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Image: U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 10, 2026) A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike, Jan. 10, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo)

US, Jordanian air forces conduct dozens of airstrikes in Syria against ISIS

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted 40 Minutes Ago

Image: The Air Force Warfare center D.C. Air National Guard pilots with the 121st Fighter Squadron launch out on Aug. 8, 2025 in Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Bamboo Eagle is a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center exercise that builds upon the tactical expertise exercised in Red Flag and presents participants with opportunities to overcome challenges associated with mission generation and command and control in a contested environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Filzen)

Air Force plans for new electronic warfare squadron to aid combat training

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted 2 Hours Ago

An Air Force uniform with the job tab "CYBER."

Air Force brings back job patches, which were banned for some reason

Posted 23 Hours Ago

Jose Martinez says he was detained by immigration agents who burst into his room on a cruise after mistaking him for someone with the same name.

Veteran says he was seized by immigration agents on cruise in case of mistaken identity

By Patty Nieberg

Posted Yesterday

Women who have served in combat arms jobs say a new Pentagon review of their "effectiveness" is the latest example of doubts they've faced their whole careers.

Women in ground combat jobs say they prove their ‘effectiveness’ every day

By Patty Nieberg

Posted Yesterday

Exercise Sourdough 2025

‘Exercise Sourdough’ — How the Air Force turned San Francisco into an urban evasion course

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 8, 2026

The Navy has released a video that shows the FF(X) frigate’s proposed design.

Here’s why the Navy is planning to turn a Coast Guard cutter into a frigate

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 8, 2026

Pilots from 1st Battalion, 189th General Support Aviation Battalion, with pilots from New York, Delaware and Montana, now under the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, land during a deck landing qualification with UH-60 Blackhawks on the USS New Orleans (LPD-18) on Jan. 23, 2014, somewhere in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Army aviation assets and the U.S. Navy conduct joint-service littoral (near shore) training missions to build familiarity with each other's equipment and procedures. The 42nd CAB, N.Y. Army National Guard, is currently deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

National Guard pilot admits to landing Black Hawk helicopter to pick up elk antlers

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

Space Force Home Burned Down

Married Space Force officers lose home after fire and burglary

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

A photo of the prototype for the Army's M1E3.

These are the first photos of the Army’s M1E3 Abrams prototype

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

Operation Absolute Resolve

Here’s what we know in the wake of Operation Absolute Resolve (and what we don’t)

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Friedman with the Air Force Legal Operations Agency, left, Tech. Sgt. Joshua Skinner with the 601st Air Operations Center, and Capt. Kyle Imhoff with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, right, run on the fitness track at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 8, 2020. The Tyndall Focus 5/6 group organized a running event where runners tracked miles during the month of August. The top three runners were recognized and included Skinner with 348 miles, Friedman with 356 miles, and Imhoff with 366 miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Magen M. Reeves)

Airmen can now swap out the 2-mile run on both yearly fitness tests

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 6, 2026

Frontline medical workers wait in line to receive the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 at the Virginia Hospital Center on December 16, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 1,950 of the hospital’s employees will be vaccinated over the next 4 days as the COVID-19 vaccine begins widespread distribution in the United States this week. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Federal watchdog reports ‘suicide hazards’ at VA hospitals

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 6, 2026

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alexandra Cahall, a combat marksmanship coach assigned to 25th Marine Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, fires a rifle during an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian Soldiers during Intrepid Maven 25.1 in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 29, 2024. The second iteration of this exchange between U.S. and Jordanian female engagement teams was nested in Intrepid Maven 25.1 and represents a step forward in strengthening military cooperation and promoting Women, Peace, and Security initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)

Pentagon orders review on ‘effectiveness’ of women in combat arms jobs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 6, 2026

CORONADO, Calif. (Aug. 12, 2024) A Special Warfare Combat Crewman (SWCC) instructor motivates SWCC candidates before the conditioning run evolution of Alpha Phase at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet's reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex Kerska)

Here is the Navy’s new fitness test for SEALs and other combat jobs

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 6, 2026

The raid to capture Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro was a tactical success, but it also raises the possibility of strategic missteps, warn veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For some veterans, the specter of Iraq and Afghanistan looms over the Maduro raid

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 5, 2026