Apr 03, 2020
The Navy is updating its urinalysis program to minimize exposure to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Unit commanders are allowed to pause or reduce collection if, at the discretion ...
Apr 03, 2020
The Air Force is easing up on hair length grooming standards for airmen to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Apr 03, 2020
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived in New York City on Monday morning, part of the military effort to respond to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 03, 2020
Twenty-three Air Force organizations and 1,840 billets with space-related missions are slated to transfer to the Space Force within the next three to six months, service officia ...
Apr 03, 2020
President Donald Trump said he will direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to postpone all debt collections and extend deadlines for benefits applications where possible in a ...
Apr 03, 2020
Even Marine Raiders are feeling the impact of COVID-19 as the elite special operations unit headquartered in state under a stay-at-home order is being forced to adjust training ...
Apr 03, 2020
The number of Guard troops mobilized in the effort to cope with the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow.
Apr 03, 2020
A Texas-based soldier said he moved out of his apartment near post and sent his car and belongings out-of-state, where his wife lives with their two children, in anticipation of ...
Apr 03, 2020
The Air Force is training medics to transport COVID-19 patients on military cargo aircraft, modifying a process that was originally used to carry patients with Ebola in 2014.
Apr 03, 2020
With more than 800 service members fighting coronavirus a month after the the first soldier in South Korea tested positive, the Defense Department is keeping a close eye on the ...
Apr 03, 2020
COVID-19 cases continue to soar in the military, outpacing the spread of coronavirus in the general U.S. population in the past 24 hours.
Apr 03, 2020
Construction at the Air Force’s Nigerien Air Base 201 might have violated federal law and skirted security standards, resulting in increased risks for troops operating at the ...
Apr 02, 2020
WASHINGTON — A $1.6 billion defensive ring around Guam. Millions in new military funding for partner nations. A billion dollars for increased stockpiles of long-range weapons.
Apr 02, 2020
When President Donald Trump authorized National Guard units to receive federal funds to pay for COVID-19 response, Guard leadership hailed the move as something that would incre ...
Apr 02, 2020
A pair of key Republican lawmakers want the Defense Department to start offering 24-hour child care services at military bases where alternate-shift workers are concentrated as ...
Apr 02, 2020
WASHINGTON — Boeing and the Air Force have finalized an agreement to fix the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker’s most serious technical problem, Defense News has learned from mu ...
Apr 02, 2020
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew Sunday from a military base in the country’s north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with neighboring I ...
Apr 02, 2020
Our government leaders are calling this a war. They say our response to COVID-19 is a fight — a battle we will eventually win. So I’m about to kiss my physician husband good ...
Mar 28, 2020
The Navy’s prized new super carrier was meant to be a symbol of American military might over the world’s oceans, but it is the ship’s toilets and plumbing system that are ...
Mar 28, 2020
Years-old images of barrel-chested Spanish Legion soldiers are making the rounds online, with scores of U.S. citizens enduring coronavirus-induced social distancing clamoring fo ...
Mar 28, 2020
Army Europe delivers some medical supplies and equipment to the Lombardy region of Italy to combat the coronavirus pandemic. (Army/Twitter)
Mar 28, 2020
The Army sent more than 800,000 former soldiers with medical training an email to gauge their interest in assisting with the coronavirus pandemic response, and received more tha ...
Mar 20, 2020
A Marine lance corporal was awarded the Navy’s highest award for non-combat valor for rescuing an elderly man who was being pulled out to sea by rip currents, according to 3rd ...
Mar 20, 2020
Citing aggressive measures taken to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, U.S. Forces-Korea, USFK, leadership lifted work restrictions Monday in the city of Cheonan — a p ...
Mar 20, 2020
STURGIS, S.D. — Arvid Meland stood at attention with an American flag fluttering over his right shoulder. He steeled his jaw and fixed his gaze on the flag-draped casket being ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Mar 20, 2020
The Military Times on Wednesday launched its annual Best for Vets: Employers survey, giving companies across the country an opportunity to be featured in this year’s rankings.
