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The vessels would allow the Marines to move small teams onto remote islands. Medium Landing Ship, or LSMs, can carry 200 Marines to shore.
Marine Corps

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 23, 2025

U.S. Army Pfc. Daniel Flores, left, and Spc. Evan Card, both with 101st Sustainment Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), mount a M2A1 machine gun to their M1114 Humvee before a gunnery exercise at Dona Ana Training Complex, N.M., Aug. 21, 2025. Gunneries are a routine training exercise that Soldiers conduct in order to stay proficient in warrior tasks and drills. JTF-SB executes full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to protect the territorial integrity of the United States and achieve 100% operational control of the southern border. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Elijah Ingram)
Americas

Have you served on the US-Mexico border in the last year? We want to hear from you.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 22, 2025

Feature Art:  WATERTOWN, N.Y. – Labor and delivery nurses from the Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., observe as Army and civilian health care professionals train to stop life-threatening complications of a simulated mother who just gave birth during a training simulation at the Samaritan Medical Center June 7. Obstetrics and gynecology health care professionals from Fort Drum, N.Y. work side by side with their civilian counterparts at Samaritan to provide pregnancy, labor and delivery care to Fort Drum service members and their families. (Photo by Warren W. Wright Jr., Fort Drum MEDDAC Public Affairs) 
News

Fort Hood OB-GYN abuse case raises questions on chaperone policy

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 22, 2025

Three Pararescue Airmen from the 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, at left in orange, join for a group photo at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Mountain View with HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew members from the 129th Rescue Squadron, early in the morning of Dec. 17 after rescuing a woman with a medical emergency from the Ruby Princess cruise ship 130 nautical miles southwest of San Francisco. (Courtesy Photo)
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

A Coast Guard helicopter approaches the M/T Centuries on Dec. 20, 2025.
Coast Guard

US forces seize oil tanker in the Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 21, 2025

A US Air Force C-130 Hercules taxis at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on December 18, 2025. US President Donald Trump's administration is conducting a military campaign in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, deploying naval and air forces for what it calls an anti-drugs offensive. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images)
Air Force

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

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 20, 2025

Leaders from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade run as part of a brigade wide workout in honor of opening the Maj. General Frank W. Tate Soldier Performance Readiness Center at Wheeler Army Airfield, O’ahu, Hawai’i, July 1, 2025. The mission of Holistic Health and Fitness, also known as H2F, is to empower soldiers to take charge of their health by focusing on five key domains: physical, mental, nutrition, sleep, and spiritual readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Olivia Cowart)
Army

Army tosses out its Spiritual Fitness Guide after four months

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 20, 2025

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 22: Aerial view of the Pentagon building in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
News

Pentagon fails its 8th audit in a row

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 20, 2025

U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 19, 2025) A U.S. Airman prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 19, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Middle East

US forces launch strikes on ISIS in Syria in retaliation for the death of 2 soldiers

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test
Marine Corps

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

By Jeff Schogol, Matt White

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Julie Eshelman, her husband Andrew who is in the active duty Reserve, with their 4-year-old daughter who was conceived by IVF.
News

Military families are ‘pissed’ after IVF coverage cut from defense bill

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

Jumpmaster save
Army

Jumpmaster who saved paratrooper breaks down viral video

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 19, 2025

A photo taken by the Inspector General of the Doña Ana Range Complex's bathroom with sewage leaks.
Army

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 18, 2025

Marine Drill Instructor of the Year
Marine Corps

Marine Corps’ top drill instructor explains the correct way to yell at recruits

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 18, 2025

Peykaap III fast-attack craft, one of several Iranian designed or built weapons currently in use by Venezuela.
Iran

Inside Venezuela’s growing arsenal of Iranian weapons

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Dec 17, 2025

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Institute for Religious Leadership eat their Thanksgiving meals at the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy dining facility, Nov. 27, 2024.
Army

Army wants to overhaul dining at basic training

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 17, 2025

Navy Barracks Repairs
Navy

Sailors may have to fix their own barracks rooms, says Navy’s top enlisted leader

