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Marine Corps

US Marine, 3 Pentagon contractors die in Philippines plane crash

An American service member and three Pentagon contractors died after an aircraft went down in the Philippines Thursday, officials said.

News

Two medications often prescribed together by the VA led to higher mortality risk, study finds

The study looked at VA data from 2007 to 2019 but included a caveat that changes to clinical guidelines for opioid prescriptions and benzodiazepine black box warnings have been implemented in more recent years.

Military Life

Fort Bliss gets a glimpse into the future with 3D-printed barracks

The 3D barracks project is one of the newest uses of the novel construction method.

Army

Trump takes credit for Army recruiting surge, but it started a year ago

The White House said a hot streak in new recruits was a response to President Donald Trump's election, but the Army has been making recruiting gains since last year.

Culture

Here’s what the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment looks for in candidates

“You can sit there and judge, day one, on who you think will or won't make it, but you're going to be surprised every time.”

News

After kicking six different medications, this veteran now studies ‘overmedication’ in VA care

Congress wants to know if “overmedication” of prescription drugs by VA doctors has been a factor in veteran suicides.

Air Force

The new secretary of Veterans Affairs is an Air Force chaplain and Iraq War veteran

Doug Collins was confirmed on Tuesday as the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. He served in the Navy in the 1990s before joining the Air Force after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Army

This new Army special ops fitness center is decked out like a pro sports gym

The Human Performance & Force Generation Training Center, or HP Forge, at Fort Liberty cost $43 million, includes 100 workout stations and a digital shooting range. But it's just for special ops students.

Army

Police arrest man for allegedly stealing 3 Humvees from Army Reserve Center

Police arrested Alfredo Reyes Jr., 40, who lives in the city of Orange, California, for the Jan. 8 theft of three Humvees from an Army Reserve Center.

Historical Figures

Tuskegee airman who notched three air-to-air victories in one day dies at 100

Harry Stewart Jr. recorded three air-to-air victories in one day as a World War II Tuskegee Airman and won the first-ever 'Top Gun' contest for military pilots.

Army

Marines, soldiers arrive at Guantanamo Bay for migrant ‘holding operations’

Approximately 500 Marines have been approved to mobilize to Guantanamo Bay and roughly 500 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division have been directed to mobilize to Texas to support operations on the southern border.

News

The Navy’s Future Sailor Prep Course was aimed at marginal recruits. It’s producing honor grads.

The Navy’s year-old prep course for recruits who fall below boot camp standards has seen over 90% of its graduates eventually pass boot camp, including six honor grads in six months.

Culture

The ‘gig line’ is back in the Air Force even if you didn’t know it ever left

The Air Force removed the definition of a “gig line” from its dress and appearance instruction in 2011. Now, it’s back. Officially.

News

Flooding damages multiple buildings at Walter Reed

The military hospital has moved some surgeries to other facilities and rescheduled or deferred more than 200 patient visits.

Africa

US carries out multiple airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia

The operation in northern Somalia are the largest declared military operation so far in Trump's second term.

Army

Army Black Hawk pilot killed in mid-air collision remembered as a ‘volunteer patriot’

Army Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, was in the top 20% of all ROTC cadets nationwide in her class and then served as an aviation officer from 2019 to 2025. She was assigned to the 12th Aviation Battalion.

Army

3rd Infantry Division identifies two soldiers killed in training accident

Spc. Jacob Mullen, 25, and Staff Sgt. Shelbe Butner, 28, died in a vehicle rollover at Fort Stewart on Thursday night.

News

Pentagon cancels Black History Month hours before it starts

"Identity Months Dead at DoD,” reads the Jan. 31 Defense Department memo.

News

Navy SEAL whose workout hospitalized Tufts University students lacked expertise, report says

24 of the participating 61 students developed rhabdomyolysis, with nine being hospitalized for the condition.

Army

Army identifies two of three Black Hawk crew members killed in collision with airliner

The Army identified two crew members from a mid-air collision over Washington, D.C. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, was a pilot and Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, a crew chief. A second pilot was not identified.