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The Coast Guard is looking for a new recruit training facility that can hold 1,200 recruits and be operational within the next year.

A helicopter rescue crew decided the usual ransom for recovered pilots wasn’t enough. 

The aircraft carrier and three destroyers join several other ships and a Marine expeditionary unit deployed to the region.

Welcome back to the jungle.

Harlan Chapman spent more than seven years in a prison camp during the Vietnam War when he was a Marine captain. On Oct. 20, 2025, he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

Amphibious assault is still a core Marine Corps mission, but in 2025, it’s not Higgins boats and flamethrowers.

Sailors preparing to leave by Dec. 5 can now extend their contracts in order to ensure they can get full separation benefits from the Navy.

Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.

Creating a TRICARE experience that’s timely, reliable, and truly supportive for families.

Col. Ryan Herman, who took over the 521st Air Mobility Operations Group in July, was removed following a “loss of confidence.”

Officials insist commissaries will be open through Thanksgiving, but 168 U.S. stores could close soon after. Overseas stores would remain open for another month.

“Atropia,” a movie set for a limited release in theaters on Dec. 12, follows a cast of role-players as they help train soldiers in the Army’s longest fake war.

The massive order comes as the service tries to play catch-up on integrating and fielding drones in combat operations.

It is way too early for Christmas decorations — at least that’s what residents at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida were told.

The Food and Drug Administration said some batches of Prazosin, which VA doctors often prescribe to treat PTSD nightmares, had high levels of cancer-causing agents.

Chief Master Sgt. David R. Wolfe, the Air Force’s 21st senior enlisted leader, has a long career in security forces units.

The Marine Corps announced a series of cash bonuses for new recruits, the largest of which aim to fill high-demand jobs like electronics and cyber.

The Army removed the list after German media reported that U.S. troops were using the local food banks, a U.S. official said. It's unclear if any U.S. troops actually did.

As the USS Gerald R. Ford sails toward the Caribbean, here’s a closer look at how the Navy’s carrier strike groups project power.

Officials announced that the dining hall on Fort Leavenworth is closed because of the government shutdown.