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Senator Tuberville
United States

Tuberville lifts hold promotions of generals, admirals except four-stars

The Republican Senator lifted his hold on the promotions of over 400 generals and admirals, but kept holds in place for several senior Four Star generals.

Let Navy Federal Credit Union’s great card options take the stress out of this holiday season

Let Navy Federal Credit Union’s great card options take the stress out of this holiday season

The More Rewards and cashRewards cards give you additional ways to save.

osprey crash
Air Force

Air Force identifies 7 more airmen killed in CV-22 Osprey crash

We honor the memory of these brave airmen.

Army vs Navy game
Culture

Army’s opening salvo ramps up annual Army vs. Navy football game anticipation

Go Army, beat Navy.

Army sniper school graduate
Army

First female active-duty soldier graduates from sniper school

Sgt. Maciel Hay, a cavalry scout with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, completed the course at Fort Moore, Georgia in November.

CV-22B Osprey
Air Force

Bodies of 5 airmen recovered from fuselage of crashed Osprey in Japan

Eight airmen were aboard the Osprey when it crashed. Two remain missing.

Russia is putting anti-submarine rockets on trucks now
Russia

Russia is putting anti-submarine rockets on trucks now

Necessity breeds innovation, but so does desperation.

Navy destroyer, commercial ships, attacked by drones and missiles near Yemen
Middle East

Navy destroyer, commercial ships, attacked by drones and missiles near Yemen

No injuries were reported after the USS Carney reportedly responded to help two commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Marine veteran pleads guilty to 2022 Planned Parenthood clinic bombing
Marine Corps

Marine veteran pleads guilty to 2022 Planned Parenthood clinic bombing

He admitted to planning additional attacks at Dodger Stadium and on the power grid.

World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor
Culture

World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor

Despite not being part of a combat unit, Charles Hardy captured dozens of POWs and took part in the Battle of the Bulge.

Navy fires head of Amphibious Squadron 5 for ‘loss of confidence’
Navy

Navy fires head of Amphibious Squadron 5 for ‘loss of confidence’

Capt. James Harney took over the command in June 2023.

millennial veteran
Opinion

Opinion: Veterans won’t help the recruiting crisis until our issues are addressed

Veterans aren’t going to put lipstick on a pig.

osprey crash identified
Air Force

Air Force linguist identified in Japan Osprey crash, 7 still missing

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob "Jake" Galliher was killed Wednesday in the crash of a CV-22 Osprey in Japan.

Minority officers stay in the Army longer but receive fewer promotions, study finds
Army

Minority officers stay in the Army longer but receive fewer promotions, study finds

The report comes as the Army faces one of its hardest recruiting environments in a generation.

Army Ranger Marshall Bahr
Culture

Former Army Ranger launches addiction treatment program

Bahr has seen how broken the current system is, with a lot of clinics helping addicts get their ‘fix’ but not treating the root cause.

CV-22
Air Force

One Airman confirmed dead in Osprey crash, 7 Air Force personnel still missing

Both U.S. and Japanese forces continue to search for seven missing airmen.

No more late night beer runs — AAFES to end overnight alcohol sales in 2024
Air Force

No more late night beer runs — AAFES to end overnight alcohol sales in 2024

In a move aimed at suicide prevention. stores on Army and Air Force bases worldwide will stop selling alcohol after 10 p.m.

Navy releases underwater video of P-8A stuck in Hawaiian coral field
Navy

Navy releases underwater video of P-8A stuck in Hawaiian coral field

The P-8A subhunter slid off a runway into the ocean at a Marine Corps air station on Hawaii last week. The Navy is preparing to haul it out.

Orin Pickering
Air Force

Father loses 80 pounds, joins Air Force alongside his 2 sons

‘You can achieve anything if you put in the effort.’

Christopher Siwanowicz Army Ranger Appalachian trail
Culture

‘A role model’: Christopher Siwanowicz remembered by family, fellow Army Ranger

The Ranger veterans will be remembered as a forward observer, skydiver, backpacker, standard bearer, and good friend.