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David Staib, Senior Airman Logan Staib’s father, poses for a photo in between the retired HH-60G Pave Hawk and Logan’s restored Mustang at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 13, 2025. The display of the Pave Hawk and Mustang served as a tribute to Logan’s legacy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah Carpenter)
Air Force

How a retired rescue helicopter and a hot rod Mustang honor an airman

Logan Staib was a born mechanic, whether working on HH-60 rescue helicopters in the Air Force or his beloved Ford Mustang drag car, before he died in a traffic accident. His father brought his favorite machines together in a tribute.

A sign for the Child Development Center is displayed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 13, 2024. Tyndall’s child and youth programs mission are to assist Department of Defense military and civilian personnel in balancing the competing demands of accomplishing the mission and family life by managing and delivering a system of quality, available and affordable programs and services for eligible children and youth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Nordheim)
Navy

Military daycares must change how they inform parents about reports of abuse, watchdog says

An inspector general report found that varying policies between services meant parents or guardians “may not be aware of the specifics” of suspected abuse at military-run childcare centers.

Daughter saluting female U.S. soldier mother in front of home

Buying your first home? Here are some great tips from Navy Federal Credit Union

We want to thank all our active and veteran members during military appreciation month.

This picture shared on social media shows an inmate being recaptured at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on April 29, 2025.
Army

Attempted Fort Leavenworth prison break leaves military inmate tangled on fence

Two inmates were injured in the April 29 escape attempt. A picture shared on social media shows one inmate tangled in concertina wire atop a fence.

Sgt. Brian Lieberman, a Paratrooper assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, receives the Soldier's Medal from Col. Jason Schuerger, commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, during a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 6, 2025. Sgt. Lieberman was awarded the medal for taking decisive action to save a life during an active shooter incident at his apartment complex. The Soldier's Medal recognizes individual acts of heroism on behalf of fellow Soldiers or civilians. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Prim Hibbard)
Army

This Army combat medic fought off an active shooter and rendered first aid

“We're here to recognize you today, because that is not how a sane human being responds,” said the soldier’s commanding officer.

Next Generation Squad Weapon Testing
Army

Army infantry officer calls new XM7 ‘unfit for use as a modern service rifle’

Officials with the Army and Sig Sauer pushed back on the findings of the research, which was conducted by an Army infantry officer and presented at this year's Modern Day Marine exhibition in Washington, D.C.

US Secretary for Veterans Affairs (VA) Doug Collins testifies before a Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearings on "Veterans at the Forefront, Focusing on the future at VA," on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 6, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
Veterans

VA secretary says 80,000 job cuts at agency are a ‘goal’ but not yet ‘targeted’

Jobs at the VA's Veterans Crisis phone line would get protection under a new law while VA chief Doug Collins said doctors, nurses and other patient-care jobs would likely be spared cuts.

Salute

Tribute to Service

For our nation's military personnel and veterans, service is an integral part of “The Whole You.” National University honors those who serve: past, present and future.

SELFRIDGE ANGB, MICHIGAN - APRIL 29: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a visit with Michigan Air National Guard Troops on April 29, 2025 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Trump will travel to Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan to hold a rally where he is expected to highlight his accomplishments during his first 100 days in office, including closing the border, job creation and the economy. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
News

Hegseth orders military to cut number of 4-star generals and admirals by 20%

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered military planners to cut the number of four-star general and admiral positions in the military by 20%.

101st Airborne paratrooper pleads guilty in fentanyl death of fellow soldier
Army

101st Airborne paratrooper pleads guilty in fentanyl death of fellow soldier

Army investigators' review of Rios-Segui's SnapChat conversations indicated that Faubel had sold him fentanyl-laced pills on the day he died.

A black and white photo showing U.S. soldiers crouched low while a Sherman tank advances up a country road.
World War II

When Americans, Germans and POWs fought the SS from the walls of a castle

80 years ago, on May 5, 1945, the strangest fight in World War II took place. American soldiers and Wehrmacht troops teamed up to fight the SS.

A helicopter carries a bucket over a desert terrain.
Army

US Army soldier found dead in Honduras

1st Lt. Marciano Parisano was assigned to 1st Battalion, 228 Aviation Regiment.

Soldiers in uniform carrying rifles move out of a building. One jumps out of a window in the back while one holds a rifle facing the camera.
Army

Hegseth orders consolidation and transformation of the Army

Drone swarm integration, a right to repair and increased forward logistical capacity are all on the table in the new proposals.

Uniformed police and Drug Enforcement Agency agents stand outside a nightclub.
News

Fort Carson staff sergeant charged in drug trafficking sting

Staff Sergeant Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez was one of 17 active-duty soldiers arrested in a raid on an illegal nightclub last weekend.

Twenty Army National Guardsmen from eight states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands took part in the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) during the Region III phase of the Best Warrior Competition (BWC), held April 21, 2025, at the South Carolina National Guard’s McCrady Training Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Hosted by the South Carolina National Guard from April 21–26, the Region III BWC 2025 is open to all enlisted National Guard Soldiers. Competitors advanced through their state to the regional competition, facing demanding military challenges designed to test their combat skills and doctrinal knowledge. On the opening day of the competition, Soldiers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and U.S. Virgin Islands completed the ACFT before moving on to knowledge boards, written essays, and public affairs interviews. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Duran Jones)
Army

Here are the Army’s new ‘sex-neutral’ fitness standards

Active duty female soldiers in combat roles will be required to run up to three minutes faster than they previously had to in the annual fitness test.

Members of the North Carolina Air National Guard assess an Army M10 Booker Combat Vehicle before it is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, at the North Carolina Air National Guard base, Charlotte-International Airport, August 3, 2024. Portions of this photo were masked for security reasons. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Reanna Hartgrove)
Army

The Army cancels the M10 Booker, a ‘light tank’ that was too heavy

The M10 Booker was meant to be a light tank — if it was a "tank'" at all — but Army officials admitted this week "we got the Booker wrong."

Army space professionals celebrate National Space Day on May 2 to recognize how they live and work every day. Spc. Klay Walker and Spc. Alexander Best with the 4th Space Company, 1st Space Battalion, work on a Mobile Integrated Ground Suite at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 1st Space Brigade recently conducted an expeditionary maneuver of transportable systems across combatant command areas of responsibility, demonstrating to allies and partners the readiness of the brigade and its subordinate units to deploy rapidly around the globe. (U.S. Army Photo by Dottie White)
Army

The Army is adding a new enlisted MOS for space operations

Most of the Army's experts in the expanding field of space operations are officers. A new MOS for seasoned enlisted troops hopes to change that.

Defenders from the 140th Security Forces Squadron, 460th SFS, 710th SFS, and 233rd SFS prepare for low-light firing during a heavy weapons meet at the Camp Guernsey firing range, Wyoming, April 4, 2025. The meet offered defenders valuable practice on several weapon systems to enhance overall readiness. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hollis)
Space Force

Space Force Special Operations Command is on its way

The military's newest branch which was established in 2018 will get its own special operations component.

Marine barracks inspections
Marine Corps

Rooms for 4,200 Marines improved as part of barracks overhaul

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.

Defenders from the 22nd Security Forces Squadron prepare for night operations during Lethal Defender Dec. 2, 2023, at Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Kansas. Lethal Defender is a weeklong training exercise designed to train defenders on all elements of the efficient setup and maintenance of expeditionary air bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Lunn)
Air Force

The Army saw a drop in sexual assault reports, while other services went up

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.