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A painting showing a space plane, cargo bay open, flying to capture a satellite.
Space Force

Space Force’s first official portrait is aspirational sci-fi

"High Ground Intercept" depicts Space Force carrying out an action it currently cannot do.

Army Reservist wanted for Lewiston shooting found dead
News

Army Reservist wanted for Lewiston shooting found dead

Robert Card's body was found two days after he killed 18 people in a mass shooting.

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Army

Fort Gordon renamed Eisenhower, last of 9 bases scrubbed of Civil War names

The home of the Army's Cyber Command and Signal Corps changed its name from that of a Confederate general to the former president and World War II supreme commander.

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)
Iran

US conducts airstrikes in Syria in response to drone and rocket attacks

The strikes were prompted by recent drone attacks that killed 1 U.S. contractor was killed and left 19 US servicemembers with traumatic brain injuries.

Al Asad Air Base
Iran

19 US troops have Traumatic Brain Injury after drone attacks in Iraq and Syria

Fifteen of the troops diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury were based in Syria. The other four were in Iraq.

Military suicides up among active duty, down for reserves in 2022
Analysis

Military suicides up among active duty, down for reserves in 2022

The Pentagon is hiring 2,000 behavioral health personnel and encouraging safe storage of private firearms.

Robert Card
Army

Army Reserve petroleum supply specialist wanted by police for Maine shootings

Robert Card, 40, enlisted in the Army in December 2002. His behavior at a recent training event prompted his unit to call police.

C-RAM in Erbil
Iran

More than 20 US troops in Syria and Iraq have been injured in drone attacks

US troops have faced 13 attacks by drones and rockets in the last two weeks.

green berets army
Army

Fort Liberty special operations soldiers arrested for drug possession

The arrests follow an Army investigation that kicked off in January 2023.

Army Ranger grenada operation urgent fury
Army

Army Rangers return to Grenada for 40th anniversary of Operation Urgent Fury

"I was determined to make sure as many Rangers went home as possible."

FBI raid russia spy
Army

Army vet wanted $85,000 to send secret docs to Russia

"My friends!" the man wrote in a letter attached to four top secret documents, moments before the FBI raided his home.

Marty Skovlund Jr Army MRE
Culture

The best MRE of the War on Terror, according to combat veterans

A little Tabasco goes a long way.

Grenada operation urgent fury
Culture

On the ground in Grenada, 40 years after Urgent Fury

A few memories from the Army Rangers and paratroopers who took part in Urgent Fury.

army training death
Army

Army infantry trainee dies at Fort Moore three weeks before graduation

Pfc. Cesar Gonzalez was in the 19th of 22 weeks of initial training after joining the Army in May.

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Air Force

US expects Iran to continue to escalate Israel/Hamas war

Iran wants a bigger war and is attacking US forces to create one, US officials

Changing career paths: get your head in the game

Changing career paths: get your head in the game

Preparing for a football game is a lot like getting back into the job market.

Iraq deployment
Air Force

More US troops get ‘prepare to deploy’ orders as drone attacks continue

The Pentagon is sending air defense systems to Israel and considering deploying US troops to Iraq and Syria in response to drone attacks.

Soldier training with electronic warfare equipment
Army

Army may add electronic warfare training as early as boot camp

From battlefield radios to Bluetooth trackers on supplies and equipment, soldiers may start training on electromagnetic warfare skills as early as basic training.

Pentagon sends THAAD, carrier group to Middle East
Middle East

Pentagon sends THAAD, carrier group to Middle East

The decisions come after 2,000 troops were put on "heightened readiness" last week.

TikTok Video Marines
Marine Corps

Marines investigating video in which man claims body buried at Camp Lejeune

The Marine Corps and NCIS are looking into the matter.