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Army

A sharp-eyed Army jumpmaster stopped a potentially deadly accident, video shows

Thinking quickly on his feet and leaning into his training, a jumpmaster acting as the flight ‘safety’ grabbed a soldier whose static line had wrapped around his neck.

Air Force

Air Force shoots down Houthi drones launched at Navy carrier strike group

The attack on the Navy ships come a day after the USS Harry S. Truman and its support ships carried out several strikes inside Yemen.

Space Force

It’s official: Space Force wants laser weapons. 

Space Force is looking to expand its offensive capabilities with energy rays, jamming systems and more traditional weapons.

Middle East

US carries out first airstrikes on Yemen in months

The strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen comes after the group said it would restart attacks in the Red Sea following weeks of calm.

Iraq

US forces kill ISIS’s second in command in Iraq strike

The double-tap strike killed Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, who also served as ISIS's chief of global operations.

Humor

Behold this photo of a bunch of command sergeants major hating life

Of course it’s MPs.

Army

‘The air was on fire’ — Army captain recalls 2012 battle in Afghanistan

Army Capt. James McDaniel was initially dazed when a bomb exploded about 50 meters away from him. “It seemed like the air was on fire,” he said.

The Pentagon Rundown

Are the U.S. and Ukraine friends again? It’s complicated.

The United States has resumed providing military assistance and sharing intelligence with Ukraine after a disastrous Feb. 28 Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Marine Corps

New program helps Navy, Marine Corps moms with pregnancy and infant care

Navy and Marine Corps moms can get access to in-home visits from nurses trained to navigate barriers to accessing care that can come with military life.

News

Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans

The website for Arlington National Cemetery "unpublished" links to lists of notable graves, walking tours and educational material pertaining to Black, Hispanic and women veterans, as well as some Medal of Honor recipients.

History

Why Washington state used M60 tanks to prevent avalanches

As Fleetwood Mac taught us: If you fire an M60 tank's cannon at the snow-covered hills, an avalanche will bring it down.

Army

The Army wants to get the load soldiers carry down to 55 pounds

Army leaders say that the service’s new “squad as a system” approach to kitting our soldiers with less gadgets could cut down on the total gear infantrymen have to carry.

Air Force

Here are the latest military units deploying to the U.S.-Mexico border

About 590 soldiers from Army engineer units and 40 Air Force intelligence analysts are headed to the southern border. The timeline for the deployments is still being determined.

Career

Budget cuts force military recruit testing stations to close, reduce hours

Satellite locations offering the ASVAB, the initial enlistment test for potential recruits, have been forced to close and reduce their hours because of cuts to civilian travel.

Culture

The coolest part of this B-52 mission is its name: VIKING NEBULA

Two Air Force B-52H bombers took part in an exercise named VIKING NEBULA over Sweden, proving that U.S. military operation planners haven't completely lost their mission-naming mojo.

Army

More than 100 soldiers and families lost their belongings in fire near Fort Cavazos

On March 2, a fire engulfed a warehouse in Killeen, Texas, destroying about 120 shipments of household goods for soldiers and military families. Three soldiers lost their homes when an apartment building also burned down.

Coast Guard

How the Coast Guard responded to the DC aerial collision earlier this year

The Coast Guard response included nearly 300 personnel, 11 small boat stations and five cutters.

Marine Corps

Historic ‘China Marines’ battalion converts into latest Littoral Combat Team

1st Battalion, 4th Marines was established in 1911 and later assigned to Shanghai. The battalion surrendered with all U.S. troops in the Philippines in 1942 and was reborn from the 1st Raider Battalion in 1944.

Army

Army researchers want AI to help soldiers deliver anesthetics in battle

Researchers say the device will expand the number of medical personnel who can deliver pain management drugs on the future battlefield when resources are limited.

World War II

80 years ago the Allies found their bridge across the Rhine

The capture of the bridge at Remagen, a surprisingly intact path into Germany, helped U.S. troops hasten the end of World War II.