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American forces have increased the number of airstrikes on ISIS and al-Shabab fighters this year, in support of Somali military operations.

The cutter and its helicopter crew pushed through storms to capture drugs being smuggled to relay points in the eastern Pacific.

The IG found errors in an automatic calculator that may have been used as far back as 2017 to determine veterans monthly disability checks.

The Army Criminal Investigation Division is seeking “credible information” about who is responsible for the death of 1st Lt. Marciano Parisano.

The Pentagon has told the military services to come up with plans to reduce how often troops and their families have to move.

Ambushed in Vietnam, retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. led a small team of Force Reconnaissance Marines despite suffering from bullet and shrapnel wounds. For the third time, there's a bill to see him awarded the Medal of Honor.

The barracks conditions prompted a fiery email from a senior Navy admiral who called it a “failure of leadership.”

Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia was the top shooter in rifle, pistol and multi-gun events at the Marine Corps Championships, the service’s top marksmanship competition.

The Pentagon has directed each of the military services to come up with plans that reduce the number of moves families make every few years.

The 2025 Hyundai Air & Sea Show in Miami marked the first time that a B-52H, B-1B, B-2, F-22. F-15C, F-16C, and A-10 flew together in one formation.

Military families have long favored homeschooling because of the active duty lifestyle but a growing American trend for parents' choice is furthering the effort within the Department of Defense.

Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Smith was fired “due to a loss of confidence" following a complaint that was substantiated by following a Naval Inspector General investigation.

Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom is a SEAL who previously served with Navy Special Warfare Development Group, or DEVGRU — commonly referred to as SEAL Team Six.

After a two-year hiatus, the caisson ceremonies will restart on June 2. The unit that performs the interments has been rebuilt with younger horses, leadership changes and new training facilities.

Airman 1st Class Me’lik Etienne, 22, was last seen on May 24, 2025, at Elephant Butte Lake, New Mexico, where he is believed to have drowned.

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The surviving crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans knew they were at war. But the names of their shipmates aren’t on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

The U.S. military has a plan to build a 360 degree missile defense shield around Guam, but hasn't completed a deployment schedule for it, the GAO found.

The Upshot-Knothole Grable test was the only time a cannon actually fired a nuclear round, but the test won over the military on the concept.

The USS F-1 was lost in 1917 in a collision off of California, killing most of its crew.