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May 10th: The Marine Corps has made the combat instructor job a special duty assignment once more. Read more ▸
May 10th: Hyundai’s financing subsidiary agreed to pay $333,941 in a lawsuit involving active duty service members whose cars they repossessed. Read more ▸
May 10th: A summary of an investigation found a loss of situational awareness and poor procedural compliance led to the grounding. Read more ▸
May 10th: Chief Hospital Corpsman Daniel D. McCracken died during a non-combat related incident on May 6. Read more ▸
May 10th: The mother of a U.S. soldier being held in Russia on theft charges thinks her son was tricked into traveling to the country. Read more ▸
May 10th: When then-Sgt. Brett Meil saw a student inadvertently activate a grenade during infantry training, he covered him with his body and prepared to die. Read more ▸
May 10th: A new grant program will provide up to $500,000 to organizations helping veterans and spouses land post-military jobs. Read more ▸
May 10th: Aviators from a variety of platforms are eligible for big bucks if they opt to stay Navy. Read more ▸
May 09th: Family of Senior Airman Roger Fortson "remain adamant" that an Okaloosa County Sherriff's deputy had the wrong apartment when he was shot and killed May 3. Read more ▸
May 09th: Puppies from the group Warrior Canine Connection appeared on a live “puppy cam” to promote managing mental health care for veterans and others. Read more ▸
May 09th: A watchdog report criticized VA leaders for mistakes in handling $11 million in bonuses for senior department leaders. Read more ▸
May 09th: The new sniper rifle would replace two weapons currently in use. Read more ▸
May 09th: Marine aviator Harlan Chapman once spent 2,657 days in captivity before his release in 1973. The retired lieutenant colonel passed away Monday, May 6. Read more ▸
May 09th: The destroyer passed through the waterway between mainland China and Taiwan on Wednesday, less than two weeks before Taiwan's new president takes office. Read more ▸
May 09th: The first aid ship bound for the floating pier has departed even though the U.S. military has not yet installed the pier off the Gaza coastline. Read more ▸
May 09th: The device would work day or night as well as with existing night vision gear. Read more ▸
May 09th: Recent developments in DNA technology led to the conviction of a former soldier in a decades-old case. Read more ▸
May 09th: The soldiers are in stable condition, a division spokesperson confirmed. Read more ▸
May 09th: Whistleblowers told lawmakers that fewer than one-third of VA law enforcement personnel completed mandatory suicide prevention training last year. Read more ▸
May 09th: Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Michael O’Connell was the only sailor representing the Navy, and he represented the fleet well, besting his Army opponents. Read more ▸
May 08th: Roger Fortson was alone in his apartment Friday when a sheriff's deputy burst in and fatally shot him, an attorney for Fortson's family claims. Read more ▸
May 08th: Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven Jarheads MC members, testified on his request to reinstate his suspended license. Read more ▸
May 08th: The journey to getting the amphibious combat vehicle ready for overseas operations has been bumpy. Read more ▸
May 08th: The shipment was supposed to consist of thousands of 2,000- and 500-pound bombs, with U.S. concern being how the larger explosives could be used in Rafah. Read more ▸
May 08th: AP war correspondent Edward Kennedy landed the biggest scoop of his career — while simultaneously ruining it. Read more ▸
Prohibition on troops seeking redress for injuries sustained in service doesnt apply
An evaluation of the Defense Department and its law enforcement organizations has revealed a lack of an active shooter response and training standard, which officials worry may ultimately result in a delayed and uncoordinated response that could increase casualties at military installations.
ABOARD A C-40 MILITARY TRANSPORT JETHalfway through his tenure in charge of the National Guard, Army Gen. Daniel Hokansons quest to get all Guardsmen year-round health insurance has stalled.
An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
A Marine first sergeant was driving through a small North Carolina town when he encountered a man lying in a nearby field, bearing injuries after being hit by a car.
Paralympian and former Army platoon leader, 1st Lt. Melissa Stockwell, 42, deployed to Iraq in March 2004 with the 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, after enlisting two years earlier. But after just three weeks in Baghdad, her life would never be the same.
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) The Rhode Island National Guard has its first Black colonel.
In an excerpt released Aug. 8 by the New Yorker, authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser senior reporters for the New York Times and the New Yorker, respectively reveal shocking details from inside former President Donald Trumps relationship with top military brass.
WASHINGTON As telecom companies struggle to complete the transition to the fifth-generation, or 5G, mobile standard, the Pentagon is backing an effort focused on 6G research and technologies amid a military-wide push to modernize communications and connectivity.
