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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act

New law could increase compensation for Gold Star families if it makes it through Senate

By Jeff Schogol

Posted 9 Hours Ago

GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 23, 2025) - Midshipman candidates from New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 1 march to their graduation ceremony at Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC) aboard Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, June 23. NSI is a physically demanding 2.5-week course that provides standardized basic military instruction to Midshipman candidates and supports their transition into the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). NROTC falls under Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), which is led by Rear Adm. Matthew Pottenburgh and headquartered aboard Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. NSTC oversees 98 percent of initial training for Navy enlisted and officer accessions, including RTC, Officer Training Command, and NROTC units at more than 160 colleges and universities. NSTC is also responsible for the Navy’s Citizen Development Program, which includes Navy National Defense Cadet Corps and Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps units globally. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Reymundo A. Villegas III)

Out of the 22 Navy officers just promoted to admiral, none were women

By Patty Nieberg, Matt White

Posted 11 Hours Ago

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during Operation Epic Fury, March 29, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

US forces strike Iranian boats, launch sites in Bandar Abbas

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 26, 2026

ALBANY, NY - MAY 20: The Grand Union flag covers a casket containing the remains of a Revolutionary War soldier during a dignified transfer from the State Museum to be taken by motorcade to Lake George Battlefield Park on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Albany, N.Y. Forty-four people believed to have been associated with the Continental Army were taken by motorcade to be buried at the Lake George Battlefield Park. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

Dozens of Revolutionary War soldiers laid to rest after 250 years

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 25, 2026

Military Police members with 89th Military Police, Fort Hood, Texas, receive a convoy brief June 4, 2018. They were assisting 504th Military Intelligence Brigade to complete a mission during a field training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa N. Lessard)

One dead, others wounded in shooting at Fort Hood recreation area

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 24, 2026

A US Marines MV-22B Osprey aircraft flies over the city on its way to the US Embassy, in Caracas, on May 23, 2026, during an air evacuation drill. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)

Marines stage mock evacuation at Venezuela embassy

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 24, 2026

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gregory K. Anderson, commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps, conducts the oath of enlistment for 64 future U.S. Soldiers during the 85th National Airborne Day celebration at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville, N.C., Aug. 16, 2025. This event commemorated paratroopers past and present, celebrating 85 years of U.S. airborne history with events at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum (ASOM).

Army reaches its recruiting goal several months early

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 23, 2026

The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sails on Panama Bay, in Panama City on March 30, 2026. The ship reached the country alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), as part of the multinational maritime cooperation exercises "Mares del Sur 2026." (Photo by HUGE PERALTA / AFP via Getty Images)

Nimitz carrier group arrives in Caribbean amid Cuba tensions

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 23, 2026

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Scott, assigned to 7th Army Training Command, observes candidates moving through a trench during the U.S. Army Europe and Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition in the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Grafenwoehr, Germany, Nov. 20, 2025. The USAREUR-AF EBST Competition held annually at 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area builds military readiness through realistic and challenging training scenarios, fosters military partnership and esprit des corps, and promotes NATO interoperability with Allied and Partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Markus Rauchenberger)

Unaccredited VA claims company charged veteran $21,000 in violation of federal law, judge rules

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 22, 2026

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Security Forces airman becomes first Air Force graduate of Army’s revived jungle school

Posted on May 22, 2026

U.S. Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fast rope training aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 14, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

Most military branches don’t ‘fully’ check if suicide prevention training works, watchdog finds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 22, 2026

Mace Veit, a private first class in the Nevada National Guard, graduated four prestigious Army school since January: Ranger, Airborne, Air Assault and Pathfinder.

19-year-old soldier completes Ranger, Airborne, Air Assault and Pathfinder schools

Posted on May 21, 2026

Maj. (Dr.) Erika Page receives the Hero of Military Medicine Award from Brig. Gen. Lance Raney (left), U.S. Army deputy surgeon general, and Joseph Caravalho, president and chief executive officer of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, May 7 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. The annual Heroes of Military Medicine awards recognize outstanding contributions by senior leaders, medical professionals, and civilians working in the Department of War.

Doctor recalls treating dozens after Tower 22 drone attack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 20, 2026

An OA-1K Skyraider II comes in for a landing on a dirt path July 10 on the Eglin Air Force Base, Florida range. The new Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft continues developmental testing with the 96th Test Wing and the U.S. Special Operations Command at Eglin. (Courtesy image)

Air Force now has 18 of its new Skyraider II ‘Swiss Army Knife’ aircraft, official says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 19, 2026

Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers assigned to the Growler Demo Team perform a capabilities demonstration during the Guardians of Freedom Airshow, Aug. 27, 2023, at the Lincoln Airport, Nebraska. Hosted by the Nebraska National Guard, Offutt Air Force Base, Lincoln Airport and the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the event provides the community with an opportunity to view the robust capabilities of U.S. military air power. The Growler Demo Team performs at air shows across the United States as part of the U.S. Navy Legacy Flight Team, designed to keep Naval Aviation’s ties to its proud heritage alive and viable. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jeremiah Johnson)

Fighter pilots say Growler crews’ safe ejections were a ‘miracle’

Posted on May 18, 2026

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, is honored with the sword during an Order of the Sword ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 14, 2026. The Order of the Sword is the highest honor and tribute noncommissioned officers can bestow upon an individual. Healy becomes the 18th person to receive the Air Force Reserve honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Erica Webster)

Air Force Reserve Command chief honored with massive sword

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 18, 2026