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Iowa Air National Guard SMSgt Greg Cleghorn recieved the Army's new Master Combat Infantryman Badge this month. He qualified for the new award by his previous service in the Army and Iowa National Guard.
Air Force

The Army created a new award for top soldiers. An Air Force member just pinned it on.

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 26, 2025

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Estridge's TikTok profile highlights old Army photos and a video in which he discusses being counseled and removed from his Army Reserve job for social media posts.
Army

Army reservist says he was dropped from full-time role over posts on ICE agents, Israel

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 26, 2025

A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 Fighting Falcons takes-off in support of OPERATION POLAR VORTEX on September 11, 2024 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-16’s conducted integration training with the 611th Air Operations Center and Navy assets in the Alaska Theater of Operations. Deterring and protecting the homelands from aggression requires the persistent and seamless exchange of information with combatant commands, conventional and special operations forces, the intelligence community, and the spectrum of interagency and international partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney)
Air Force

NORAD intercepts third Russian reconnaissance plane in a week near Alaska

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

Adm. Daryl Caudle salutes the sideboys during a U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) Relinquishment of Command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, August 6, 2025. USFFC is responsible for manning, training, equipping and providing combat-ready forces forward to numbered fleets and combatant commanders around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Knight/Released)
Navy

Navy’s new top admiral takes command amid leadership purge

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jackie Hamersley from the 205th Engineering Installation Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, clears a SIG Sauer M18 in Camp Ripley, Minn., May 1, 2025. Airmen from the 210th and 205th EIS participated in a joint training exercise that prepared them for future missions while simultaneously completing a multi-year project to install fiber optic cable across the installation to enhance range communications. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Kaci Brannan)
Air Force

Air Force returns M18 pistols to service after inspections across nuclear force

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

A CH-53E helicopter with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing burns on Aug. 22, 2025.
Marine Corps

Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter catches fire at Twentynine Palms

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

The new Mexican Border Defense Medal, with a green and yellow ribbon.
Mexico

Pentagon releases design for Mexican Border Defense Medal

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2025

Navy aviator Donald McPherson sits inside his Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter during World War II.
Navy

Last American fighter ace from World War II dies at 103

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2025

Two Navy admirals, Milton "Jamie" Sands and Nancy Lacore, in dress uniform.
Navy

Pentagon fires heads of Navy Reserve, Naval Special Warfare Command

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2025

Two men in uniform in a composite. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse on the left, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin on the right.
Air Force

A second senior Air Force general has been forced out at the Pentagon

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 22, 2025

National Guard in Washington, D.C.
United States

Pentagon authorizes National Guard troops in DC to carry ‘service weapons’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 22, 2025

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a UH-60 Black Hawk aerial gunnery range at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on April 2, 2024. Aerial gunnery ranges are used to train and progress Paratroopers on their day and night shooting qualifications. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Catessa Palone)
Army

King of Malaysia cancels purchase of UH-60 Black Hawks, calling them ‘flying coffins’

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 22, 2025

Syria
News

US forces kill ISIS ‘key financier’ in Syria raid

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 21, 2025

Army Maj. Gen. Michael J. Turley Lawsuit
Army

Demoted general sues Utah National Guard, governor over firing

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 21, 2025

1st Cavalry Division Trooper, Sgt. Nathaniel Martin, an Unmanned Aircraft System Operator, assigned to 8th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, launches a drone from his hand during Pegasus Forge, on Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 6, 2025. Pegasus Forge allows the First Team to utilize new technology and gain experience in the field to support and progress in the Army's Transformation in Contact initiative. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David Dumas)
Army

Army plays ‘catch up’ on drone warfare with new operator course

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 21, 2025

USS New Orleans
Navy

Sailors extinguish fire aboard USS New Orleans after 12-hour fight

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 20, 2025

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tatiana Zullig poses with Air Force and Space Force patches on her uniform in the Air Force studio at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 2, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)
Air Force

