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Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter
Marine Corps

Marine Corps helicopter found, search underway for 5 Marines aboard

Marines relying more on aging CH-53Es amid MV-22B Osprey stand down.

Forging Connections: USPTO’s Debut at the Military Influencer Conference 2023

Forging Connections: USPTO’s Debut at the Military Influencer Conference 2023

Celebrating military businesses.

Ukraine
Army

Army veteran felt he was chosen by God to help children in Ukraine

“His two children, they’re 6 and 8, and they can be proud of their dad.”

battlefield pain solutions
Opinion

The US military still lacks a safe and effective battlefield pain solution

Few battlefield pain management advances have been made since the Civil War.

taylor swift bracelet army rangers
Culture

Two Army Rangers made the bracelet Taylor Swift wore at AFC Championship game

The two Ranger's idea to start a jewelry company was born in Afghanistan.

captain fired uss howard
Navy

Navy fires captain of a destroyer for ‘loss of confidence’

Cameron Dennis, who joined the Navy in 1993 as an enlisted sailor, is the second captain of the USS Howard to be relieved in six months.

Army eyes remote maintenance after Ukraine success
Army

Army eyes remote maintenance after Ukraine success

American troops have helped Ukrainian forces with telemaintenance for 155 mm howitzers, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and Javelin anti-tank weapons.

Army Lt. Col. Jacob J. Sweatland
Army

Army officer gets reprimand for secret camera in dressing room

Army Lt. Col. Jacob J. Sweatland reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.

US says strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen are just “the beginning” as Baghdad criticizes bombings
Middle East

US says strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen are just “the beginning” as Baghdad criticizes bombings

"...Iraq further emphasized its rejection to be a ground for settling scores between rival countries..."

Ukraine is getting a new long-range bomb before the US
Ukraine

Ukraine is getting a new long-range bomb before the US

The new Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs will be used in combat for the first time by Kyiv.

Police find rocket from nuclear missile in Washington home
News

Police find rocket from nuclear missile in Washington home

The AIR-2 Genie was meant to carry nuclear warheads. Somehow one ended up inert in Bellevue.

US, Britain hit Yemen’s capital in latest attack against Houthis [Updated]
Navy

US, Britain hit Yemen’s capital in latest attack against Houthis [Updated]

The attacks come a day after American forces hit several sites in Syria and Iraq.

B-1Bs Lancer bomber payload upgrade
Middle East

US forces hit more than 80 targets in Iraq and Syria

The attack utilized B-1 bombers launched from the United States.

farm paratrooper
Army

When a veteran lost his farm, fellow paratroopers came to the rescue

Brian Floyd began saving for his dream farm as an 18-year-old enlisted soldier.

Joe Kent Travis Denman Army Ranger Special Forces
Culture

What’s the difference between Army Rangers and Green Berets?

It’s more than just the color of their beret.

rudd identified battle of the bulge
Army

A soldier lost at the Battle of the Bulge returns home to Texas

A six-year effort to identify Robert Rudd's remains ended with his final burial on Fort Cavazos.

space force ISS
Space Force

Space Force will launch its first Guardian into orbit this year

Space Force Col. Nick Hague will launch into space as part of a NASA mission to the International Space Station.

Special Forces green berets books
Culture

The 5 best books about Special Forces — according to Green Berets

Green Berets know a thing or two about what makes a good story.

posthumously promoted
Army

Two of the soldiers killed in Jordan drone attack were posthumously promoted to sergeant

A drone attack in Jordan injured 41 soldiers from National Guard units from 4 states. Two Reserve soldiers killed in the attack were posthumously promoted to sergeant.

Senior enlisted leaders tell Congress that Pentagon should learn from civilian world
Active Duty

Senior enlisted leaders tell Congress that Pentagon should learn from civilian world

Senior enlisted leaders told Congress that the military needs to take lessons from the civilian world in its approach to quality of life issues like competitive pay and childcare.