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Navy Barracks Repairs
Navy

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

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman said he foresees enlisted sailors making barracks repairs “kind of how you would normally do if it was your own house.”

Air Force shaving waivers
Air Force

Medical shaving waivers will be invalid under Air Force grooming policy

All medical shaving waivers issued to airmen and Space Force guardians before March 1 will be invalid as of Jan. 31, 2026

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

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman said the service may follow Army efforts at privatization, but must consider the impact on culinary specialists, the Navy’s cooks.

A mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear weapon test during Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER. Over two thousand Marines witnessed the event, which was conducted in 1952 at the Nevada Proving Ground.
History

The Army once considered a nuclear-powered tank built by Chrysler

The Chrysler TV-8 was meant to be an amphibious, futuristic armored vehicle capable of fighting in — and powered by — the Atomic Age.

Iowa National Guardsmen killed in Syria
Army

Army identifies 2 Iowa National Guardsmen killed in Syria attack

Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar were killed on Dec. 13 in Palmyra, Syria.

A patch celebrating the legacy of the A-10 mission is worn by a newly appointed dedicated crew chief during the final A-10 dedicated crew chief ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 31, 2025. The 357th Fighter Generation Squadron owns the remaining A-10Cs utilized by the Air Force, and will see their final divestment in late 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ericha Parish)
Culture

Air Force A-10 patch marks an ‘end of an errrrra’

The 357th Fighter Squadron is saying goodbye to the “last of the dragons” as the A-10 Warthog winds down its time in service.

In one version of rocket cargo, capsules full or supplies would loiter in orbit for up to five years, waiting to be called down in a crisis.
Tech & Tactics

Why (and how) the US military wants to resupply troops from space

Air National Guard airmen from the 119th Maintenance Squadron prepares an MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for flight during the Northern Strike 2025 exercise at the Alpena, Mich. Combat Regional Training Center, August 2-16, 2025. Northern Strike is one of the Department of Defense’s largest reserve component readiness exercises, is taking place now across Michigan. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Sr. Master Sgt. Michael Knodle)
Mental Health

Congress wants to screen drone operators for PTSD, depression

The new defense policy bill calls for a study on how directly or indirectly working with drones impacts crews' mental health, including the impact of watching lethal strikes.

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

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

Space Force wants to give its tools familiar, identifiable nicknames. It unveiled the themes for weapons and satellite names with bright, colorful playing card-like graphics.

Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland (left) and Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte at the Army-Navy game.
Mandatory Fun

5 questions only a veteran would ask the top generals at West Point and the Naval Academy

Task & Purpose grilled Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland and Lt. Gen. Michael Borgschulte about MREs, no-gos and their mental happy places ahead of the Army-Navy game.

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

Lt. Col. Tyler Hiatt was removed from the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron following disagreements with his commander and several deaths involving members of the unit.

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

An ISIS gunman attacked an American delegation in Palmyra, Syria, killing the soldiers and an American interpreter and leaving more injured.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: Former Seattle Seahawks player and United States Army Green Beret Nate Boyer prepares to run an American flag onto the field before the Salute to Service game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants at Lumen Field on October 30, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks beat the Giants 27-13. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
Mandatory Fun

5 questions only a veteran would ask a Green Beret and former NFL player

Nate Boyer, a Special Forces veteran, NFL player and actor, talked football, MREs and more ahead of the Army-Navy game.

Navy PT Test
Navy

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

“For the majority of our sailors outside of our combat arms ratings, it will be the PT test we take now. It will just be given twice a year.”

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

“I just didn’t want to be a bystander. I didn’t want to see this man die. So that was what was motivating me.”

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

Their on-field competitors might offer six-figures to play college football. Service academies must find recruits who want something more.

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.

Space Force Tech Sgt. Garry Springle’s smartwatch allowed his doctors to detect a heart problem that would have killed him.

BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 10: A view of a patch on the uniform of Navy Midshipmen center Parker Wade (62) on December 10, 2016 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. prior to the 119th Army Navy game. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Culture

The stories behind the unit patches at this year’s Army-Navy Game

One midshipman will honor a crew from the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, whose pilot had close ties to the Naval Academy.

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

Two Fort Leonard Wood drill sergeants are accused of sexual assault and face charges related to abusing their power with two trainees.

The updated USS Missouri returning from the Gulf War in 1991.
Ships

Could battleships really make a comeback?

Battleships once ruled the seas, but modern warfare made them obsolete. Could a modern concept bring them back?