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Navy

Sailors who can’t deploy will be moved to empty jobs under Navy program

The EMPLOY program is aimed at retaining sailors with medical conditions that might otherwise force them out of the Navy.

Army

Trump reverts 7 Army bases to former names with new honorees, including Delta Force soldier

The new names for the seven Army bases will honor 9 soldiers, including Delta Force soldier Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon, a Spanish-American War Medal of Honor recipient and a World War I pilot.

Navy

Crew of USS Oscar Austin awarded Combat Action Ribbons for Red Sea deployment

Sailors who crewed the warship during engagements with Houthi Rebels this spring can now wear the Combat Action Ribbon. The destroyer provided air defense against hundreds of Houthi missiles, rockets and drones.

Analysis

Golden Dome: Revolutionary missile defense or money pit?

The proposed billion missile defense system promises to shield America from missile threats, including hypersonics, but many doubt it can be done on time, on budget, or at all.

National Guard

National Guard activates first-of-its-kind electromagnetic warfare company

The Georgia National Guard company is the first in the Army tasked directly with electromagnetic warfare, including direct cyber attacks and drone defense.

Army

Here’s everything headed to DC for the Army’s 250th birthday parade

The equipment includes tanks from World War II and more than 62 aircraft that will be part of a flyover across the capitol.

Buying a car online versus a dealership

Use Navy Federal’s Car Buying Service, powered by TrueCar to search local and nationwide dealers for your perfect ride.

National Guard

Trump federalizes 2,000 more National Guard troops for Los Angeles mission

The move comes after 700 Marines were ordered to deploy to Los Angeles, where National Guard troops already are.

Marine Corps

What Marines deploying to LA amid protests legally can, and cannot, do

Marines would likely help protect federal buildings and agents in Los Angeles.

Space Force

US military’s highest ranking transgender officer says separation process is broken

Space Force Col. Bree Fram said service status and involuntary separations remain cloudy while the loss of transgender troops will leave vacancies in units as experienced troops leave.

Air Force

Munitions depot explosion at Kadena Air Base leaves four injured

Four Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members were injured Monday after a piece of military ordnance went off at the U.S. Air Force base.

National Guard

US Northern Command sets up task force for Los Angeles mission

As of Sunday evening, 300 California National Guard troops are in Los Angeles County, out of 2,000 placed under federal control.

History

When the US Navy tried to send mail using a missile

66 years ago the U.S. Navy loaded a nuclear-capable cruise missile with the mail and fired it from a submarine towards Florida.

National Guard

Trump orders 2,000 National Guardsmen to LA amid ICE protests

The first soldiers from the California National Guard's 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrived in Los Angeles County on Sunday morning following two days of protests.

Army

101st Airborne soldier dies in training accident in Hungary

Sgt. Aaron Cox, 24, was serving as an infantryman in the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. The incident is under investigation.

Air Force

Air Force sets up new Experimental Operations Unit for Collaborative Combat Aircraft

The new unit at Nellis Air Force Base plans to do simulations and eventual real flight tests of new uncrewed jets that are meant to integrate with crewed fighter jets.

Army

Army plans to close more than 20 base museums in major reduction

Officials say maintenance costs and aging buildings — but not DOGE — are behind an Army plan to close or consolidate many of its 41 museums, leaving 12 at major bases.

Video

Operation Titanic: How the SAS and hundreds of fake paratroopers tricked the Nazis on D-Day

Armed with lots of explosives, ammunition, and a complete disregard for their own safety, a handful of SAS commandos and hundreds of dummies kept thousands of Nazi troops chasing ghosts as Hitler's Fortress Europe was invaded.

Career

Two-thirds of troops who left the military in 2023 were at risk for mental health conditions, survey found

A federal watchdog evaluated a new mental health exam given to over 50,000 troops who were on their way out of the military.

The Pentagon Rundown

The aftermath of Operation Spider’s Web and what it means for the US military

Ukraine recently launched drones against airfields thousands of miles inside Russia — and it has experts concerned about the U.S. military’s ability to defend against such an attack.