Space Force authorizes ‘mission tabs’ similar to patches banned by the Air Force

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 20, 2025

Spc. Layne Alfieri, a Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, dons an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) 1.2 protype during the IVAS 1.2 Phase One User Assessment held by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier on Fort Drum, August 22. The user assessment was designed to collect Soldier feedback on the IVAS 1.2 prototypes. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Amadi, PEO Soldier Public Affairs)
Army

Soldiers using IVAS headsets, Dronebusters at the US-Mexico border

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 20, 2025

Air Force Thunderbirds
Air Force

Air Force says jets did not exceed Mach 1 in low passes over Chicago

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 19, 2025

Mexican Border Defense Medal
Mexico

Troops deployed to the US-Mexico border will get a new medal

By Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 19, 2025

Members of the US National Guard patrol at Union Station in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2025. US President Donald Trump on August 11 deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, as he seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to be a "law and order" president. The Republican leader said he would place the city's Metropolitan Police under federal government control while also sending the National Guard onto the streets of the US capital. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
National Guard

National Guard mission swells as 2,000 troops get orders to DC

By Nicholas Slayton, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 19, 2025

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin
Air Force

Air Force chief of staff to retire after just 2 years in top Pentagon job

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program
Marine Corps

Marines investigating social media post that appears to mock potential recruit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

Officer David Rose, who served four years in the Marines before joining the DeKalb County police department, was killed as he confronted a gunmen a the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, on Aug. 8.
Marine Corps

‘Fearless’ Marine veteran died confronting shooter in CDC attack

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), and U.S. Navy sailors with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17), Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, prepare to depart for deployment during a man the rails ceremony aboard the San Antonio while in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, August 14, 2025. This ceremony signifies that the IWO ARG and 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are officially underway for their regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Maurion Moore)
Marine Corps

4,500 Marines and sailors deploy to Caribbean for anti-cartel mission

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

FILE: F-16 Fighting Falcons based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols over Somalia on Jan. 2, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride/U.S. Air Force)
Africa

US forces bomb al-Shabab in Somalia over eight days

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 14: A National Guard vehicle is parked near the Lincoln Memorial on August 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
National Guard

3 states sending 700 National Guard troops to DC

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 16, 2025

A man, who was later arrested for assaulting law enforcement with a sandwich, interacts with Border Patrol and FBI agents along the U Street corridor on August 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to Washington, DC in an effort to curb crime. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
Air Force

Air Force veteran hit with felony sandwich assault

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 16, 2025

John Perryman in full dress uniform.
Navy

Navy names new top enlisted leader sailor

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 16, 2025

A B-2 bomber (C) and four F-35 fighter jets fly overhead as US President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Putin is in Alaska at the invitation of Trump in his first visit to a Western country since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Air Force

A B-2 bomber fly-by greeted Putin over summit in Alaska

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 15, 2025

Air Force Moves
Air Force

Air Force delays stateside PCS moves due to budget crunch

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2025

A Hawaii airman hit the surf in dress blues on his first day out of the Air Force
Air Force

A Hawaii airman hit the surf in dress blues on his first day out of the Air Force

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 15, 2025

Maj. Gen. Michael J. Turley, the adjutant general of the Utah National Guard, speaks at the graduation ceremony for the Utah National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, March 24, 2021. Soldiers representing the Utah National Guard’s major commands endured intense mental and physical tests over a three-day competition to determine the state’s Soldier of the Year, Non-commissioned Officer of the Year and Senior NCO of the Year. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Bryton Bluth)
Army

2-star general busted down to lieutenant colonel over ‘inappropriate relationship’

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 14, 2025

Recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, march to the firing line during the Entry Level Rifle Qualification on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 3, 2025. During qualification, recruits are tested on their knowledge of the fundamentals of marksmanship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ayden Cassano)
Marine Corps

Marine recruit sustains gunshot wound during marksmanship training at Parris Island

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 14, 2025

F-15D
Air Force

Service member accidentally ejects from Air Force F-15D on flightline

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 14, 2025

Lt. Col. Jared Sheets of the Indiana National Guard during the rescue of several Kosovo police officers trapped in a truck during a major riot in the town of ​​Zvecan in May 29, 2023. The riot ended with injured 93 UN peacekeepers, including those behind Sheets.
Army