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 17, 2025

Air Force shaving waivers
Air Force

Medical shaving waivers will be invalid under Air Force grooming policy

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2025

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. – Culinary Specialist Seaman Alejandro Escobar competes in the Student Chef of the Year event as part of team U.S. Navy during the 49th Joint Culinary Training Exercise (JCTE) held at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, March 5th, 2025. The JCTE is an annual event showcasing culinary talent across all components of the Department of Defense and is the largest American Culinary Federation-sanctioned competition in North America. (U.S. Navy photo by Brett Dodge)
Navy

Privatizing galleys is an ‘open question,’ says Navy’s top enlisted leader

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2025

Iowa National Guardsmen killed in Syria
Army

Army identifies 2 Iowa National Guardsmen killed in Syria attack

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 15, 2025

Space Force's themes for naming weapons platforms, in the form of bright and colorful playing cards.
News

Space Force rolls out new themes for naming its weapons and space systems

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 14, 2025

Header: Lt. Col. Tyler Hiatt, 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron commander, briefs 90 MSFS Alpha Flight during guard mount before they trip out to the missile field at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Feb. 13, 2025. 90, 790, and 890 MSFS rotate tripping out to the missile field monthly to reside in a missile alert facility for a week, ensuring the constant security and protection of the Minuteman III - one of the nation’s most powerful strategic assets. Their 24/7/365 vigilance guarantees the Minuteman III weapon system remains secure, operational, and ready at a moment’s notice to uphold the U.S. nuclear deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole)
Air Force

Air Force relieves security squadron commander at FE Warren

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 13, 2025

Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Special Operations and the US-led anti-jihadist coalition, take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Army

Two US soldiers killed in ambush in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 13, 2025

Navy PT Test
Navy

Sailors can expect to do fitness tests twice a year, says Navy’s top enlisted leader

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 12, 2025

Marine Sgt. Derrick McMillian rescued a man who fell onto the subway tracks in Manhattan.
Marine Corps

Marine jumps down onto New York City subway tracks to save man

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Dec 12, 2025

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point cheer on the Army football team at the 124th Army Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., Dec. 9, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)
Army

How about $0? — How Army and Navy football teams recruit against big money

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 12, 2025

Space Force Tech Sgt. Garry Springle was issued a smart watch that led to doctors detecting a serious heart condition that would have been fatal.
Space Force

The Space Force issued him a smartwatch. It saved his life.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 11, 2025

FORT KNOX, Kentucky – U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants observe apprehensive and disoriented Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets experiencing their initial immersion into military order and discipline – also known as “Shark Week” – after a 4 a.m. wake-up call on their first day of Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 4, 2017. Task Force Wolf utilizes Army Reserve drill sergeants and training experts to develop future commissioned officers, with many of them choosing to serve in the Army Reserve. [U.S. Army photo by Army Capt. Loyal Auterson, U.S. Army Reserve Command-Public Affairs Office // RELEASED //]
Army

Drill sergeants accused of covering up sexual assault of trainees

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 11, 2025

A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, 508th Military Police Company, walks down the hallway at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., April 29, 2020. The National Guard is assisting the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in reopening a wing of the East Orange General Hospital in response to the COVID-19 relief effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
Army

Army OB-GYN doctor charged with making ‘indecent’ video recordings of patients

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 10, 2025

U.S. Southern Command posted photos on social media of a Marine wearing a Jerusalem cross patch on their helmet. The photo was removed the military's image database because the patch violated uniform regulations.
Marine Corps

US Southern Command posts photo of Marine with ‘Jerusalem Cross’ patch

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

A cadet and football player from the United States Military Academy at West Point looks at a play on the field at the 124th Army Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., Dec. 9, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)
News

More military academy football players could go pro under proposed rule

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

VA review website
News

Army vet who created ‘Yelp for the barracks’ makes website to review the VA

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) maintain their proficiency on the Carl Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle on a range at Fort Campbell, KY January 9, 2023. The Carl G is one of many anti-armor weapon systems that Scouts can effectively employ against a mounted threat. (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Michael Eaddy)
News

