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A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union alleges that local police and a National Guardsman violated the D.C. resident’s constitutional rights.

Guards at a Coast Guard Base in Oakland, California fired on a civilian truck outside the base gates. The shooting followed a day of protests sparked by the arrival of federal agents.

Some service members and their families reported missing or incorrect paychecks, in some cases thousands of dollars.

Both Democrats and Republicans blocked opposing bills Thursday that each would have paid active duty military and some federal workers. Next week's paychecks now in doubt.

Staff Sgt. Dylan Rasmussen was named the Runner-up Combat Instructor of the Year for the service in 2025. He was shot during a traffic confrontation in North Carolina.

“It felt like you were being hunted versus hunting,” said the Army colonel in charge of nearly 2,500 soldiers deployed to Erbil, Iraq in 2023.

Commanders have until Oct. 29 to certify that all airmen are living in "clean, comfortable, and safe” barracks.

Multiple B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew for hours off the coast of Venezuela amid lethal military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea.

“Failure to extend personnel may result in losing access to base, housing, benefits, pay, reimbursement for travel, and household goods shipment,” an Army spokesman said.

Built as an interactive map of Afghanistan, Project Athena is an archive that veterans can upload photos to, chronicling the war as they lived it next to the memories of others.

President Donald Trump tapped Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve to serve as the Army’s second-highest uniformed leader, replacing Gen. James Mingus, who has spent less than two years in the role.

Air Force Maj. Robert Lodge decided not to eject from his stricken plane over North Vietnam to make sure the enemy never learned the vital secrets he knew.

Civilian counterintelligence agents will be able to make arrests and investigate soldiers suspected of selling military secrets or planning mass casualty events.

Maj. Tyler Braconi was killed after a his helicopter crashed during a routine flight over the California desert. A second Marine on board survived the crash.

Potential recruits will now be able to attend the Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course to lose weight or improve their test scores, but not both.

Iraqi officials had said U.S. forces would leave Ain al-Asad Air Base by the end of last month. Now a small force of US troops will remain, Iraq's prime minister said.

Sgt. Terell Seales, an “exceptional leader and soldier,” died following a vehicle accident at Hohenfels, Germany. 

Marines are investigating after a 155mm artillery round exploded over Interstate 5, hitting California Highway Patrol vehicles with shrapnel.

The four-part series follows the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as it trains in the Pacific.

Two people on an alleged drug smuggling boat were recovered and detained by the Navy Thursday after the vessel was destroyed.