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The idea of using orbital rockets to quickly send needed equipment to forward-deployed troops got its first major test this month.

The Pentagon directed the Air Force to stand up a new unit based in Florida, where there’s a host of Air Force special operations resources.

The commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis Donovan, called on Cubans to work with U.S. intelligence agencies.

The new Chief of Space Operations says the wider military “must have enough guardians in key positions to achieve space superiority and drive combat success.”

Kadena Air Base enacted a ban on drinking for lower enlisted personnel, while troops participating in the large Keen Sword exercise are also barred from drinking.

The new battalion will operate Patriot missiles, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense or THAAD system and drones.

The new prohibition bars Defense Department personnel from using classified and unclassified info to gamble on prediction markets.

A “pre-decisional” Army slide indicated that soldiers with at least five “successful hostile engagements” in a combat environment would be eligible for the new badge.

Chris Cathers launched Brothers Keeper Veterans Foundation to fight suicide among veterans after his own struggles.

The 6th Combat Training Squadron, which trains TACP airmen, has paused all rappel and ropes training and demonstrations following the death of Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson.

The council said recent toll cuts at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, should be used as a “template” for other bases across the U.S.

The Navy says the long-planned move from their home port in California to Washington state will proceed by year's end.

An Air Force official said the course changes cut the average time to beret by six to 18 months.

A sniper battle that highlights the new season of the Amazon Prime thriller starring Chris Pratt was the brainchild of three former SEAL snipers behind the show.

“They can get their meals, and they can enjoy their weekends better than having to report to an old legacy facility,” one Army food program official said.

The Army will test drone defense systems in Morocco next spring that it plans to field within 180 days, including technology designed to detect drones that aren't transmitting signals.

The football stadium demo in which an airman was killed Saturday was a tragedy, but highly trained troops frequently put on training events before large crowds.

The Army confirmed that Hegseth directed the restoration, but his office declined to answer questions about its potential impact on military morale and unit cohesion.

And what its commander says allies are asking of it in the Pacific.

Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson with 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, died after falling to the ground at high speed at the Alamodome on Saturday.