New law could require ‘blast safety officers’ for military training

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

Guardian Arena
Space Force

Space Force fitness contest combines sandbag tossing, satellite tracking

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

Royce Williams
News

Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 8, 2025

Bush, Rumsfeld, Trump, Hegseth
Analysis

As Congress tries to claw back power, the president can still wage war unilaterally

By Jeff Schogol, nicholas Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 8, 2025

Image Capt. Jon O’Connor, prospective Commanding Officer, Information Warfare Squadron (IWRON) Two, and Rear Adm. Dusty Rhodes, Commander, Carrier Strike Group TWO, render a salute during an assumption of command ceremony for IWRON Two in Norfolk, Virginia. IWRON Two, a first-of-its-kind unit designed to operationalize Information Warfare (IW) capabilities and provide decisive decision advantage to Carrier Strike Group Commanders, was established, Dec. 5. IWRON Two will serve as the pilot squadron on the East Coast, with another squadron being established on the West Coast in 2026 The establishment of IWRON Two marks a crucial step forward in ensuring the U.S. Navy remains the premier warfighting force – ready, capable, and unmatched. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Ray McCann / RELEASED)
Navy

Navy stands up its first information warfare squadron

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 7, 2025

Image: NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. - (Dec. 1, 2025) – Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) departed Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled deployment, Dec. 1. USS Thomas Hudner is a multi-mission guided-missile destroyer capable of air warfare (AW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW), naval surface fire support (NSFS), and surface warfare (SUW). (U.S.
Navy

Navy destroyer that joined fight against Houthis, Iran, arrives in Caribbean

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 6, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, drives to a firing lane to zero an M1A2 Abrams Tank at Dona Ana Range Complex, New Mexico, Nov. 17, 2025. The event was part of the Iron Heroes Competition, designed to identify the best individuals and teams in the 1st Armored Division to compete at higher Army echelon competitions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerron Bruce)
Army

We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Executioners Finest’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 6, 2025

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Warner, left, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Christian Eichelberger, both with 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), monitor the southern border near Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 17, 2025. JTF-SB executes full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to protect the territorial integrity of the United States and achieve 100% operational control of the southern border. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sean Hoch)
Army

In major restructure, Army stands up new Western Hemisphere Command

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 5, 2025

The Medal of Honor.
News

Under new law, Medal of Honor recipients will receive $67,500 annual stipend

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 5, 2025

A new bill requires VA doctors to inform veterans about the risks and side effects of drugs they are prescribed for mental health reasons.
News

Vets say psychiatric drug risks are often overlooked. A new law could change that.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 5, 2025

World War II veteran Charles Norman Shay, a Penobscot Native American, who took part in the Operation Overlord (Battle of Normandy) during the D-Day on June 6, 1944, poses on May 4, 2019 in Omaha Beach, western France. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP) (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)
Army

D-Day vet who moved to Normandy in final years dies at 101

By Matt White

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

The superstructure of the aircraft carrier the USS Harry S. Truman, with a combat action ribbon banner.
Navy

USS Harry S Truman collision was nearly ‘catastrophic,’ investigation finds

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

241231-N-TN409-1156 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 31, 2024) Two U.S. Navy pilots in an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, prepare for launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
Navy

Navy cruiser mistook fighter jets for incoming missiles during chaotic night

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

The USS Gravely, a US Navy warship, departs the Port of Port of Spain on October 30, 2025. The US warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on October 26, 2025, for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure on drug traffickers and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)
Americas

62% of Americans support military action against suspected drug traffickers, survey finds

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

UH-60 Blackhawk Pilots and Crew Chiefs of the 126th Aviation Regiment, Maine Army National Guard, conduct training flights and tasks during November Annual Training in Bangor, Maine. The 126th Aviation Regiment is the only MEDEVAC support unit in the state and helps organizations from the Warden Service to The National Park Service with search and rescue operations. (U.S. Army Photo By W1 Patrik Orcutt)
Army

