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The Air Force combat controller was killed as he fought alone on an Afghanistan mountain in 2002 after a mission with Navy SEALs went wrong.

The memo appeared to meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's call for each service to develop a 'combat' fitness test. But Air Force officials say it's fake.

Mechanics working on Navy F/A-18s stripped radio cables from some jets to repair others because the parts were only available "on the schedule" of the original manufacturer.

The ruling follows orders for the Texas National Guard to deploy to Portland and Chicago after trying to federalize Oregon troops.

The temporary block prevents 200 federalized Oregon Army National Guard troops from being sent to Portland until Oct. 18.

The president authorized the deployment of National Guard troops after Gov. Pritzker says he refused to order them into Chicago.

The military wants to launch a series of satellites into space that would be set aside specifically for Guardians to use when serving as a red team for training.

Troops could miss their Oct. 15 paycheck due to the government shutdown. Here are some options for those who need financial help.

The Friday morning attack killed four people, Hegseth said, bringing the overall death toll over the last month to 21.

The event pits teams from each major Army command in field events. The Army say it may find a new date but did not announced one.

One Marine recalled "several times in and around Fallujah, having had bullets bounce off the side of the vehicle, knowing that it was going to operate every time I needed it.”

Senior Airman Harrison Friar confronted a neighbor who had already fatally shot two. Then the gunman opened fire on Friar and his wife.

Three men allegedly swapped factory labels on Chinese forklifts before selling them to the Navy, Army, and Air Force as American-made.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has indicated he is skeptical of some religious waivers for beards, saying, “We don’t have a military full of Nordic Pagans.”

The Navy used digital tools, more recruiters and streamlined paperwork to boost recruiting numbers, including simplified tattoo approval policies for an “inked up" generation.

The U.S. is reducing the number of troops in Iraq from 2,500 to under 2,000, while leaving Al-Asad Air Base in Western Iraq.

Here is information on pay, services, and family impacts for active duty troops and veterans during the shutdown. U.S. troops will be paid on Oct.1, while Oct. 15 paycheck could be affected.

Amid ongoing deployments by troops to U.S. cities, President Donald Trump told military brass on Tuesday that cities should be “training grounds” for a "war from within."

Hegseth wants inspectors general and other workplace investigators to use AI to "expedite" investigations, particularly those that look into generals and admirals.

The Air Force has about 19,000 people in its delayed entry program, which allows potential recruits to wait up to four months before shipping to boot camp.