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Navy

Navy SEALs who disappeared during mission off Somalia identified

The SEALs were taking part in an extremely dangerous type of mission known as Visit, Board, Search and Seizure, or VBSS.

Navy

US military ends search for 2 missing Navy SEALs, now considered deceased

We mourn the loss of these two brave SEALs.

Culture

The Cold War-era slides that showed how the military worked

The military crafted hundreds of hand-made, intricate slides on missiles and war. One reporter is working on digitizing dozens of boxes of them.

Ukraine

Ukrainian Bradley only had a two-person crew when it wrecked a T-90

Decades of best practices for armor are no match for a self-described gamer and his driver.

History

121 possible graves from Black cemetery found at MacDill Air Force Base

Historians first alerted the Air Force to the graveyard in 2019.

Middle East

Rockets hit US-led coalition base in Iraq [Updated]

The attack reportedly injured American and Iraqi personnel.

Tech & Tactics

British military takes out moving drone with a laser

The DragonFire anti-drone weapons system is meant to be a vastly cheaper alternative to using missiles.

Air Force

Air Force rescue troop suffered ‘cardiac event’ in jet ski death

The Air Force sergeant was not wearing a life jacket when he slipped off a Pararescue team's jet ski on an Arizona lake.

Military Life

How many soldiers are in a platoon? The U.S. Army by the numbers

Turns out, it's not an Army of one after all.

Air Force

A lost flashlight caused $4 million in damage inside an F-35 engine

Maintainers making a routine repair did not do a full inventory of their tools when they finished, an investigation foud.

Air Force

The prep course that trains Air Force and Space Force troops for Ranger School

The Air Force and Space Force now send about two dozen candidates to Army Ranger School every year, four times as many as just five years ago.

Navy

The Navy relieved 16 commanding officers in 2023

"The term ‘loss of confidence’ has real meaning in the Navy."

Military Life

How to ace U.S. Army Basic Combat Training

All your burning questions about U.S. Army Basic Training, answered.

World War II

A young Jewish soldier guarded Nazi war criminals — a new film tells his story

"Nathan-ism" explores Nathan Hilu's memories and artwork of Nazi war criminals who reminded him of men that "would ride the New York subway to work."

News

Families of US vets killed in Ukraine urge Congress to continue the fight

More than 30 US veterans have died in Ukraine since February 2022.

Navy

Navy fires captain of guided missile submarine after DUI arrest

Navy Capt. Geoffry Patterson, who originally joined the service as an enlisted sailor, was fired as the commanding officer of the USS Georgia’s Blue Crew.

Army

Army CID investigating daycare incident at Carlisle Barracks

The mother of a child says the Army delayed informing parents of an incident. The Army says it followed the right procedures.

Army

Former Army captain charged with shooting two women on his front lawn

Police also found the body of a dog they say Hardman shot.

Army

Army identifies Fort Liberty paratrooper killed while riding electric bike

We mourn the loss of Army Capt. John Nicholson.

Entertainment

Air Force officer and pilot trainee wins Miss America crown

2nd Lt. Madison Marsh graduated from the Air Force Academy in June with a pilot training slot.