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Drill sergeants accused of sexual misconduct, abusing authority

Dec 12th: Two drill sergeants are facing possible court-martial after Army investigators found evidence that they abused their authority over trainees. Read more ▸

Pentagon leaders defend Trump’s mobilization of Guard in US cities

Dec 11th: Pentagon leaders faced members of Congress on Thursday for the first time since President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard in American cities. Read more ▸

Troops will see an average 4.2% boost in 2026 housing allowance

Dec 11th: Service members will see a 4.2% bump, on average, in their monthly Basic Allowance for Housing as of Jan. 1, defense officials announced Thursday. Read more ▸

70 commissaries will offer customers doorstep delivery within a month

Dec 11th: Here's the list of 70 commissaries that will have doorstep delivery service by Jan. 11. Read more ▸

A drone ‘war is more silent and more deadly’ — and America is behind

Dec 11th: If the U.S. is ever dragged into a large-scale war against an adversary like China or Iran, it will be ill-equipped for a drone-heavy background. Read more ▸

These Army-Navy game players would go on to receive the Medal of Honor

Dec 11th: Eleven cadets and midshipmen who played for their service academies would go on to receive the nation's highest award for valor. Read more ▸

House passes defense policy bill that pushes boat strike video release

Dec 11th: The NDAA would withhold 25% of Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth's travel budget until he sends lawmakers videos of controversial strikes on alleged drug boats. Read more ▸

81 women join Texas suit accusing Army gynecologist of secret filming

Dec 11th: Another 81 women have joined a Texas lawsuit accusing an Army gynecologist of secretly filming them during invasive examinations, court documents say. Read more ▸

Why Hitler declared war on the United States

Dec 11th: Was it an irrational act? Hardly. Pearl Harbor merely gave him the excuse he had long been seeking. Read more ▸

Trump-Erdogan ties are propelling F-35 talks with once-banned partner

Dec 11th: During Donald Trump’s first term, the U.S. removed NATO ally Turkey from the fighter program after Turkey purchased an air defense system from Russia. Read more ▸

Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along border

Dec 10th: The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations. Read more ▸

Congress to require greater oversight of military health restructuring

Dec 10th: The proposed defense authorization bill calls for more eyes on proposed modifications to military treatment facilities. Read more ▸

US has seized oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says

Dec 10th: Using U.S. forces to seize an oil tanker is unusual and marks the administration’s latest push to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Read more ▸

US Navy recovers helicopter, jet that crashed in South China Sea

Dec 10th: The service on Friday salvaged an F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk helicopter that crashed in the South China Sea on Oct. 26. Read more ▸

US Air Force instructor pilots have first T-7 in training milestone

Dec 10th: Now that Air Education and Training Command has its first T-7, the 99th Flying Training Squadron's instructor pilots will start getting familiar with it. Read more ▸

You can thank Theodore Roosevelt for the Army-Navy game

Dec 10th: Canceled by President Grover Cleveland. Restored by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt — the Army-Navy football game is in its 135th year. Read more ▸

Judge orders Trump to end Guard deployment in Los Angeles

Dec 10th: The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in LA and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled. Read more ▸

Army OB-GYN charged with secretly filming dozens at Fort Hood

Dec 10th: Maj. Blaine McGraw has been charged with four counts and 61 specifications for allegedly secretly filming women during medical exams. Read more ▸

The Army-Navy game that ‘stopped the war’

Dec 10th: The 1944 game delivered a brief respite from the far-flung battles across the globe, drawing attention back to a good, old-fashioned American rivalry. Read more ▸

US military flies 2 fighter jets over Gulf of Venezuela

Dec 09th: Public flight tracking websites showed a pair of U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jets fly over the Gulf on Tuesday. Read more ▸

Hegseth tells lawmakers he is weighing release of boat strike video

Dec 09th: Lawmakers are demanding a full accounting from DOD on the strikes that killed two people who were clinging to the wreckage of an initial strike. Read more ▸

Navy launches first information warfare squadron

Dec 09th: The U.S. Navy has activated its first information warfare squadron to leverage intelligence and cyber expertise for carrier strike group commanders. Read more ▸

US Air Force wants AI to power high-speed wargaming

Dec 09th: The Air Force wants a cloud-based, AI-powered “digital sandbox” as a hub to generate and run wargames at speeds of up 10,000 times faster than real time. Read more ▸

Navy pays homage to USS Constitution for this year’s Army-Navy uniform

Dec 09th: The uniforms pay homage to the service's original six frigate fleet, specifically the USS Constitution. Read more ▸

Army uniform honors 250th birthday for this year’s Army-Navy clash

Dec 09th: On the eve of America’s semiquincentennial, the U.S. Military Academy is honoring its forefathers as it faces off against the U.S. Naval Academy. Read more ▸

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