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Maj. Tyler Braconi was killed after a his helicopter crashed during a routine flight over the California desert. A second Marine on board survived the crash.

Potential recruits will now be able to attend the Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course to lose weight or improve their test scores, but not both.

Iraqi officials had said U.S. forces would leave Ain al-Asad Air Base by the end of last month. Now a small force of US troops will remain, Iraq's prime minister said.

Sgt. Terell Seales, an “exceptional leader and soldier,” died following a vehicle accident at Hohenfels, Germany. 

Marines are investigating after a 155mm artillery round exploded over Interstate 5, hitting California Highway Patrol vehicles with shrapnel.

The four-part series follows the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as it trains in the Pacific.

Two people on an alleged drug smuggling boat were recovered and detained by the Navy Thursday after the vessel was destroyed.

The event for the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday will feature artillery fire over the I-5 Freeway. The Marine Corps had said no closures would be necessary.

The two AH-1Z Viper pilots from 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing were on on a routine training flight in Southern California when they crashed in the desert Thursday night.

Army Human Resources hope the new digital tools can speed up the process of signing into a new base and reduce the paperwork.

The pair were recovered and are being kept on a Navy warship after being the apparent first people to survive the half dozen strikes against alleged drug vessels.

Muhammad Pahlawan was sentenced to 40 years in prison Thursday for weapons smuggling. Two Navy SEALs drowned attempting to board his boat last year.

Donald and Cheyanne Reichard completed Marine Officer Candidates School in August and are on their way to becoming judge advocates.

Adm. Alvin Holsey, the top officer at U.S. Southern Command, will step down in two months after less than a year on the job and as U.S. forces surge to the Caribbean.

Col Jeremy Sheppard, commander of the 90th Security Forces Group, said the all-call meetings were meant to refocus on the "basics," not assess blame.

While beef tacos and some other widely disliked flavors will go away, new MREs are coming next year and might include caffeinated jelly beans.

Officials said safeguards will protect against "bias" in the computer reviews. While AI will help cut down pools of candidates, officials said, "only humans can make a good judgment call."

The Coast Guard and National Guard have rescued at least 51 people in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong struck the region over the weekend.

The Army is looking to buy 65,000 pounds of powdered sugar, a little-known but key ingredient in the chemical reaction that ignites military smoke grenades.

More than a dozen teams of Marine communications experts from units across the fleet competed in Thunderstruck, a first-of-its-kind contest of field radio and combat skills.