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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aidan Smith, a rifleman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment and a native of Maine, fires an M32 grenade launcher during a live-fire shoot range as part of Exercise Chesapeake 25 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 1, 2025. Exercise Chesapeake 2025 was a bilateral U.S.–French naval exercise that underscored a commitment to interoperability, maritime readiness, and shared values. The exercise took place as the U.S. Marine Corps is celebrating 250 years of warfighting excellence and reflects the Marine Corps’ commitment to global partnerships and naval integration, enabling the force to rapidly respond to crises, deter adversaries, and reassure allies. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jack Labrador)

The Pentagon Rundown

Hegseth orders sweeping force structure changes for the military

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 9, 2025

Air Force Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine

Gen. Caine told wingman on 9/11: ‘Don’t shoot anybody. I’ll make the decision.’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 11, 2025

Pentagon Rundown

The Pentagon Rundown

Trump nixes Gaza deployments, but Forever Wars continue

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

Army Capt. Rebecca Lobach

Army Black Hawk pilot killed in mid-air collision remembered as a ‘volunteer patriot’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 1, 2025

The guided missile destroyer USS Spruance sails in front of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a transit of the Singapore Strait, Aug. 15, 2024.

The Pentagon Rundown

30,000 migrants to GITMO, drone sightings (re)explained, and more

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 31, 2025

army helicopters

No survivors expected after Army Black Hawk helicopter and passenger plane collide in DC

By Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jan 30, 2025

F-35 Crash investigations eject

Marines say crashed F-35B malfunctioned, but pilot didn’t need to eject

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Air Force engineer charged with cover up in Marine KC-130 crash that killed 16

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 11, 2024

Air Force Col. Mark Sletten readies a F-16 in 2015. (photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/U.S. Air Force)

Alaskan Command Director of Operations killed in plane crash

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 22, 2024