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With the most recent departures, a total of 18 of the 59 presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed positions on the Defense Department staff will be vacant.

The Air Force's replacement for the iconic UH-1N Huey helicopter that defined the U.S. military presence in Vietnam is finally here, and it officially has a name clearly primed to strike fear into the heart of America's adversaries

Rather than focusing on physical advantages like body armor or load-bearing exoskeletons, the so-called  'hyper enabled operator' of the future will be cognitively enhanced, able to "think better and think faster"

It's hard to tell which general doesn't want to be there the most

Thanks to a new behind-the-scenes trailer for ​the highly anticipated ​Top Gun​ sequel, we get to watch a bunch of actors ride in the back seat of an F/A-18 Super Hornet and try desperately not to lose their lunch

Sig Sauer is offering a limited number of surplus M17 pistols originally fielded by the Army, the company announced on Wednesday

The United States Navy is recalling some its most seasoned leaders in time for the Holiday season to train up its green pilots, and no, we're not talking about Maverick.

Starting on Dec. 18, two days before its theatrical release, troops deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, and elsewhere, will have a chance to see the highly anticipated final installment in the ​Star Wars​ franchise that began a long time ago, in May, 1977.

"It's great to be here ... I'm very glad to be not digging foxholes."

The smoke pit might be getting a lot less crowded.

After two years of getting knocked around by grunts in the field, the Marine Corps is applying a raft of upgrades to its lightweight all-terrain vehicles to improve safety and performance, including reinforced floorboards and run-flat tires

"This is in no way intended to glorify the German forces, but to fully portray the odds stacked up against the Americans by December 19th"

"It is a big deal to be the first enlisted females in the National Guard graduating Ranger School ... It's groundbreaking"

Honestly, congrats.

There seems to be some confusion

"The only way to change it is to stand up and say something."

All three service members are assigned to the 3rd Marine Raider Battalion. They are not in pretrial custody and no trial dates have been set yet

U.S. soldiers and Marines can expect to see a slew of new gear in their kits at the start of the next decade, from improved body armor to better sniper rifles and grenade launchers

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's insane array of advanced sensors is getting a new role on the battlefield: helping Army howitzers snipe at enemy air defenses from miles away.

The second trailer for ​Top Gun: Maverick​ just dropped, and it's everything we hoped and dreamed for