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Tech. Sgt. Mitchel Carroll, 96th Test Wing, assesses a Raptor Flight Airman during an open ranks inspection March 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Class 19 Charlie is in its fourth week of five of Airman Leadership School. ALS attendance is a mandatory step in becoming an Air Force non-commissioned officer. More than 300 Airmen complete the course at Eglin each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Air Force

Uniform inspections and stricter shaving rules coming in renewed Air Force focus on ‘standards’

Airmen can expect universal uniform inspections and a crackdown on shaving in Air Combat Command, the service's largest branch.

osprey grounded
News

V-22 Osprey flights to stay limited until mid-2025

The tiltrotor V-22 returned to partial operations in March, but the military is still reviewing what led to fatal mishaps.

Rescued civilian sailors were airlifted by helicopter to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group on June 15.
Navy

Navy rescues merchant crew in the Red Sea, bombs Houthi sites as attacks continue

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group airlifted 24 civilians after their ship was heavily damaged by a Houthi drone.

gt. Maj. of the U.S. Army Michael R. Weimer salutes at the unveiled and renamed Sgt. Stout vehicle, previously the M-SHORAD. (photo by Christopher Kaufmann/U.S. Army)
Army

Army renames air defense system after Medal of Honor recipient

In Vietnam, Sgt. Mitchell Stout gave his life protecting soldiers from a grenade. Now the Army renamed the M-SHORAD system after him.

TOPSHOT - Residents queue for vaccination in Marikina City, suburban Manila on August 6, 2021, as authorities imposed another lockdown to slow the spread of the hyper-contagious Delta variant and ease pressure on hospitals while trying to avoid crushing economic activity. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) (Photo by TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images)
Indo-Pacific

Pentagon defends anti-vaccine disinformation program in the Philippines

The military set up hundreds of fake social media accounts that sowed doubt about Chinese efforts to fight COVID-19 in the country.

Cmdr. David Ruhlig (center) assuming command of Coast Guard Station New York in July 2021. (photo by Daniel Henry/U.S. Coast Guard)
Coast Guard

Coast Guard fires commander of its biggest station

Cmdr. David Ruhlig was relieved of command of Coast Guard Station New York on June 3.

Alaska rescue
Air Force

Alaska Air Guard crews rescue six survivors of remote plane crash

A small float plane crashed in heavy woods near Lake Clark, a remote National Park that can only be reached by air.

Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Brian Schwenk
Marine Corps

Court-martial set in shooting death of Lance Corporal who was ‘born to be a Marine’

Lance Cpl. Austin Brian Schwenk was killed on Oct. 18, 2023 at Camp Lejeune. Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp’s trial is scheduled for November.

Marine sticking his hand in a fire ant hill.
Culture

Marine sticks his hand in fire ant hill, because Marines gonna Marine

The average person may not picture an ant as a Marine’s ultimate challenger, but one Marine chose fire ants as a means to test his pain response — or so it seems. 

Two soldiers grappling during MACP training.
Active Duty

Everything you need to know about the Modern Army Combatives Program

The Modern Army Combatives Program teaches soldiers the fundamentals of fighting hand to hand, but it’s not an advanced block of instruction. Soldiers will need to continue honing their hand-to-hand.

Russian navy in Cuba
Navy

Navy dispatches ships and planes as Russian ships arrive in Cuba

Three U.S. Navy destroyers and a P-8 sub-hunting aircraft were shadowing a Russian flotilla arriving in Havana, Cuba.

sexual assault in army audit
Army

Army undercounted 4,000 domestic abuse cases, according to audit

The two databases that track domestic abuse in the Army missed close to 4,000 cases, leading to less prevention and repeat offenders.

navy rescue swimmer
Navy

A Navy rescue swimmer died while training to rejoin the fleet

A Navy rescue swimmer who had served a tour as a recruiter died at Naval Air Station Jacksonville while training to re-qualify for the specialized duty.

Understanding your home equity

Understanding your home equity

Common Tips for Savvy Homeowners from Navy Federal Credit Union.

VA enrolls record number of women veterans in healthcare
News

VA enrolls record number of women veterans in healthcare

More than 53,000 women veterans – a record number – enrolled in healthcare from the Department of Veterans Affairs since May 2023.

Things to do before walking into the car dealership

Things to do before walking into the car dealership

Don’t let them catch you unprepared.

The old white tees the Marines were issued in the early 1940s were quickly switched to "Marine Green" tee shirts by 1944.
World War II

A brief history of the Marine Corps’ green skivvy t-shirts since WWII

Wearing a white t-shirt in an area full of lush jungles didn't make sense to Marines fighting in the Pacific during World War II. So they changed colors.

Coast Guard 2024
Coast Guard

Coast Guard Academy official says leaders sabotaged reports of sexual assault

U.S. Senators demanded answers from Coast Guard officials as the official charged with responding to reports of sexual assault at the Coast Guard Academy said leaders sabotaged her role.

MRI scan army tbi
Culture

HunterSeven talked me into getting a cancer screening – I’m glad I went

I knew something was wrong since I left the Army, but my doctors said I was fine. I was frustrated and without hope — then HunterSeven stepped in.

colombia U.S. soldiers kidnapped
Army

Man who kidnapped U.S. Army soldiers from Colombia bar gets 48-year sentence

Two U.S. soldiers were partying in Bogota when a Colombian man and two accomplices spiked their drinks and kidnapped them when they became incapacitated.