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Seven of the cargo planes came together on the runway at Andersen Air Force Base as part of an annual holiday humanitarian airlift.

Sgt. Christopher Vassey entered his plea after returning to the United States and surrendering to authorities on Dec 3.

The top military officers for the Army and Navy’s service academies lay out what they look for in prospective students, and what they hope graduates will bring to the military.

“The kids always love to try to get a t-shirt, but the parents are the ones that come down and are like ‘shoot me in the stomach!’”

The Navy has dropped its cases against Capt. Bradley Geary and Cmdr. Erik Ramey, who had been told previously that they needed to appear before boards of inquiry.

"The number one thing when you ask vets and athletes what they missed, they always say, ‘I missed the guys.'"

“In the 2001 time period we joined, kind of, we always knew what we were doing," said Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia. "Whereas now we are training for very uncertain times."

Marine veteran Daniel Penny will attend the Army-Navy game with Vice President-elect JD Vance and President-elect Donald Trump.

The Pentagon Rundown is a bit different this week, mostly because your trusted reporter within the five-sided fun house is out. Instead, let's talk about all the great stories he wrote.

A recruiter tried to dissuade her from SERE because "barely any women make it." Now Tiffany Zaloudek is the job's first female chief.

In 2024, 783 service academy cadets and midshipmen experienced sexual assault and harassment, 31% less than two years ago. The 2024 number is the second highest on record since 2006.

Spc. Maribeth Kossman joined the Army at 45 to become a Golden Knight after serving in the Navy, teaching elementary school and finding a love of skydiving in her off time.

Space Force recruits currently attend Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where they have their own curriculum.

"Our experience in the cauldron of combat will give us an advantage in any future fight,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith told Task & Purpose.

Recruits will still undergo the 12-hour Battle Stations 21 training event and the "Sailor for Life" curriculum.

Less than a dozen cadets and midshipman who faced off in the Army-Navy football game have later received the nation's highest award for combat bravery.

Gen. Charles Hamilton has been relieved of command after an Army investigation found he used undue influence to help an officer get selected for command.

Many were given different names during their service, making their identities much harder to trace.

Air Force planes dropped roughly 140 munitions on a “very broad” gathering of ISIS fighters early Sunday morning.

The service will have to brief Congress on a pilot program that would allow service members to grow beards.