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Foreign weapons like the CV90 are ready, able, and affordable, but U.S. policy and Pentagon preferences keep us from buying them.

The USS New Orleans took heavy damage off of Guadalcanal. It avoided sinking thanks to the brave sacrifices of three sailors and then a clever use of coconut trees.

Pentagon officials had not previously acknowledged any damage at the base from an Iranian missile attack and had said that U.S. forces there "successfully defended against the attack."

David Slater worked as a civilian Air Force employee at U.S. Strategic Command where he attended top secret meetings on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Service members can often not fix a variety of equipment because of terms in the warranty under which it is used, or when defense contractors retain the intellectual property rights to the gear.

Shorter, sneaker-style boots are out, as are eyelash extensions. All officers will now have to maintain a set of OCPs, even if they rarely wear them on the job, like pilots.

“Had I remained silent, I would have been a lieutenant colonel two years ago,” Maj. Amanda Feindt said. A watchdog found that her senior rater restricted her speech during the Red Hill water crisis.

Florida Congressman Brian Mast has introduced legislation that would allow Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to discuss medical marijuana with patients in states where it is legal.

It happens every now and then, and it may have happened again Monday. A military aircrew on a long flight appears to have passed the time by sketching genitals across the sky.

The Navy wants to order more ships than it has in decades. But with aging shipyards and program delays, is that realistic?

The policy was issued to “keep up with the pace” of evolving technology and the “understanding that these devices have capability to transfer sensitive information.”

New rules will send misconduct complaints to a “credibility assessment” before a full investigation is launched, and removes negative flags from personnel records during investigations.

Kristopher Battles interviewed veterans of Operation Phantom Fury to capture their experiences in his painting of house-to-house combat in Fallujah.

Most of the Army’s horses, donkeys and mules are being donated “to align more resources with warfighting capability and readiness.”

Team Rubicon, a veterans-led disaster response organization, has volunteers in Texas assessing the damage from flooding as it plans its response.

The Marine Corps posted a new website that reviews every standard rifle issued to Marines in the service's 250 year history, from muskets to M4s.

The 8th Air Force converted B-17 bombers into early drones, packed with explosives and intended to use to take out fortified targets.

The Army will lead the new group, which will try to coordinate the different service branches' efforts to develop ways to take out enemy uncrewed vehicles.

Soldiers who deployed in 14 countries between October 2023 and June 2025 are eligible to wear the patches on their uniform sleeves.

Raymond Zumba attempted to pay $3,500 for a former Navy shipmate in exchange for “real but unauthorized” identification cards.