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The USS Hornet was sunk in fierce fighting during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. A converted farm tractor went down with it. 

The 459th Airlift Squadron was the last unit operating the decades-old UH-1N Hueys in the Indo-Pacific.

The Navy has sent destroyers, a cruiser and an amphibious ready group with a Marine Expeditionary Unit to the southern Caribbean this month.

Jane Rathbun, the Navy’s chief information officer, is the latest official with the service to leave a senior post in a week.

The Pentagon is adding a compound found in magic mushrooms, or “shrooms,” to the panel used to test service members for drug use.

President Donald Trump floated the idea of transferring the Department of Defense to the Department of War — a title that George Washington used when he established America’s first official Army.

“We want to make sure that everyone around us, no matter how they feel about this or what they’re doing, they feel safe. That’s what we’re here for.”

The Army’s Project Flytrap gives the infantry and other troops a modular, low-cost toolkit to stop cheap drones before they strike. No lasers or million-dollar missiles required.

The Air Force will extend military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran shot and killed as she climbed through a broken window during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Landing on an aircraft carrier defines Naval aviation. But new pilots now do it later in their training, after they've already earned their "Wings of Gold."

National Guard troops called to duty in Washington, D.C. face complex legal rules about what they can and can't do — rules that will be even less clear if they are sent to Chicago or other cities.

Lt. Gen. Jerry Carter had dropped out of college and was working at McDonald’s digging through a dumpster to find a customer's keys when he decided to enlist.

The new Army Master Combat badges can only be worn by experienced soldiers who are combat veterans. But an Air Force sergeant discovered he was eligible from previous service in the Army.

Sfc. Jonathan Estridge was released from his Reserve job because of social media posts in which he criticized American support for Israel and linked to apps that track ICE agents.

After nearly 50 years in service, the Army is exploring options to replace the M240 machine gun. From .338 Norma Magnum overmatch to lightweight 7.62 alternatives, here’s what could come next.

It's a hat trick. Air Force jets based in Alaska scrambled three times in five days to intercept Russian planes in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.

Adm. Daryl Caudle formally became the Chief of Naval Operations on Monday as a slew of senior leadership firings has continued over the past six months.

Global Strike Command, which operates and protects the Air Force's nuclear arsenal, says it inspected nearly 8,000 of the handguns after the death of an airman in July.

The crew was able to evacuate safely after the helicopter went up in flames on the ground.

The new award uses the same design and ribbon as the Mexican Border Service Medal from 1918.