Mar 20, 2020
Emergency legislation to protect student veterans from losing their GI Bill benefits because of college closings related to the coronavirus outbreak is headed to the president ...
Mar 20, 2020
The Navy squad jumped from the flying blue battle bus and landed in a chaotic scene already unfolding on the island below.
Mar 14, 2020
NORFOLK, Va. — A 96-year-old war hero looked on as military officials commissioned a U.S. Navy warship in honor of the veteran, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient fro ...
Mar 14, 2020
WASHINGTON — Retired four-star Gen. Jack Keane received the nation’s highest civilian honor Tuesday at a White House ceremony hosted by President Donald Trump, who called th ...
Mar 14, 2020
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Families of people who died during military service would receive free access to national parks if Congress approves a proposal from two Maine lawmakers.
Mar 14, 2020
MANDALAY, Myanmar — The U.S. military on Thursday repatriated what may be the remains of service personnel who were lost in action in Myanmar during World War II.
Mar 14, 2020
The Navy will award more than three dozen military and civilian personnel for their bravery and selflessness during a deadly attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola by a Royal Sau ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Mar 08, 2020
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump will present the highest civilian honor he can bestow to retired four-star Gen. Jack Keane.
Mar 08, 2020
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin National Guard’s new leader took the oath of office Thursday, officially inheriting a command that was rocked by a scathing sexual assault scan ...
Mar 08, 2020
The Air Force on Wednesday renamed the building at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas used to train special warfare airmen in honor of Master Sgt. John Chapman, the Medal ...
Mar 08, 2020
The Air Force on Monday announced that Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe has been named the new pilot and commander for the F-35A Demonstration Team.
Mar 08, 2020
The Navy is in the process of selecting the first students to major in information technology, data science and engineering at the Naval Community College, part of a series of r ...
Mar 08, 2020
Sculptor Susan Norris has a long history of touching the hearts of others through her art, but recently, she took on a new project — one involving man’s best friend in every ...
Mar 08, 2020
A Green Beret who received the Medal of Honor in October has been promoted to the rank of sergeant major, 3rd Special Forces Group said in a news release.
Mar 08, 2020
RICHMOND, Va. — Growing up in Petersburg, Howard Baugh was always told he could not fly because of the color of his skin.
Mar 08, 2020
EVANSVILLE, Wyo. — In the end, Cpl. Ray Barela wasn’t alone.
Mar 08, 2020
From this weekend through the coming months, a handful of leathernecks will be competing for coveted spots on Team USA in their respective sports for the Summer Olympic Games se ...
Feb 29, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has officially started its search for a “flying car” able to speedily shuttle troops and equipment into war zones.
Feb 29, 2020
ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter will be known as the HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force secretary announced Thursday.
Feb 29, 2020
By the end of the 2020 carnival season, Marine Forces Reserve Band Drum Majors Staff Sgt. Keith Algeo and Sgt. Maria Dewey will have led eighteen Mardi Gras parades through the ...
Feb 29, 2020
Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger on Friday took to Twitter to announce his goal of having more female Marine officers attend the Corps’ grueling 13-week Infantry Officer Co ...
Feb 28, 2020
MADISON, Wis. — A brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force reserves who has more than 25 years of military experience will take over as commander of the Wisconsin National Guar ...
Feb 28, 2020
One of the Air Force’s core values is “service before self.” But that mentality could be jeopardizing airmen’s fitness readiness, according to one expert.
Feb 28, 2020
Marine veteran George E. Hood is no stranger to breaking world records for incredible fitness feats.
Feb 27, 2020
The number of airmen being promoted to senior master sergeant, as well as the selection rate, has dropped sharply in 2020.
Feb 27, 2020
An airman first class at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was busted down this month after he was discovered to have delivered himself of a withering barrage of urine directly in ...
