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California Veterans are suing the VA to build more housing on 388-acre Los Angeles lot
Veterans

California Veterans are suing the VA to build more housing on 388-acre Los Angeles lot

Homeless veterans and their advocates are suing to get thousands of housing units built on the West L.A. campus.

BUD/S
Navy

Navy SEAL commanders may face board of inquiry in BUD/S death

Two officers involved in training Navy SEALs have been told to show why they should be allowed to stay in the service following the 2022 death of a SEAL candidate.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in front of a then-unique Minnesota Air National Guard C-130H3, which has an 8-propeller blade. ANG photo by Amy M. Lovgren.
Army

Harris picks Tim Walz, a former command sergeant major, as VP running mate

With Walz and former Marine J.D. Vance in line for the same office, a former enlisted veteran will be in the White House for the first time since 2008.

Al Asad Air Base
News

Multiple US troops hurt in attack in western Iraq

US and coalition forces were injured by a suspected rocket attack on Monday against Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.

New recruiting MOS selects first class of 25
Army

New recruiting MOS selects first class of 25

Selectees will train with industry until December, then officially become 42Ts in the Spring.

Alma Cooper Miss USA 2024
Army

Army officer and West Point grad crowned Miss USA

2nd Lt. Alma Cooper was assigned to intelligence after graduating from West Point in 2023. She is pursuing a master’s degree at Stanford.

A helicopter knocked on its side after storms hit Fort Carson.
Army

Storms damage multiple helicopters at Fort Carson

Several Apaches, Chinooks and Black Hawks were knocked on their sides after heavy storms and winds tore through the area.

The USS Dubuque smokes after taking a missile hit during a SINKEX on July 11, 2024. (photo by Sgt. Perla Alfaro/U.S. Army)
Air Force

Watch the U.S Air Force sink an old Navy ship as part of RIMPAC

The USS Dubuque went down on July 11 after being hammered by missile and cannon fire from helicopters and an AC-130J gunship.

Vincent Hancock competes in the Skeet men's Final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on August 3, 2024. (photo by Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)
News

Army veteran wins fourth Olympics gold medal in skeet shooting

Former Army sergeant Vincent Hancock took home the gold after defeating his own student.

defense secretary lloyd austin
News

Defense Secretary Austin rejects 9/11 plotters’ plea deal

The sudden reversal comes only two days after the Pentagon announced the agreement.

Air Force fires commander of Ellsworth B-1B unit after crash report finds “culture of noncompliance”
Air Force

Air Force fires commander of Ellsworth B-1B unit after crash report finds “culture of noncompliance”

Col. Mark Kimball was relieved of command a week after a scathing accident report found a "culture of noncompliance" on the base.

Paul Bucha, Medal of Honor recipient in fierce jungle battle, dies at 80
Vietnam War

Paul Bucha, Medal of Honor recipient in fierce jungle battle, dies at 80

"If you have your choice of company commanders, you wouldn’t pick me,” Bucha told his men. “But if I had my choice of soldiers, I’d pick you."

USS Abraham Lincoln
News

US military sending more planes and ships to Middle East

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered that a fighter squadron, destroyers, and an aircraft carrier strike group deploy to the Middle East.

DPAA investigation team traversing the mountain side of the former Lima Site 85.
Military Life

Inside the recovery of MIA Americans from a secret jungle base

A team trained at the U.S Marine Mountain Warfare Training Center to prepare for their search for missing Americans

Beirut Marines
Marine Corps

Beirut Marines reflect on death of Hezbollah leader who planned 1983 attack

Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah leader who planned the 1983 attack on a in Beirut that killed 241 US service members, was recently killed by an Israeli airstrike.

Army Reserve Sgt. Dustin Nelson, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist and native of Cleveland, Georgia, assigned to the 327th Chemical Company, 92nd Chemical Battalion, 415th Chemical Brigade, 76th Operational Response Command stands on top of a vehicle and waits for his unit to begin a chemical decontamination mission at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, June 19 during Operation Desert Dragon. More than 500 Army Reserve Soldiers from around the country are conducting a variety of specialized training at the base focused on honing Soldiers chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) skill sets and obtaining unit validation as part of a three-week annual exercise known as Operation Desert Dragon. The exercise is designed to be the premiere CBRN validation event for Army Reserve units, and serve as the culminating training event for premobilization and top tier priority units. (Official U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent C. Powell)
Army

Two soldiers killed in Iraq in separate ‘non-combat’ incidents

Army officials said the events were "unrelated" and are under investigation.

Army marksmanship instructor wins Olympic medal in rifle event
Army

Army marksmanship instructor wins Olympic medal in rifle event

Sgt. Sagen Maddalena shot so clean in the event, the armory may take her rifle back on the first try.

U.S. Army MH-60M helicopters, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), land on the USS John L. Canley (ESB 6), a U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base ship
Military Life

Top U.S. special ops units held a major exercise off Alaska, 45 miles from Russia

Polar Dagger brought several top special ops units from the Army, Air Force and Navy to a small Alaskan island closer to Russia than the U.S. mainland.

Florida National Guardsmen of the 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, fire a round from an M777 Howitzer, May 23, 2021, at Eugen Kvaternik Military Training Area in Slunj, Croatia. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (By Sgt. Joshua Oh)
Afghanistan War

Artillery, infantry and all enlisted troops face higher risks of suicide

Across all of the military, suicide rates between 2011 and 2022 were far greatest among enlisted troops than officers, the Pentagon said in its report.

CV-22B Osprey
Air Force

An Osprey crash in Japan was due to ‘catastrophic’ gearbox failure, Air Force report finds

An Air Force investigation found that worn parts were to blame for the crash, not the clutch failure seen in other Osprey crashes.