When his nine-man team was ambushed in Vietnam in April 1967, 2nd Lt. James Capers Jr. called in a mortar strike on their position to keep the enemy at bay and led his men to a helicopter landing zone.
A recent Air Force accident report found that a B-2 pilot stood out of his seat to stomp on the brakes as the stealth bomber skidded down a runway.
Army Spc. Taylor Adam Lee allegedly sent along the technical information with a note that read “The USA is not happy with me for trying to expose their weaknesses.”
A federal watchdog report found that despite evidence of open-air burning in Vietnam, there hasn’t been much research into the health effects veterans face.
“They acted in a way that I think all of us hoped we would under fire, but they did,” Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is looking into reinstating the practice of Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at trainees.
Base officials said Quornelius Radford, 28, a sergeant in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, shot five people in the brigade's duty area before he was tackled by other soldiers.
A defense spokesperson confirmed that about 1,400 images from Afghanistan had been “unintentionally" reposted and then removed. The photos were pulled in 2021 to protect Afghan allies.
In all, the Skydweller flew 220 hours, including one 73-hour flight. Built for long-duration surveillance, engineers think it could be in the air longer on solar power alone.
The commander of an infantry One Station Unit Training brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia, directed drill sergeants to stop using “bay tossing” with trainees, but the move was quickly rescinded.
American forces pulled out of the “Conoco Fields” base in Deir ez-Zor base in May, after holding it for years amid repeated attacks.
“In 2010, Cpl. Carpenter went above and beyond the call of duty to shield a fellow Marine from a grenade blast in Afghanistan,” said Navy Secretary John Phelan.
The new guide, along with a "battlebook," are meant to help soldiers’ resilience and readiness.
The Defense Department is just now trying to play catchup to Ukraine and Israel in using small drones on the battlefield, but it has its work cut for it.
The safety inspections come after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered a pause in the use of the pistols.
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/ Recovery Equipment) Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV was declared dead after a 45-hour search in the Timor Sea.
An erratic car crashed into the main gate at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, prompting base security to open fire.
31 F-16s will shift to Osan Air Base in the second phase of the Air Force’s experiment with supersized fighter units.
Adm. Daryl Caudle takes over the role, which has been empty since Adm. Lisa Franchetti was removed from the position in February.
The Command Assessment Program, or CAP, uses formal review boards to select soldiers for command positions. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll ordered a review of the program.
