17 heavy lifter takes off from Bagram AirBase, in the Parwan province some 50kms north of Kabul, on August 10, 2009. The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the Taliban have gained the upper hand in the country, forcing the United States to change its strategy by increasing the number of troops in heavily populated areas, The Wall Street Journal reported. AFP PHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

News

Trump says US wants Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan back

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Sep 18, 2025

Marines are fighting over who gets to rebuild Tun Tavern

Posted on Sep 18, 2025

National Guard seeks vendors to feed troops in DC through January

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

News

At least 8 troops punished for social media comments about Charlie Kirk’s death

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

Navy

Trump says US military struck a second boat in Caribbean linked to ‘cartels’

By Matt White

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Army

Army rolls out uniform changes and allows phone belts with PT gear

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Ross Elder sits inside the cockpit of a fighter plane.

A-10 combat pilot prepares for 378-day NASA Mars simulation

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Specialist Rosealina Ortiz (left) assists Specialist Oscarina Pepen (right) with her hair following live fire training. CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, August 9, 2022. In 2021 the Army released updated female grooming standards which are more inclusive of various natural hair styles. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. David Connors)

Army

Army grooming standards and hairstyles get more strict under new orders

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 31, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) displays its battle flag in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

Navy

Venezuela says US Navy raided a fishing boat in its waters

Posted on Sep 14, 2025

National Guard deploying to Memphis next, Trump says