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Coast Guard pilot receives top flying honor for helicopter rescue
Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad and his crew braved bad weather and mechanical issues to save four people.
Special Forces soldier dies in non-combat incident at Eglin range
Sgt. Thomas Lazzaro was shot in a hunting accident on Sunday, Dec. 22.
The Coast Guard is building up its Arctic fleet
The service is working to quickly acquire and build new ice breakers to counter threats in the polar regions.
This tiny crossbow is the perfect Christmas gift for your favorite World War II Spy
This Christmas, get that spy in your family the one thing they don’t have: an OSS crossbow designed to be deadly and silent.
The Pearl Harbor movie scene that accidentally filmed a real plane crash
A scene in “Tora! Tora! Tora!,” the 1970 Pearl Harbor movie, sent stuntmen running for their lives during a real-life airplane crash.
More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
The Pentagon has admitted that at least 1,100 more US troops are deployed to Iraq and Syria than had been previously acknowledged.
A Marine’s disciplinary record from 100 years ago reveals rank-and-file life as much the same
A currently serving Marine discovered the disciplinary record for his great-grandfather, back when he was a sergeant in 1926.
Congress authorizes free Wi-Fi for troops in barracks
The approval comes three months after the Pentagon announced pilot programs to test out free broadband Internet across the military branches.
Navy shoots down its own F/A-18 in Red Sea fight
The two aviators were able to eject and were recovered safely.
Veteran suicides stayed at same level in 2022, despite efforts to reduce deaths
After spiking in 2021, the number of women veterans who killed themselves in 2022 dropped by nearly a quarter.
Space Force to deploy new jammers to yell at enemy satellites
In space, they apparently can hear screams.
Ospreys cleared to fly again in Navy and Air Force after inspections
The Marine Corps stopped flying its Ospreys for four days in early December but resumed flights soon after. The airplane's transmission has caused a series of deadly crashes.
That time the US military burned down one of its own bases with a ‘bat bomb’
Wild bats with napalm, what could go wrong?
Defense bill, subordinates may weigh in on officers’ promotions, drone drama and more military news
The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act is headed to the president’s desk and more military news from the past week.
Troops are skipping mental health treatment over privacy fears, report finds
Almost 90% of service members interviewed for the RAND report indicated they would limit what they share with mental health providers because of privacy concerns.
A government shutdown would mean pay delays for troops, including those in combat zones
U.S. troops, including those deployed to Syria, Iraq, Somalia and other countries, would not be paid for the duration of a government shutdown, but they’d still have to report for duty.
These tiny, Vietnam-era mini-grenades were known as ‘Hooch Poppers’
Also known as "golf ball grenades," they were small and good for clearing rooms, but not much else.
Marine astronaut says the space station is ‘luxurious’ compared to how Marines usually live
“At just over six months, I’m pretty sure it was the shortest of my deployments,” said Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jasmin Moghbeli.
Congress demands answers on low testosterone issues among special operators
A range of health issues in the special operations community caused by low testosterone, dubbed "Operator Syndrome," has drawn congressional attention.