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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring that officers and senior enlisted leaders demonstrate their “joint warfighting ability” for advancement.

The service is testing a pilot program where sailors can swipe their meal cards at restaurants on base — with the intent of one day moving to chain restaurants.

“There was a few minutes where I wanted to quit, because I was just like, ‘What am I doing? I'm 43 years old. I've been in the Army over 20 years. Why am I POW crawling up this hill right now?”

Experts with two military think tanks argue that a force of officers and warrant officers is better suited to retain the talent needed for digital conflict.

“He kept flying until every wounded man had been evacuated and every need of the battalion had been met.”

The USS Herring saw action in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific before it went missing June 1, 1944, north of Japan.

“The Harrier didn't need an airfield. All it needed was a Marine flying it.”

Military members have filed 764 claims of malpractice in military health care under a 2019 law. Only 73 have been approved for compensation.

The U.S. military shot down Iranian missiles targeting American forces in Kuwait on Sunday night. Several U.S. troops were reportedly injured in similar strikes last week.

John Bentivegna’s Instagram page posted several pro-Iranian stories and images on Sunday night over several hours.

The military has carried out 62 airstrikes on alleged drug traffickers as part of Operation Southern Spear since September.

It's a notable slowing in the decline of veterans experiencing homelessness, although the total number of homeless veterans is still far below the high in 2010.

The Gambia-flagged merchant ship Lian Star is currently adrift.

Six airmen received the top flying honor while several more were awarded Bronze Stars for their roles in strikes against Houthis and Iran last year.

1,300 Camp Lejeune-based Marines will replace the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, which wrapped a 10-month-long deployment to the region.

Marcin Pióro, a Polish citizen, enlisted in the Illinois National Guard and was arrested during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, according to an Army official.

For the second time within a week, U.S. and Iranian forces have traded fire despite a nearly two-month-old “ceasefire” between both countries.

The bodies of a former Delta Force soldier and a retired Army veteran were found in a wooded training area on Fort Bragg in 2020.

The Trump-class BBG(X) could give the Navy more firepower at sea, but it also concentrates cost, risk, and future-weapons bets into a few enormous ships.