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Header: Lt. Col. Tyler Hiatt, 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron commander, briefs 90 MSFS Alpha Flight during guard mount before they trip out to the missile field at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Feb. 13, 2025. 90, 790, and 890 MSFS rotate tripping out to the missile field monthly to reside in a missile alert facility for a week, ensuring the constant security and protection of the Minuteman III - one of the nation’s most powerful strategic assets. Their 24/7/365 vigilance guarantees the Minuteman III weapon system remains secure, operational, and ready at a moment’s notice to uphold the U.S. nuclear deterrence mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mattison Cole)
Air Force

Air Force relieves security squadron commander at FE Warren

Lt. Col. Tyler Hiatt was removed from the 90th Missile Security Forces Squadron following disagreements with his commander and several deaths involving members of the unit.

Troops from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Special Operations and the US-led anti-jihadist coalition, take part in heavy-weaponry military exercises in the countryside of Deir Ezzor in northeastern Syria, on March 25, 2022. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Army

Two US soldiers killed in ambush in Syria

An ISIS gunman attacked an American delegation in Palmyra, Syria, killing the soldiers and an American interpreter and leaving more injured.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: Former Seattle Seahawks player and United States Army Green Beret Nate Boyer prepares to run an American flag onto the field before the Salute to Service game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants at Lumen Field on October 30, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks beat the Giants 27-13. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
Mandatory Fun

5 questions only a veteran would ask a Green Beret and former NFL player

Nate Boyer, a Special Forces veteran, NFL player and actor, talked football, MREs and more ahead of the Army-Navy game.

Navy PT Test
Navy

Sailors can expect to do fitness tests twice a year, says Navy’s top enlisted leader

“For the majority of our sailors outside of our combat arms ratings, it will be the PT test we take now. It will just be given twice a year.”

Marine Sgt. Derrick McMillian rescued a man who fell onto the subway tracks in Manhattan.
Marine Corps

Marine jumps down onto New York City subway tracks to save man

“I just didn’t want to be a bystander. I didn’t want to see this man die. So that was what was motivating me.”

Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point cheer on the Army football team at the 124th Army Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., Dec. 9, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)
Army

How about $0? — How Army and Navy football teams recruit against big money

Their on-field competitors might offer six-figures to play college football. Service academies must find recruits who want something more.

Space Force Tech Sgt. Garry Springle was issued a smart watch that led to doctors detecting a serious heart condition that would have been fatal.
Space Force

The Space Force issued him a smartwatch. It saved his life.

Space Force Tech Sgt. Garry Springle’s smartwatch allowed his doctors to detect a heart problem that would have killed him.

BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 10: A view of a patch on the uniform of Navy Midshipmen center Parker Wade (62) on December 10, 2016 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD. prior to the 119th Army Navy game. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Culture

The stories behind the unit patches at this year’s Army-Navy Game

One midshipman will honor a crew from the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, whose pilot had close ties to the Naval Academy.

FORT KNOX, Kentucky – U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants observe apprehensive and disoriented Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets experiencing their initial immersion into military order and discipline – also known as “Shark Week” – after a 4 a.m. wake-up call on their first day of Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 4, 2017. Task Force Wolf utilizes Army Reserve drill sergeants and training experts to develop future commissioned officers, with many of them choosing to serve in the Army Reserve. [U.S. Army photo by Army Capt. Loyal Auterson, U.S. Army Reserve Command-Public Affairs Office // RELEASED //]
Army

Drill sergeants accused of covering up sexual assault of trainees

Two Fort Leonard Wood drill sergeants are accused of sexual assault and face charges related to abusing their power with two trainees.

The updated USS Missouri returning from the Gulf War in 1991.
Ships

Could battleships really make a comeback?

Battleships once ruled the seas, but modern warfare made them obsolete. Could a modern concept bring them back?

A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, 508th Military Police Company, walks down the hallway at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., April 29, 2020. The National Guard is assisting the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in reopening a wing of the East Orange General Hospital in response to the COVID-19 relief effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
Army

Army OB-GYN doctor charged with making ‘indecent’ video recordings of patients

Maj. Blaine McGraw is facing charges for indecent viewing of patients while working as an OB-GYN at a Fort Hood, Texas hospital.

Front view of mother and father with son and daughter standing.

Hit reset and get your budget in order this New Year

Never a better time than now

U.S. Southern Command posted photos on social media of a Marine wearing a Jerusalem cross patch on their helmet. The photo was removed the military's image database because the patch violated uniform regulations.
Marine Corps

US Southern Command posts photo of Marine with ‘Jerusalem Cross’ patch

The command posted a photo of a Marine deployed to the Caribbean sporting a patch bearing the cross.

A cadet and football player from the United States Military Academy at West Point looks at a play on the field at the 124th Army Navy Game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA., Dec. 9, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)
News

More military academy football players could go pro under proposed rule

Under current law, three graduates from each service academy can try their hand at pro sports. A new law would make it five.

VA review website
News

Army vet who created ‘Yelp for the barracks’ makes website to review the VA

Rob Evans, creator of the Hots & Cots app, has built a new website that allows veterans to review the quality of care at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) maintain their proficiency on the Carl Gustaf 84mm Recoilless Rifle on a range at Fort Campbell, KY January 9, 2023. The Carl G is one of many anti-armor weapon systems that Scouts can effectively employ against a mounted threat. (U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Michael Eaddy)
News

New law could require ‘blast safety officers’ for military training

All of the services would have to designate blast safety officers to implement safe distances and rules for mitigating blast injuries during training.

Guardian Arena
Space Force

Space Force fitness contest combines sandbag tossing, satellite tracking

“There is no competition like it — one that requires lifting a 150-pound sandbag while your teammate calculates orbital flight patterns.”

Royce Williams
Korean War

Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor

After-action inspections found 263 bullet holes in his F9F-5 Panther.

Bush, Rumsfeld, Trump, Hegseth
Analysis

As Congress tries to claw back power, the president can still wage war unilaterally

As Congress attempts to repeal the 2002 Iraq War authorization, a combination of inertia and existing war powers may make the move irrelevant.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, reload an M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer during a rehearsal for the 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Red Beach combat town, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Oct. 17, 2025. The 250th Amphibious Capabilities Demonstration at Camp Pendleton marks the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday and America’s Semiquincentennial. The live-fire event highlights the Navy-Marine Corps team’s ability to integrate across air, land, and sea, showcasing the Corps’ enduring role as America’s force in-readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)
Artillery

Tube artillery isn’t dead, but it’s changing

News of tube artillery’s death has been greatly exaggerated.