Feb 27, 2020
WASHINGTON ― The head of U.S. Transportation Command is pushing the Air Force to rethink some of its controversial plans to retire some of its older aerial refueling aircraft, ...
Feb 27, 2020
The military has its eye on artificial intelligence solutions to everything from data analysis to surveillance, maintenance and medical care, but before the Defense Department m ...
Feb 27, 2020
A total of six people who were quarantined at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, are confirmed to have the coronavirus, according to new media reports.
Feb 27, 2020
The week-long reduction in violence deal hashed out between the Taliban and the U.S. appears to be holding up. Attacks have so far been significantly reduced, potentially leadin ...
Feb 27, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is requesting $364 million to conduct a division-sized exercise in the Indo-Pacific region in fiscal 2021, the service confirmed to Defense News.
Feb 27, 2020
The Army’s first female Green Beret is expected to graduate in a matter of weeks, according to unnamed military sources who spoke with the New York Times.
Feb 27, 2020
For the first time ever a service branch will conduct an enlistment ceremony from space — and Space Force has no involvement.
Feb 27, 2020
Cities across America are abuzz with the eco-friendly and traffic-ending powers of the bicycle. As localities continue to encourage the use of these manually-operated two-wheele ...
Feb 27, 2020
A 79-year-old Utah man recently swore his oath of enlistment, nearly six decades after he first joined the Army.
Feb 27, 2020
Just over a year ago, Kalashnikov Concern rolled out its newest blockbuster military product, the SVCh Chukavin, which will begin mass production and delivery to the Russian arm ...
Feb 27, 2020
A 19-year-old Arkansas man arrested in Arlington National Cemetery on Monday is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to face charges related to an alleged attempt to blow up a s ...
Feb 27, 2020
Children of U.S. military personnel living in South Korea, Japan, Italy, Bahrain and elsewhere are beginning to experience the disruption of routine caused by the burgeoning wor ...
Feb 27, 2020
A senior al-Shabab leader who plotted the attack against U.S. and Kenyan forces in Manda Bay, Kenya is dead — following a series of airstrikes in Somalia over the weekend, U.S ...
Feb 23, 2020
On the morning of Dec. 8, 2018, Marine Maj. William Easter was getting ready for a physical fitness run along the Sunabe Seawall and the East China Sea in Okinawa, Japan, when h ...
Feb 23, 2020
Twenty-six cadets in their final year at West Point are conducting bio-printing research that aims to create stem-cell laden bandages for burns in the field, bio-printed menisci ...
Feb 23, 2020
Sgt. Melissa Paul is a wrestler who has been fighting all her life.
Feb 15, 2020
PHOENIX — Arizona’s top National Guard officer is now the senior leader of a national group representing National Guard officers.
Feb 15, 2020
The Army already factored in the possibility of nepotism before it rolled out its new job assignment system for officers, three of the service’s generals overseeing personnel ...
Feb 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has an overarching concept for how it wants to use 3D printing and subtractive manufacturing, but now it must develop a process for using the capabi ...
Feb 15, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald, which was badly damaged in a 2017 collision off Japan that claimed the lives of seven sailors, is underway ...
Feb 15, 2020
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Army says three soldiers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries Wednesday when their plane had a landing mishap at a Georgia airfield.
Feb 15, 2020
Hunkered down behind a thick stone wall, the squad leader hears the rumble of tank treads ahead as a robot breacher plows through city street obstacles followed by its control v ...
Feb 15, 2020
In recent years, the Army has stationed more troops in Europe to balance against Russia and also increased temporary Pacific rotations, while the Marine Corps is throwing much o ...
Feb 15, 2020
Three Fort Drum, New York, soldiers have pleaded guilty to charges in connection with two gun store burglaries and now face up to 10 years in prison for the crimes.
Feb 15, 2020
The Pentagon has identified a soldier who died at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.
Feb 15, 2020
BRUSSELS — NATO is ready to expand its military training effort in Iraq, the alliance’s top civilian official said Wednesday, but the Iraqi government is not yet ready to ap ...
Feb 15, 2020
A shortage of women in the ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces has prompted new recruiting ideas that include adding shorter, tighter skirts, more stylish shoes, and cringe-worth ...
Feb 14, 2020
A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taking 21 middle and high school students with an interest in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics for an educational flight mad ...
Feb 14, 2020
The Air Force is extending the testing window for about 6,000 airmen in 18 career fields up for promotion to technical sergeant after an envelope of tests was lost in the mail e ...
Feb 14, 2020
A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber, assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, sits on the flight line, Oct 24, 2019. Consistent training and exercising valida ...
Feb 14, 2020
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is seeking to divert $3.8 billion, largely from its fiscal 2020 weapons procurement bud ...
Feb 14, 2020
Recent developments indicate the U.S. and the Taliban are nearing a breakthrough to end the 18-year long war but U.S. warplanes have not relented in keeping pressure on the mili ...
Feb 14, 2020
Let’s face it, if you’re reading this, you more than likely forgot that Valentine’s Day is here.
Feb 14, 2020
As the Defense Department announced Thursday that it would divert billions of dollars that were put in the Pentagon budget to support military operations and reprogram that to i ...
Feb 14, 2020
MUNICH ― Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday confirmed a U.S.-Taliban peace deal is “on the table,” and that it hinges on a seven-day reduction in violence ― a sign ...
Feb 14, 2020
On Feb. 9 a U.S. Navy warship boarded a small ship in the Arabian Sea and seized advanced weaponry including Iranian manufactured ani-tank guided missiles, U.S. military officia ...
Feb 14, 2020
Throughout our nation’s history we have witnessed countless examples of how quickly our troops will respond whenever and wherever they are needed.
Feb 14, 2020
SINGAPORE – The head of the Pacific Air Forces pointed to a need for tankers and airlifters distributed around the region to respond to crises, hours before the Pentagon annou ...
Feb 14, 2020
Despite reports U.S. troops could be reduced in Africa, U.S. Army Africa commander Maj. Gen. Roger L. Cloutier Jr. said African partners can remain confident the U.S. will not a ...
Feb 14, 2020
DAMASCUS — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded when government supporters attacked American troops and tried to block their way as their convoy drove through an army c ...
Feb 14, 2020
According to a solicitation posted to the federal government’s official contracts site, US Special Operations Command appears to be hunting around for new optics for its crew- ...
Feb 14, 2020
BRUSSELS, Belgium — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday he is looking to NATO allies for more help countering the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and in bolst ...
Feb 14, 2020
With clear marching orders from the Defense Department to turn focus to competitors like China and Russia, the U.S. special operations community is at an inflection point. Kicki ...
Feb 14, 2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there could be a U.S. agreement with the Taliban over the next ...
Feb 14, 2020
BRUSSELS — NATO countries are preparing to move more than 200 trainers working with the international force fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq to the military alliance ...
Feb 14, 2020
Veteran advocates and Democratic lawmakers are ramping up pressure on the Donald Trump administration to decide whether to add new illnesses to the list of diseases presumed lin ...
Feb 13, 2020
Stars and Stripes, an independent military newspaper for service members subsidized by the Pentagon, is at risk of losing all of its federal funding in fiscal year 2021.
Feb 13, 2020
For thousands of Afghan and Iraqi nationals who served as interpreters with the U.S. military, visa applications to gain permanent legal residence in the United States have lang ...
Feb 13, 2020
Over an seven-year period, the Air Force paid $17.7 million to a company to improve the MQ-9 Reaper’s ability to measure weather data, which it thought could have helped it tr ...
Feb 13, 2020
At a time of increasing concern about politicization of the military, the airman in charge of the official Twitter account for RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom has been coun ...
Feb 13, 2020
Talk about a rough patch.
Feb 11, 2020
Individuals close to a top Veterans Affairs official abruptly fired by Secretary Robert Wilkie this week are disputing department leaders’ assertions that the move was a munda ...
