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USS Gerald R. Ford
Navy

How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 18, 2025

Pentagon Rundown
The Pentagon Rundown

US war against the Houthis grinds on. Tell me how this ends.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 18, 2025

Marines killed
Marine Corps

Two Marines killed in crash while on southern border duty identified

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia 
Navy

The Navy may revive this forgotten Alaskan base that sits halfway to Russia 

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

{filenamebase) WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks at a ceremony recognizing Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer in an induction ceremony at the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon. Sgt. Meyer received this award for his brave actions in Afghanistan on Sept. 8, 2010 when he left his safe post and coming under enemy fire continuously ove the courese of six hours to recover the fallen and provide aid to wounded Afghan and U.S. service members. Sgt. Meyer saved 13 U.S. Marines and Soldiers and 23 Afghans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kevin S. O'Brien/Released)
Marine Corps

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer reenlists in Marine Reserve

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 17, 2025

Air Force pilots 'step' to an A-10 for a flight with the Airus device, a new system designed to let pilots — particularly women — relieve themselves safely and easily during flight.
Air Force

Air Force pilots get a new way to pee at 30,000 feet

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Apr 17, 2025

Command Chief Master Sergeant Anthony Green was fired Monday as the top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command for a 'loss of confidence.'
Air Force

Top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command fired amid investigation

By Matt White

Posted on Apr 15, 2025

Rich McCormick, now a Republican member of Congress from Georgia, appeared in the “Chess” Marine recruiting ad from the 1990s.
Marine Corps

The Marine in one of the most famous recruiting commercials is now in Congress

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Army

The Russians captured a US Bradley, and now they really want their own

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

Two men in combat gear, each holding rifles, hug each other as the cross a finish line.
Army

75th Ranger Regiment wins 2025 Best Ranger Competition

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 14, 2025

A sailor in a mustache stands with several mustaches
Navy

Navy submariner honored with highest non-combat award for saving people from a burning building

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 13, 2025

Navy firings 4.11.2025
Navy

Navy fires commanding officer, command master chief of expeditionary security squadron

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine
Air Force

Gen. Caine told wingman on 9/11: ‘Don’t shoot anybody. I’ll make the decision.’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

The 104th Fighter Wing Security Forces Squadron conduct riot control training, August 20, 2024, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts.
The Pentagon Rundown

Pentagon faces deadline on recommending whether to invoke the Insurrection Act

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

PITUFFIK, GREENLAND - MARCH 28: US Vice President JD Vance (2nd-R) and second lady Usha Vance (2nd-L) tour the US military's Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025 in Pituffik, Greenland. The visit is viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump's bid to annex the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory. (Photo by Jim Watson - Pool/Getty Images)
Space Force

Space Force commander fired in Greenland for email critical of JD Vance

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing, departed from Aviano Air Base in Italy, over the Krivolak Drop zone, Negotino Military Training Area, North Macedonia, May 8, 2024, as a part the Swift Response 24. Swift Response 24 is a dynamic U.S. Army Europe & Africa led exercise focused on Allied airborne forces’ ability to quickly and effectively respond to crises as an interoperable, multi-national team. 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 Elena Baladelli)
Army

Leg day: Army cuts down on number of paid parachutists

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 10, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to the 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, scans the horizon during a simulated assault as part of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, June 9, 2024. This iteration of JPMRC-X marks the first deployment to the Philippines, which will enable and assist the Philippine Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in building combat training center locations within the Philippines. The JPMRC-X is a Department of the Army initiative consisting of a deployable package of personnel and equipment designed to support training exercises across the Pacific. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Carleeann Smiddy)
United States

What does the trade war mean for troops’ military retirement savings?

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 10, 2025

220630-N-VQ947-1073 SAN DIEGO (June 30, 2022) — Electronics Technician 3rd Class Matthew Crothers, from Jacksonville, Florida, removes rust from a bullkhead aboard amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), June 30, 2022. Expeditionary Strike Group Three captured preservation imagery as part of an ongoing initiative led by Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs to highlight shipboard preservation conducted by Sailors on the waterfront. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates)
Navy

Navy secretary says Trump told him to ‘fix the damn rust’ on warships

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

Water tower near the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA on February 6, 2019. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release updates on tests of per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances or PFAs pollution in public water supplies for 16 million Americans in 33 states, including Pennsylvania. The federal report is delayed due to January 2019 shutdown. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican of Bucks County in Eastern Pennsylvania and Democrat Dan Kildee, of Michigan cochair a bipartisan task force in the House of Representatives, formed to take on the growingPFAS ContaminationCrisis. The usage of foam at nearby former military bases is linked to tainted drinking water, affecting tens of thousands of residents in Bucks and Montgomery Counties in Eastern Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
News

