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The USS Indianapolis is the first Freedom-class littoral combat ship to be modified to fire Hellfire missiles meant to take out enemy drones and missiles.

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Matthew Lohmeier for undersecretary of the Department of the Air Force.

Manfredo Madrigal also allegedly mocked his ex-girlfriend, who was a witness in the case, as "still a failure" for a negative pregnancy test he discovered after hacking into her phone.

The Army Command Assessment Program, or CAP, involves having selection boards consider peer reviews when deciding if soldiers are ready for command.

This week brought a blizzard of military news, from Pete Hegseth’s defense secretary confirmation hearing to the top Marine general’s concerns over plans to move Marines to Guam.

Sarah M. Quemada was fired on Thursday “due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command.” No specific reason for her relief was given.

Pfc. McCallaster Foley, 20, from Iowa Falls, Iowa, was pronounced dead after a “non-training-related incident” at Fort Moore.

A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ raging fires.

A report on military compensation found that average pay across the enlisted and officer corps “continues to compare well” relative to the salaries of civilians with similar education and experience.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said that plans to move 4,000 Marines from Okinawa to Guam will put those forces far from where they are needed.

Maj. Michael Stockin, a doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, had pleaded guilty last week to abusing patients under the guise of medical exams.

"We don’t have beards, and you knew that coming in,” said Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith.

Democratic senators pressed Pete Hegseth on whether his past experience with veterans service groups qualified him to lead the Defense Department.

Dr. Frank Butler, a retired Navy SEAL doctor, was honored at the White House for his contributions to modern combat casualty care, which include standardizing tourniquet use across the military.

The two not-so-great Humvees have been recovered intact with nothing missing, but the up-armored variant stolen from an Army Reserve Center is still missing.

The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade has honed its ability to move a brigade-sized element via helicopter onto a target over 500 nautical miles in one night. 

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

How Rudyard Kipling’s “Boots” became a tool to build psychological fortitude.

The Navy's new amphibious transport dock ship will honor a fallen Marine, while two surveillance ships pay tribute to deep sea explorers.

U.S. Northern Command suspended the base-access program in the wake of the terror attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans.