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Aircraft

Why the Air Force is turning this business jet into a weapon

The Air Force is hitting refresh on electronic warfare and the EA-37B Compass Call may have an outsized role to play.

Navy

Search underway for missing crew member after helicopter crashes in Arabian Sea

One crew member from a Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter is missing after the aircraft went down in the Arabian Sea.

News

Former soldier convicted of stealing $1 million worth of MREs

And we’re all asking the same question: Why?

Air Force

Air Force brings World War II tail insignia out of retirement for ‘Doomsday Plane’

The Square B insignia used to identify B-17 bombers now adorns the E-4B Nightwatch, an airborne command post designed to survive a nuclear war.

News

Annual ‘religious liberty training’ for troops could be on the way

A White House panel recommended an annual training requirement along with expanded role for religion across the military. Pentagon officials said they "welcome" the recommendations.

Marine Corps

The new Marine Scout career field is officially here

Starting on Oct. 1, Marine Scouts will have a primary military occupational specialty, similar to machine gunners and mortarmen.

Navy

This is the moment the Navy’s USS Juneau was sunk in the name of training

The decommissioned amphibious transport dock was sunk on June 27, more than 200 nautical miles off the coast of Guam as part of a military exercise.

Army

At 18, he fought with Green Berets in Vietnam. Now, he finally has his Special Forces tab.

At 18 in Vietnam, Terry McIntosh fought as a Special Forces soldier, though it wasn’t until this year that his service as a Green Beret was officially recognized.

Army

Army says M7 ‘production line has changed to the XM8’ carbine

Although the Army has not purchased any M7 rifles since October, future purchases remain “pre-decisional,” an Army spokesperson said.

Army

Men at Ranger School face greater hormonal changes than women, study finds

"An elite warfighter is an elite war fighter. It doesn't matter what your sex is,” said the study's lead researcher.

Marine Corps

Marine lost at sea identified as 21-year-old infantryman from Minnesota

Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco, 21, of Minnesota, was declared dead on June 27 after being reported missing while serving aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage.

Air Force

This is what an Air Force Contingency Response Element does

A team of roughly 100 airmen deployed to Venezuela after the earthquakes to restart airfield operations.

National Guard

DC reaches settlement with man who played ‘Star Wars’ music at troops 

Sam O’Hara said he was detained last year for following a National Guard patrol and playing the "Imperial March" at them.

Navy

Refueling ship to get Presidential Unit Citation

The USNS Kanawha supported military operations in the Caribbean and in Operation Epic Fury.

Iran

US strikes Iranian drone, missile sites after cargo ship attack

“The U.S. military remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect.”

Air Force

An Air Force special operations prop plane crashed after pilot turned off fuel

The pilot was an experienced special operations flyer but was new to the tiny Skyraider II and flying with an instructor.

Americas

US sends warships, planes and Marine general to Venezuela after earthquakes

The first wave of relief forces, led by Maj. Gen. Kevin Jarrard, arrived overnight.

United States

Red Hill families to split $17 million in latest water contamination settlement

Department of Justice officials said they have settled with 3,600 people over the Red Hill spill so far with hundreds more at various stages in the process.

Army

The Army wants a ‘Heavy’ Infantry Squad Vehicle to use as a battery on wheels

National Guard units are now adopting the once-troubled truck, just as the Army is beginning to look for an electric "heavy" version.

Americas

US military helping plan Venezuela earthquake relief

U.S. Southern Command is working with the State Department as part of the American government’s efforts to help Venezuela following two major earthquakes.