These vets say the PACT Act left them behind

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, scan for simulated threats from the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) with a NightFighter S portable counter-unmanned aerial vehicle system, a MODI II system, and an FIM-92 Stinger during a counter-unmanned aircraft system drill in the Pacific Ocean July 20, 2024. Elements of the 15th MEU are currently embarked aboard the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang)
Marine Corps

Marine Corps to field new counter-drone systems to deploying units

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 8, 2025

chatfield admiral fired
Navy

Navy admiral fired from position as senior NATO planner

By Matt White

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

Marine rifle squads
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps has settled the debate over the size of a rifle squad

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

GNC Live Well store entrance within indoor mall showing products on shelves, Idaho. (Photo by: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
United States

A retired Green Beret in Congress wants to ban GNC stores from military bases

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

hands in pockets navy
Navy

The Navy’s experiment with hands in pockets is under review, top admiral says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

Sailors stand on top of a submarine as it sits in port.
Navy

Navy commissions its newest submarine, the USS Iowa

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 6, 2025

Marine drones
Marine Corps

Marine Corps stands up ‘attack drone team’ to take lessons from Ukraine and teach them to grunts

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

Pentagon Rundown April 4
The Pentagon Rundown

Did the Army actually listen to soldiers’ complaints about mandatory training?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

Navy Cmdr. Christopher Johnson
Navy

Navy fires commander of Colorado-based Information Operations Command

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

Pete Hegseth
News

DoD inquiry to look into Hegseth’s use of Signal to share Yemen strike plans

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

A new bipartisan bill would establish centers across the U.S. to treat and study veterans with innovative therapies like psychedelics.
News

New bill could create VA centers to treat vets with psychedelic therapies

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

U.S. Air Force Maj. Douglas Cole, 510th Fighter Squadron pilot, flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 309th Fighter Squadron, out of Luke Air Force Base for the final time, March 4, 2025, over Luke AFB, Arizona. The phased retirement of F-16s aligns with broader Air Force efforts to prioritize advanced airpower capabilities. Luke AFB’s full shift to the F-35A Lightning II ensures its role as the primary training hub for fifth-generation fighter pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mason Hargrove)
Air Force

Pregnant pilots and aircrew grounded for first trimester under new Air Force flying rules

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 2, 2025

Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Michigan, was one of four soldiers killed when an M88A2 sank in a Lithuanian swamp, the Army confirmed Tuesday.
Army

Fourth and final soldier identified from armored vehicle that sank in Lithuania swamp

By Matt White

Posted on Apr 2, 2025

A ladder truck from the Edinburgh, IN fire department reaches a paratrooper in a tree on Camp Atterbury.
Army

Firefighters help paratrooper finish jump after missing the ground

By Matt White

Posted on Apr 2, 2025

Bone Marrow soldier
Army

A soldier desperately needed a bone marrow transplant. Thousands volunteered as donors.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

Three soldiers who died in a training accident in Lithuania last week were identified Tuesday. Left to right: Sgt. Edvin Franco; Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr.; Pfc. Dante Taitano.
Army

Army identifies three of four soldiers killed in Lithuania training accident

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

The Army is removing resiliency training and leaving courses on occupational safety, law of war, combat lifesaving, and more up to commanders.
Army

Here is the training that the Army says is no longer mandatory

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

Members of Commader, Task Force (CTF) 68 U.S. Navy dive team arrive on site to assess diving operations to recover four U.S. soldiers in a submerged M88 Hercules on a training site near Pabadre, Lithuania on March 29, 2025.
Army

All four missing US soldiers confirmed dead after massive recovery effort in Lithuanian bog

By Matt White

Updated on Apr 1, 2025

The Talarico family has joined a lawsuit against private military housing contractor Balfour Beatty over moldy and neglected housing at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida.
Navy

Mold in privatized housing cost this Navy family their health and reenlistment bonus

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

Combat Arms artillery
News

Hegseth directs service chiefs to conduct ‘sex-neutral’ review of combat arms standards

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 31, 2025

USS Spruance
Navy

Navy destroyer helps apprehend 13 people for border security mission

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 31, 2025

An A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on a runway, mountains in the background.
Middle East

More A-10 Warthogs deploy to the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 30, 2025

A soldier in full dress uniform stands in front of the american flag
Army

Green Beret killed in Niger awarded Silver Star after new footage emerges

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 29, 2025

U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Special Operations Command conduct a raid during realistic urban training (RUT) in Lynchburg, Virginia, Mar. 19, 2025. RUT, an exercise hosted by Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG), is comprised of different training scenarios that enable the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to train as a cohesive Marine Air-Ground Task Force. EOTG trains II Marine Expeditionary Force units in preparation for upcoming deployments in support of geographic combatant commands. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Baskin)
The Pentagon Rundown