Army pilots face low morale and ‘survivor remorse’ amid massive cuts

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 3, 2025

Marine Corps Commandant’s Cover
Marine Corps

This is why the top Marine general doesn’t wear the commandant’s cover

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2025

China's aircraft carriers
Navy

China’s navy flexes muscles with new flattops

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 2, 2025

Steven Price testifies at the Texas House of Representatives this year, and a photo from his time stationed in Panama in the early 1980s.
Americas

A veteran’s service in Panama isn’t covered by the VA. There are hundreds like him.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 1, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, left, and Lance Cpl. Elijah Merino, a grenadier with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, repair a wall locker during Operation Clean Sweep III at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 16, 2025. OCS III, part of the ongoing Barracks 360 Reset initiative, demonstrates a collective commitment to improving living conditions through shared ownership, sustained accountability, and tangible improvements to the barracks. Wortman is a native of Pennsylvania and Merino is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez)
News

Pentagon pledges $400 million for ‘immediate’ barracks renovation

By Patty Nieberg, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 1, 2025

U.S. Space Force trainees receive their initial issue of the new USSF Service Dress uniform during a fitting at clothing issue at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Nov. 19, 2025. This group is the first class of USSF BMT trainees to be issued this specific dress uniform, which they will wear for the first time during their graduation ceremony on Dec. 18, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Cruz)
Space Force

Space Force trainees will get the service’s new dress uniform

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 30, 2025

Several men, one in an Army combat uniform, face the camera as the text "we are everywhere" is on the bottom.
Army

The Army’s latest PSYOP recruiting ad reminds you: ‘We are everywhere’

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Nov 30, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps assigned to Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines Regiment, disembark from a 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat, piloted by crew assigned to USCGC Robert Yered (WPC 114), to conduct an amphibious assault during the multi-domain, combined full mission profile of TRADEWINDS 25 (TW25) at Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago, May 7, 2025. TW25 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-approved annual exercise that bolsters regional stability and demonstrates U.S. Joint Force coordination and interoperability with Allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Russell)
Marine Corps

Marine Corps reaches retention goal in just a month

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Nov 29, 2025

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach presents the Silver Star Medal to Lt. Col. William Parks during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 26, 2025. Parks also received the Bronze Star Medal during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stuart Bright)
Air Force

Air Force F-16 pilot awarded Silver Star for actions in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 28, 2025

U.S. service members line the streets of Washington, D.C., during an honor escort—also known as a fallen soldier procession—for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard, Nov. 27, 2025. A fallen soldier procession is a solemn tradition in which military members stand in silent respect as a fallen service member is escorted to their final resting place, symbolizing the nation’s gratitude for a life given in service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. William Blankenship)
National Guard

Suspect to be charged with murder after National Guard soldier dies in DC

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 28, 2025

TOPSHOT - Members of the National Guard walk past the Department of Agriculture headquarters building on the seventh day of the US federal government shutdown on October 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. The US government shutdown entered its second week on October 6 with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis. Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments unless the two sides can agree on extending expiring "Obamacare" health care subsidies. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
News

2 National Guardsmen shot while deployed to Washington, DC

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 26, 2025

Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James
Marine Corps

Marines fire Okinawa logistics squadron commander amid investigation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 26, 2025

Alabama National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob Hill and his two daughters.
National Guard

National Guardsman who died on DC mission remembered as ‘down-to-earth’ and ‘almost like Superman’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

EOD World Record Run
Army

This EOD tech set a new record for running in a bomb suit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

Mikhail Robin Wicker.
Marine Corps

Fake Marine convicted of claiming Purple Heart for $140,000 in VA benefits

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

U.S. Soldiers with the 128th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard, begin their patrol in Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2025. About 2,400 National Guard members support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, assisting the Metropolitan Police Department in maintaining public safety for residents, commuters and visitors throughout the District. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Paris Hayes)
Army

National Guard soldier assigned to DC mission dies

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr.
Navy

Naval Academy Commandant fired just six months into role

By Matt White, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

Pentagon officials are issuing adverse actions against a senator who participated in a viral video on "unlawful orders."
Navy

Pentagon threatens to court-martial senator who told troops they can refuse ‘illegal orders’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 24, 2025