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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.

Other changes include mandating that service members exercise during the duty day, requiring all troops to take a PT test twice a year.

Soldiers under misconduct and certain law enforcement investigations will be able to be promoted, attend schools and move bases with a waiver that gets rid of ‘flags’ on their records.

“We will let you know when and if we would like the videos publicly available again,” the Navy wrote in an email.

The new unit, under the name of a World War II squadron, will focus on reconnaissance and surveillance.

A Government Accountability Office report said that the Defense Department should assign clear staff roles to address troop gambling issues.

Nigel Edge was an infantry assaultman and reconnaissance Marine. Thomas Jacob Sanford was a vehicle mechanic. Both left the Marines over 15 years ago.

The announcement of the 60-day mission comes after Trump ordered the military to fight “domestic terrorists” in the city.

Search and rescue teams from the 129th Rescue Wing pulled off a long-distance, two-day mission to medevac a mariner suffering stroke symptoms.

Lt. Col. George Hardy flew 21 combat missions in World War II, then went on to fight in the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Several planes went up to track four Russian aircraft on Wednesday, the first incursion into the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone since multiple incidents in August.

The president also said he was authorizing “Full Force, if necessary” against antifascists. 

The amount of maintenance done on ground vehicles over the last decade has steadily declined, the Government Accountability Office found.

Terminal lances rejoice, your 'staches are safe … for now.

Prosecutors accused 10 people of scamming 500 members of the Navy Federal Credit Union out of nearly $2 million.

The MV Ocean Trader, a floating barracks, helicopter base and command center for special ops forces, is currently operating in the Caribbean.