When are classified war plans neither ‘classified’ nor ‘war plans’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 28, 2025

Members of the Air Force's NAOC Security Forces flank Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as he boards the E-4B 'Doomsday plane.'
Air Force

Those ‘Hegseth bodyguards’ are actually there for the Air Force’s ‘Doomsday’ plane

By Matt White

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier reaches out to tap the Ranger Tab above Victory Pond before falling in the water during the Best Ranger Competition at Fort Moore, Ga., April 14, 2024. The David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition is a two-man team competition where competitors push themselves mentally and physically over three days and two nights to earn the title of “Best Ranger”. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Eric Kestner)
Army

Ranger School’s new fitness test is tougher than ever, but nixes sit-ups

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

'Rite of Passage' sword
News

Marine vet buys sword that slayed the lava monster in the iconic 90s recruiting ad

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew E. Delamater, from Portland, Tennessee with India Forward Support Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division based out of Fort Riley, Kansas conducts familiarization training on an M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System with Soldiers of 1-16th Infantry Regiment at Mihail Koglaniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 16, 2019. The Soldiers are conducting the training in preparation for their upcoming missions with allied and partner nations as part of Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. True Thao)
Army

Army locates Hercules vehicle that missing 3rd Infantry Division soldiers were in

By Matt White

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

Strykers on the southern border
News

Troops in Stryker armored vehicles to patrol southern border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Officer candidates perform an underwater exercise during an assessment and selection process at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2025. STO selection is an arduous mental and physical process that screens candidates to become Air Force Special Tactics leaders, overseeing 14-member Special Tactics teams across the Air Force Special Operations Command enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)
Air Force

This photo of Air Force special ops pool training is chaos. There’s a reason for that.

By Matt White

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

2nd Lt. Leif Whalen, an engineer officer, fireman carry’s Sgt. 1st Class Lucas Bradfield, a platoon sergeant assigned to 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during the most lethal teams competition, June 17, 2024, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Whalen and Bradfield conducted the stress fire, with the fireman's carry as the final event. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jonathan Reyes)
Army

Army wants junior officers to fix quality-of-life issues that drive soldiers out

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 25, 2025

Pete Hegseth
News

When rank-and-file troops leak secrets, they often end up in the brig

By Patty Nieberg, By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 25, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth takes a phone call before a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)
News

‘100% OPSEC’ apparently means texting military plans to a reporter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Three versions of the Mariner Badge will be awarded to soldiers trained for watercraft operations.
Army

Here’s the origin of the Army’s ‘Red Wing’ design on the Mariner Badges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Army ride-sharing
Army

The Army wants to make it easier to call Lyft and Uber on base

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Fighter jets fly past the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on the open water.
Navy

Pentagon orders second Navy carrier group to the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 22, 2025

Screenshot from the Army National Guard commercial "Uncommon is Calling."
Army

National Guard appeals to anti-corporate Gen Z in new commercial

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

Turbo Weasel
Air Force

Air Force kicks off exercise named [checks notes] ‘Turbo Weasel’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

F-15
The Pentagon Rundown

Campaign against the Houthis will not be ‘an endless offensive,’ Pentagon says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

‘Saving Private Ryan’ didn’t make the Army’s list of most accurate movie portrayals
Army

‘Saving Private Ryan’ didn’t make the Army’s list of most accurate movie portrayals

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Mar 20, 2025

An aerial view of the Presidio of San Francisco is seen in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Presidio Trust, a federal agency created by congress with the passage of the Presidio Trust Act in 1996 to manage the historical landmark in collaboration with the National Park Service, was eviscerated Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump through executive order.
Space Force

2 West Point grads think it’s time for a military academy for cyber, space, and robotics

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 20, 2025

Army Mariner and Mountaineering Badges
Army

Army reveals designs for Mountaineering and Mariner Badges

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

Sgt. William Carney's Civil War heroics were depicted in the 1989 film "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about the Carney amid its ongoing hunt for diversity, equity and inclusion material.
News

Medal of Honor recipient depicted in movie ‘Glory’ erased from Pentagon website

By Nicholas Slayton, By Matt White

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

A new Army manual lays out the ‘arctic determination’ at the heart of fighting in extreme cold
Army

A new Army manual lays out the ‘arctic determination’ at the heart of fighting in extreme cold

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

Soldier waves an American flag
News

Thousands of veterans could lose their jobs in massive Pentagon layoffs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 18, 2025