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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.

After days of uncertainty and mounting financial concerns, service members are seeing deposits hit their bank accounts after the Defense Department reallocated billions to cover military pay.

Army officials said they want to have small-scale nuclear reactors providing power on nine Army bases in the U.S. by 2028. Even smaller, air-mobile plants could see field use.

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During a school-wide lockdown in response to the threat, a police officer shot a current student during a chaotic scuffle, when each believed the other was a threat.

The Department of Homeland security said it would fund paychecks through “unobligated” funds similar to a Pentagon move.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi said he is leaving active-duty service. He announced late last month that his wife, Katy, had died on Sept. 20.

Officials said they’re looking at eight to ten more bases, including overseas locations.