Feb 11, 2020
Ask any Marine about the Corps’ greatest snipers and a flurry of references to the legendary Gunnery Sgt. Carlos Hathcock are sure to flood the conversation. And yet it was an ...
Feb 11, 2020
More evacuees from Wuhan, China are headed toward U.S. military installations on Friday, according to the Pentagon.
Feb 11, 2020
Congressional officials are looking into whether Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie pursued his own investigation into House Veterans’ Committee staffer who alleged she ...
Feb 11, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American citizen has been kidnapped in Afghanistan by a Taliban-affiliated group, a U.S. official said Thursday, and authorities are working to rescue him.
Feb 01, 2020
Between his practice schedule and game time, Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has little time to spare. When the 24-year-old phenom does have a mi ...
Feb 01, 2020
ELGIN, Ill. — Hundreds of people attended a funeral service in suburban Chicago Wednesday for a former U.S. Air Force mechanic who became an “unclaimed veteran” when he di ...
Feb 01, 2020
Four Marines received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Tuesday for rescuing a mother and her two daughters near Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, in June 2018.
Feb 01, 2020
WEST FARGO, N.D. — An “Antiques Roadshow” guest in North Dakota was floored when he found out the current value of a Rolex watch he purchased while serving in the military ...
Feb 01, 2020
It will be at least a month before the 4.1 million newly eligible shoppers — such as all service-connected disabled veterans — will have access to the MyCommissary portal an ...
Feb 01, 2020
NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Norwich University, the nation’s oldest private military college, named an Air Force colonel as its next president on Tuesday.
Feb 01, 2020
The Iowa caucuses begin next week, and the discussion on veterans health care is getting a little … trippy.
Feb 01, 2020
It is official, the fittest unit in the Marine Corps is the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, based in Camp Pendleton, California, winning the Corps’ Superior Unit Physical Fitnes ...
Feb 01, 2020
You never know where inspiration may find you. As I was recapping the day’s activities with a teammate, we were unexpectedly invited into a room of legends to include one whos ...
Jan 30, 2020
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation officials say a 105-year-old woman who served in World War II and was Arizona’s longest-living veteran has died.
Jan 26, 2020
Air Education and Training Command completed a pilot program Tuesday that could pave the way for all basic military training students to use tablet devices instead of textbooks.
Jan 26, 2020
KABUL, Afghanistan — A drone attack carried out by U.S. forces earlier this month in western Afghanistan that apparently targeted a splinter Taliban group also killed at least ...
Jan 26, 2020
BAGHDAD — U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that sanctions on Iraq were still a possibility in a bilateral meeting with Iraq’s president Wednesday, the first since a U.S. d ...
Jan 26, 2020
President Trump said Wednesday that he didn’t consider the traumatic brain injuries reported by U.S. troops following an Iranian rocket attack to be serious.
Jan 26, 2020
The Pentagon will again make public the decisions of the boards responsible for reviewing the dismissals of military personnel seeking to upgrade their discharges or correct the ...
Jan 26, 2020
This is in response to Sunday’s commentary by First Liberty Institute’s Mike Berry, who deceptively omits that the real issue with these Bible verse dog tags is that they ha ...
Jan 26, 2020
When it comes to taxes, one of the most important things military members and spouses should remember is that there’s free, professional help available through the military. A ...
Jan 26, 2020
A man accused of committing war crimes as a Nazi-led unit commander has died at the age of 100, having never stood trial on any of the charges levied against him.
Jan 26, 2020
GREENBELT, Md. — A Virginia National Guard sergeant was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months of supervised probation for stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archi ...
Jan 26, 2020
NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. — Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is not backing down on potentially shifting U.S. forces out of Africa despite a week of negative reactions ...
Jan 22, 2020
Every week, Military Times publishes hundreds of photos that show how the news affects service members, veterans and their families. Of all of those photos, here are the top TEN ...