The inside story of 8 US soldiers caught in a major Kosovo riot

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 14, 2025

Stress cards
Army

The truth behind the myth of ‘stress cards’ in boot camp

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 13, 2025

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as it transits under the Coronado Bay bridge. Peleliu will participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), a large multinational naval exercise, as the command ship for the expeditionary strike group and is scheduled to conduct a follow-on deployment to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight/Released)
Navy

Navy fires commanding officer of San Diego Reserve Center

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 13, 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Weil, 16th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out over the water from a C-17 Globemaster III during cargo airdrop proficiency training over the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility in support of Talisman Sabre 2025, July 25, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, aimed at strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners to promote a safe and secure Indo-Pacific. The exercise also enhances collective capabilities to respond to a wide range of potential security concerns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)
Air Force

Air Force backtracks on approved retirement for some trans troops, sparking ‘confusion’ and ‘betrayal’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 12, 2025

Secretary of the Army Hon. Daniel P. Driscoll addresses Soldiers, leaders, and Family members during a press brief after recognizing the bravery of Soldiers who intervened during the Fort Stewart shooting at Fort Stewart, Aug. 7, 2025. Their actions protected lives and prevented further casualties. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bernabe Lopez)
Army

Army charges Fort Stewart shooter with premeditated murder, assault

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 12, 2025

USACE Fort Meade Bay Area Office Project Engineers Marcus Bryant, Melvin Damoudt, and Captain Anthony Adams inspect construction progress at the Freedom Center barracks project, designed to support present and future warfighters. The $38 million development features two multi-story buildings with 190 personnel capacity, offering modern accommodations including living/sleeping rooms with semi-private baths, walk-in closets, and kitchen/living areas. The complex incorporates advanced security through intrusion detection systems and energy monitoring capabilities, reinforcing the Army and NSA's commitment to providing high-quality housing for service members. Scheduled for completion in October 2025, this project represents a significant investment in military readiness and quality of life.
Army

Frustrations over mold, pests and security concerns front and center in Army barracks survey

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 12, 2025

National Guard troops carry riot shields with "California National Guard" on them.
National Guard

Several thousand US troops deployed to LA. Now a judge will decide if it was legal.

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 11, 2025

Members of the DC National Guard are deployed outside of the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. - Trump supporters remain outside, defying a 6.00 pm (2300 GMT) curfew imposed across the city by Mayor Muriel Bowser. Donald Trump's supporters stormed a session of Congress held today, January 6, to certify Joe Biden's election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president was attempting a coup. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
United States

Trump orders National Guard to deploy to Washington, DC

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 11, 2025

USS George Washington (CVN-73), HMS Prince of Wales (R09), JS Kaga (DDH-184), and an American amphibious assault ship sail together in the North Philippine Sea, with several aircraft overhead.
Indo-Pacific

3 aircraft carriers and ships, fighters from 6 navies train in the Pacific

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 10, 2025

A Z-137 crop duster plane with two missiles under its wings flies over the skies of Ukraine.
Ukraine

A missile-armed crop duster is the latest anti-drone weapon in Ukraine

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 10, 2025

A United States Air Force Boeing C-17 used for deportation flights is pictured at Biggs Army Airfield in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas on February 13, 2025. Trump has been unhappy with the number of arrests so far and has directed federal immigration officials to meet higher detention quotas, the Washington Post reported. It said he was ordering ICE to raise the arrest numbers from a few hundred a day to at least 1,200 to 1,500, citing people with knowledge of internal briefings. (Photo by Justin Hamel / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN HAMEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Army

Migrant detention center set to open at Fort Bliss

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 9, 2025

Capt. Jim Lovell, NASA astronaut.
News

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut who helped avert disaster, has died

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Aug 9, 2025

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 14: A Tesla Cybertruck passes the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse as jury selection began in connection with allegations regarding the safety of Tesla’s autopilot system on July 14, 2025 in Miami, Florida. The federal case follows a fatal crash in 2019 of a Tesla on autopilot that crashed into a parked car in Key Largo, Florida. The collision led to the death of 22-year-old Naibel Benavides Leon and the serious injury of her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Air Force

