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Air Force

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

We honor the memory of these brave airmen.

Culture

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

Go Army, beat Navy.

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.

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

Russia is putting anti-submarine rockets on trucks now

Necessity breeds innovation, but so does desperation.

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 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.

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

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

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

Opinion

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Career

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

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

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.

Coast Guard

Woman says she was raped by Military Sealift captain in lawsuit

She was told she could lose her job if she reported the incident.

Army

Still no details on Army family found dead in Fort Stewart home

Army investigators said they have not disclosed any information about the deaths in order “to protect the integrity of the investigation."