Jan 17, 2020
A 104-year-old Marine veteran is hoping to add to the memory collection on his bookshelf this year by asking the public near and far for Valentine’s Day cards.
Jan 17, 2020
After two years of intense training, Marine Maj. Jasmin Moghbeli became one of NASA’s newest astronauts Friday.
Jan 17, 2020
Air Force Gen. Jay Raymond acknowledged the importance of developing a unique service culture after he assumed the role of chief of space operations for the new sixth branch of ...
Jan 17, 2020
After a 10-year break in service, Staff Sgt. Monte L. Gould will have to report to basic combat training this June at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Jan 17, 2020
The Air Force will begin experimenting with the concept of a “no-fail,” or diagnostic, fitness assessment at Air Force Materiel Command units beginning Jan. 20.
Jan 17, 2020
Automation doesn’t mean soldiers will be replaced by machines, but it could mean they’ll be working alongside them in future conflicts, the Army’s chief of staff said Tues ...
Jan 10, 2020
Sept. 18, 2022 will mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Air Force as an independent military service, and preparations for a celebration are already underway. The s ...
Jan 10, 2020
A nearly two-decadeslong legal battle entered a new phase this week when a soldier received notice to return to his job with the U.S. Postal Service after being fired in 2000.
Jan 10, 2020
The F-35A Lightning II fighter wings at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah have reached “full warfighting capability,” the Air Force said Wednesday in a release.
Jan 10, 2020
Don’t fall for any text messages saying you’ve been selected for a military draft, U.S. Army Recruiting Command warned in an urgent news release Tuesday.
Jan 10, 2020
The Army is ready to put in whatever work it takes to no longer be the target of ad campaign mockery.
Jan 09, 2020
SAN DIEGO — Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter submitted his resignation Tuesday, one month after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, leaving vacant one of the GOP’s ...
Jan 09, 2020
In early November 2019 the commandant announced a series of changes to uniform regulations, including allowing male Marines to carry small black umbrellas in their service or dr ...
Jan 09, 2020
You have been marking time in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) or even the National Guard or the Army Reserves for almost a decade now. You have established a career, a family ...
Jan 09, 2020
President Donald Trump said Iran appears to be “standing down” after a missile attack on U.S. military facilities in Iraq on Tuesday, but warned that the regime still faces ...
Jan 09, 2020
A controversial Iraqi politician and Shia cleric said Wednesday that the crisis is over following ballistic missile strikes from Iran against U.S. troops in Iraq and a speech by ...
Jan 09, 2020
The Pentagon’s top military adviser believes that when Iran launched missiles at two Iraqi coalition bases on Tuesday night, they were looking for casualties.
Jan 09, 2020
Satellite images depict the damage al-Asad airbase suffered after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles targeting two Iraqi bases where U.S. troops are housed on Tu ...
Jan 09, 2020
With no apparent U.S. casualties and a prior attack warning from Iran, there is cautious optimism inside and outside the Pentagon that Iran’s missile barrage into Iraq Wednesd ...
Jan 09, 2020
WASHINGTON ― The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of war Wednesday, but some lawmakers were left with questions about the administration’s strategy toward Iran and ...
Jan 09, 2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s national security team knew that killing Iran’s most powerful general could hurt efforts to mop up and head off any revival of the Is ...
Jan 09, 2020
Prior to his death in 2015, renowned British author and neurologist Oliver Sacks penned an essay lamenting society’s limitless plunge into the personality-depriving depths of ...
Jan 09, 2020
You have been marking time in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) or even the National Guard or the Army Reserves for almost a decade now. You have established a career, a family ...
Jan 09, 2020
TEHRAN, Iran — A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s main airport, killing all onboard, state TV reported.
Jan 09, 2020
The Marine Corps is offering $30,000 bonuses for qualified aviators who agree to return to the active reserve component for three years in order to fill “critical aviation sho ...
Jan 05, 2020
As many as 20 percent of veterans who served in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Department of Vete ...
