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Service members with shaving waivers are not allowed to attend a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week in South Korea.

Military members and families experiencing food insecurity face a “severe strain” as the government says it won’t send federal food assistance in November.

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Starting on Jan. 2, female drill sergeants will wear the campaign hat, one of the most distinctive hats in the Army.

Experts say the U.S. military is at risk of being outgunned and outmanned in cyber warfare.

A new internal memo wants to help Missile Defense Agency personnel be ready to "address false assumptions" stemming from the new Kathryn Bigelow movie.

Both aircraft were on routine flight operations, the Navy said, when they went down in the water only 30 minutes apart. All crew were recovered safely.

Marines at Camp Pendleton fired 30 155mm rounds over Interstate 5 on Oct. 17 in a test run for last weekend's celebration, while cars drove past.

The update, released halfway through the decade-long modernization effort, stresses the need to keep “stand-in forces” well equipped and resupplied

One of Air Force Special Operation Command’s new OA-1K Skyraider II planes went down in Oklahoma City shortly after take off, prompting an investigation.

Airman 1st Class Marcus White Allen was previously arrested following the death of Airman Brayden Lovan.

The Ford will join more than 6,000 troops and a forces including ships, planes and Marines as the U.S. ramps up strikes in Latin American waters.

An 82nd Airborne pilot suffered a devastating head injury in a 2023 drone attack. Earlier this month, his wife and friends arranged a final flight for his retirement.

A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union alleges that local police and a National Guardsman violated the D.C. resident’s constitutional rights.

Guards at a Coast Guard Base in Oakland, California fired on a civilian truck outside the base gates. The shooting followed a day of protests sparked by the arrival of federal agents.

Some service members and their families reported missing or incorrect paychecks, in some cases thousands of dollars.

Both Democrats and Republicans blocked opposing bills Thursday that each would have paid active duty military and some federal workers. Next week's paychecks now in doubt.

Staff Sgt. Dylan Rasmussen was named the Runner-up Combat Instructor of the Year for the service in 2025. He was shot during a traffic confrontation in North Carolina.

“It felt like you were being hunted versus hunting,” said the Army colonel in charge of nearly 2,500 soldiers deployed to Erbil, Iraq in 2023.

Commanders have until Oct. 29 to certify that all airmen are living in "clean, comfortable, and safe” barracks.