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Roughly half a dozen service members are facing possible repercussions for allegedly making disrespectful comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

The social media content coming out of D.C. ranges from Vietnam-era political propaganda to pop-culture parodies and influencers using troops as the butt of jokes.

With the Typhon, the Army has the kind of long-range anti-ship capability typically reserved for the Navy.

The strike is the second in two weeks by U.S. forces, which have surged ships, troops and planes into the southern Caribbean near Venezuela over the last month.

Under new rules, troops who need medical exemptions for shaving have a year to get treatment before they will be forced out of service.

Commanders will decide whether soldiers can wear runner’s belts to hold phones and keys during physical training.

Air Force Maj. Ross Elder has got “The Martian” loaded on his Kindle for his upcoming NASA mission simulating living on Mars for more than a year.

The Army has tightened hair regulations for men and women and emphasized “natural” grooming standards for makeup, nails and jewelry.

Nearly 20 Medal of Honor recipients will ride a train to retrace the Civil War heist-turned-chase that resulted in the Medal's first awards.

A review of seven different bases found a lack of guidance, understaffed teams and several health and safety risks at military family housing.

Military personnel from the USS Jason Dunham interdicted a Venezuelan boat on Friday, the first apparent search by the large Navy force in the region

The president announced plans to send unspecified amounts of troops to the city, while the Pentagon draws up a proposal for 1,000 guardsmen to deploy to Louisiana.

A B-2 Spirit dropped its “Quicksink” munition on a target in a joint exercise with the Norwegian Armed Forces in the Arctic.

At least two MQ-9 Reaper drones were spotted in Puerto Rico, joining 10 F-35 fighter jets recently deployed to the region.

Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah, an Air Force Reserve recruiter, will join the “Century Club” — an exclusive list made up of airmen who get more than 100 new trainees to enlist.

Experts wonder if the renewed lefforts by lawmakers could be a “revival of Congressional interest in its role in the war powers debate.”

After the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, was put on lockdown, officials confirmed there was no active shooter threat.

“The Marine in question has been relieved of his recruiting duties and the matter is currently under investigation,” a Marine spokesperson said.

An update to Army basic training rules forbids drill instructors from creating "social media content" with new recruits, and changes the rules on PT-based "smoke" - a term frowned upon in the rules.

The ship is currently in the 5th Fleet's area of operations which covers waters in the Middle East.