The Air Force wants to use Cybertrucks for target practice

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 8, 2025

U.S. Air Force members assigned to March Air Reserve Base in Calif., complete a new course of fire qualification for the M18 SIG, April 12, 2024. The enhanced 9mm caliber pistol is a lighter polymer pistol, with a more uniform trigger pull accommodating various hand sizes thereby improving shooter lethality within our diverse force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan)
Air Force

Airman arrested for death that prompted Air Force-wide safety review of Sig M18

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 8, 2025

Japes Capers
Marine Corps

A legendary Marine doesn’t have the Medal of Honor. Veterans want to change that.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 8, 2025

The Spirit of Pennsylvania B-2 Spirit assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron approaches for a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 17. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)
Air Force

B-2 bomber skidded for more than a mile, caught fire when landing gear collapsed

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 8, 2025

Taylor Adam Lee
Army

Army tank crewman allegedly tried to give Russia specs on M1A2 Abrams

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

Secretary of the Army, Hon. Daniel P. Driscoll pins a medal on a Soldier recognized for valor during the Aug. 6 active shooter incident at Fort Stewart, Aug. 7, 2025. Multiple Soldiers tackled and subdued the assailant, minimizing casualties. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. Bernabe Lopez)
Army

Soldiers who stopped Fort Stewart gunman recognized as ‘the best among us in the Army’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

Army drill sergeants participate in a “shark attack” as trainees arrive on the first day of Basic Combat Training on June 12, 2017.
Army

‘Shark attacks’ may be coming back to Army Basic Training

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 6, 2025

Soldiers tackled shooter who wounded 5 at Fort Stewart, Georgia
Army

Soldiers tackled shooter who wounded 5 at Fort Stewart, Georgia

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Aug 6, 2025

Marines in Afghanistan
News

Pentagon briefly republished Afghanistan photos pulled after withdrawal

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 6, 2025

The Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered unmanned flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi. Led by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), the test of Skydweller UAS marks a significant advancement in both long-endurance solar-powered UAS technology and its potential to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).
Navy

The Navy flew a solar-powered drone for 73 hours straight

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 5, 2025

Army Training
Army

Army infantry training unit reverses ‘bay tossing’ ban

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 5, 2025

DEIR EZ-ZOR, SYRIA - AUGUST 13: Military vehicles that the US military sent as a reinforcement, convoy to the bases controlled by PKK/YPG (PKK listed as a terrorist organization by Turkiye, the U.S. and the EU and YPG which Turkiye consider as the extension of PKK in Syria) in Deir ez-Zor province in Syria, on August 13, 2023. (Photo by Omer Al Diri/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Middle East

US leaves Syrian base where American troops fought Wagner mercenaries

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

Kyle Carpenter Ship
Marine Corps

Navy destroyer named for Marine Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

U.S. Army Capt. Walton Brown (left), chaplain with 1st Battalion, 64th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, in support of Task Force Iron, marches alongside NATO Multinational Battle Group Poland soldiers during a Memorial Day ruck march at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, May 26, 2025. U.S. soldiers joined service members from Romania, the United Kingdom, and Croatia to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in their countries’ armed forces. Task Force Iron’s mission is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent to increase lethality while strengthening partnerships with NATO allies and regional security partners. The task force provides combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s only forward-deployed corps in Europe.
Army

Army launches its own ‘Spiritual Fitness Guide’ 

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

Drones
China

How far does the US military have to go to catch up on drones?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Maxwell Carson, 49th Security Forces Squadron response force member, fires an M18 pistol during the Special Reactions Team tryout competition at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, May 22, 2025. The timed shooting portion of the tryout adds stress while requiring strict accuracy standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Elijah Strickland)
Air Force

Air Force enacts service-wide inspections of M18 pistols

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 3, 2025

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV
Navy

Navy identifies USS George Washington sailor lost at sea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 2, 2025