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Army Maj. Ryan Reynolds and Air Force Maj. Edwin Stanfield received the Soldier’s Medal and Airman’s Medal for subduing a gunmen in Washington, D.C.

The opening day of the U.S. efforts to escort commercial ships through the Straits of Hormuz saw U.S. ships and aircraft forces engage in combat with Iranian forces.

Central Command and the president said the effort will start Monday but the U.S. will “maintain the naval blockade” on Iran.

Search and rescue operations are underway after they were reported missing near Tan Tan in the country’s southwest.

The service hopes it can find meatless proteins to put in rations and even manufacture them in combat zones. 

The USCGC Tampa was lost with all hands off the coast of England when a German U-boat torpedoed it in September 1918.

The move follows diplomatic disputes between the U.S. and Germany over the war with Iran.

Recon Marine hopefuls will now go through two new programs, the Ground Reconnaissance Course and the Amphibious Reconnaissance Course.

Night vision goggles, thermal cameras and a little search and rescue know-how came in handy.

"Longshot" bets on military operations won 52% of the time on the Polymarket prediction market, researchers found, four times more often than others.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle is requiring that amphibious warships be commanded by surface warfare officers.

The messages sent directly to some U.S. troops showed how the Handala hacking group is taking a new, more personal and psychological approach to cyber attacks.

“I know we would never get an apology but one could hope for one,” said a Coast Guard spouse.

A Fort Polk soldier allegedly said, "You'll see me in the news. I promise," and cited white nationalist slogans in a Discord chat.

Officials said 128 barracks across the force, housing almost 20,000 Marines, do not have permanent air conditioning. Many have portable air conditioners.

The discussion on amphibious warfare ships comes as the Corps plans to continuously deploy three Marine Expeditionary Units.

Bunker artwork drawn by troops in the Iran War often includes tallies of drone attacks and counts of hours spent in the confines of concrete shelters.

Five senior enlisted Marines shared "Old Corps" lessons from their careers, and why they already trust the young Marines who will come after them.

The current maximum monthly pay for troops in combat is $225, but a budget proposal could raise it to $450 next year.

A trainee reported that the two drill instructors targeted her and a second recruit during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.