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Broken communications, errors with altimeters and bright local lighting played a role in the UH-60L’s collision with a commercial airplane.

Army mechanized units are learning to move energy the way they move water and ammunition.

The “quick recognition” infographic, published late last month, is meant to help soldiers learn identifying elements of Iran’s ground forces.

The revised figure includes a soldier who died in March and an unidentified sailor who died in September.

Troops are airlifting in supplies and personnel after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southern Panama on Friday.

The 4th Multi-Domain Task Force, based out of Fort Carson, combines long-range missile capabilities with cyber warfare and surveillance personnel.

The District of Columbia’s Board of Elections sent a formal request to the military after Guard members were spotted near a drop box on Thursday.

The MTU 8V 199 will be used with General Dynamics’ Wolf XM30.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the reason was so people could “understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things.”

As the VA inks a $30 billion contract to shift dental care across its system under a single private company, new figures show how long veterans can wait for a first appointment.

Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base, located in the Florida panhandle, are prepping for the hurricane’s anticipated arrival.

An Air Force Thunderbird F-16 crashed in 2025 when its engine blew up, as did a training jet in New Mexico in 2024. Investigators traced both mishaps to a "blind spot" inside the engine.

The Presidential Unit Citation is the military's unit award for valor. Previous units to earn the award include D-Day paratroopers, special ops teams in Afghanistan, and Coast Guard hurricane responders.

Reports from Congress and the Pentagon have assessed equipment losses from the war at more than $3 billion.

The new report, released last week, looks at data from 2001-2024. 

The Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle announced that Nidal Hasan would be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3, 2026 at Fort Hood, Texas.

A lance corporal was arrested Sunday in connection with the death of a Japanese woman in Okinawa.

A main chow hall on Camp Pendleton now has a drive-thru window, where Marines can get full meals or snacks on the go.

The Apache arrived later than expected to a street festival, after several owners of classic cars had opened the doors and hoods for display.

The Navy fighter/bomber is not designed to take on submarines, but it may have been involved with strikes on Iranian subs docked in ports.