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The Marine Corps has refurbished 11 of its 109 barracks in the past two years as part of Barracks 2030, a $5 billion plan to improve Marines’ living conditions.

The Pentagon said that the number of sexual assault reports across the force dropped for the second year in a row, with a 13% decrease in the Army.

The victory in the annual combat engineer skills contest at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, matched wins in Army-wide sniper, MMA and Best Ranger contests for 75th Ranger Regiment teams.

Life comes at you fast.

The tradition of burning a piano dates at least to World War II. The ceremony honored Rob Holland, a stunt pilot who crashed at Langley Air Force Base while practicing for an airshow.

Marine Raiders are currently deployed to the Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and East Africa.

Signs posted to the dining hall told soldiers they would be "turned away" due to a meal plan hiccup. Those who ended up paying out of pocket will be reimbursed, the Army said.

The aircraft was being towed when the crew lost control of the Super Hornet. Both the plane and the tow tractor fell overboard.

While the memo didn't strictly forbid “fun” it did attempt to ban dominos, cards, and video game tournaments before the Army made an about-face last week.

Navy Lt. Jonathan Liongson was on deployment with the USS Bunker Hill in November 2022 when his car was towed in California. He was awarded the money in a settlement after the towing company ran afoul of federal law.

The Army initiated a 48-hour pause in training following the soldier’s death.

In the past six weeks U.S. ships and aircraft have hit dozens of targets, while Houthis have shot down seven American drones.

The wife's name was flagged while undergoing a screening to move into on-base housing at Naval Air Station Key West.

Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick ran a 7 minute, 4 second mile, loaded down by 50 pounds of explosive ordnance protective gear across his body.

The Navy and Coast Guard called off the search for Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Gabriel D. Holt after five days of extensive reconnaissance around Guam.

Soldiers in Germany will test whether 3D-printed small drones can scan the electromagnetic spectrum to find threats for soldiers.

Starting next year, male and female soldiers in 21 combat arms jobs will have to meet the same physical standards on the Army’s fitness test.

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic book.

USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul recently seized more than $12 million in drugs in the Caribbean Sea, an example of how Littoral Combat Ships have found their niche with counternarcotics missions.