Jan 05, 2020
The Navy and Coast Guard in Hawaii rang in the New Year by teaming up to rescue a 69-year-old passenger from a cruise ship 210 miles northwest of Hilo.
Jan 05, 2020
National Guard troops deployed to the southern U.S. border for ongoing military assistance operations will have that time counted towards GI Bill benefits eligibility under a ne ...
Jan 05, 2020
You can’t swing a DD 214 these days without knocking over a half dozen veteran-owned T-shirt companies, but the newest to come on the scene has some baggage.
Jan 05, 2020
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Jan 02, 2020
A detachment of 100 Marines is deploying to Iraq to reinforce security at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after Iraqi protesters supportive of an Iran-backed Shiite militia attempte ...
Jan 02, 2020
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Conservation activists are pressing for the federal government to reexamine the effects of groundwater pumping at Fort Huachuca in southern Arizona.
Jan 02, 2020
PITTSBURGH — Federal authorities said Monday the remains of an American soldier killed during the Korean War have been accounted for and will be interred at Arlington National ...
Jan 01, 2020
A soldier serving in Afghanistan with the Nevada Army Guard has been granted a religious accommodation to grow a beard in accordance with a Norse pagan faith that traces its ori ...
Jan 01, 2020
In the quiet of the Friday before Christmas, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law. Of the many provisions in this whopping $738 billion ...
Jan 01, 2020
The U.S. military’s combat casualties in Afghanistan were the highest in five years, and Army service members bore the brunt of those losses.
Jan 01, 2020
Powerful political blocs within Iraq are describing Sunday’s U.S. strikes against an Iran-backed militia as a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty — once again raising concerns ...
Jan 01, 2020
Limits on VA-backed home loans for qualified buyers will be eliminated effective on Jan. 1, 2020 — due to changes in the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 passed in ...
Jan 01, 2020
A company recently selected as the winner of a program to create a “robotic mule” for troops to carry a squad’s worth of gear will have the next year to roll out the autom ...
Jan 01, 2020
Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group called Imam Ali Brigades launch rockets against Islamic State extremist positions during clashes in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) n ...
Jan 01, 2020
“1917” is unquestionably one of the most impressive and innovative war films ever made.
Jan 01, 2020
A U.S. Special Forces soldier who died in Afghanistan on Monday was seizing a Taliban weapons cache when he was killed, the U.S. military said Friday.
Jan 01, 2020
The Army Corps of Engineers has shut down border wall construction on sites in Arizona and San Diego following a federal judge’s Dec. 10 ruling, but that decision is not expec ...
Dec 31, 2019
The Defense Health Agency in 2020 will continue its expansive takeover of military hospitals and clinics, an effort jump-started in 2017 to standardize management and administra ...
Dec 31, 2019
Veterans Affairs officials are launching a new effort to reach out to recently separated troops to inform them about benefits and support services in an effort to ease transitio ...
Dec 31, 2019
ATLANTA — Two men have been kicked out of the Army National Guard after liberal activists uncovered their membership in a religious group with white supremacist ties.
Dec 31, 2019
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Dec 31, 2019
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — A U.S. Army sergeant in Mississippi has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, who was found shot to death in the home the couple shared with ...
Dec 31, 2019
SUMTER, S.C. — A Cold War-era M48 Patton tank has gotten a much-needed makeover and is back outside Patton Hall at a South Carolina Air Force base. Now it’s back on display ...
Dec 23, 2019
Before a chance meeting at a basketball game a few years ago, Vietnam veteran Mike Donnelly had never heard of the Quality of Life Plus Program. But that nonprofit organization ...
Dec 23, 2019
NAPAKIAK, Alaska — A school employee wearing a traditional pink Alaska Native smock called a kuspuk breezed through the hubbub in the cafeteria adorned with murals of purely A ...
Dec 23, 2019
Veteran households consistently outearn their non-veteran counterparts — a trend that has prevailed for nearly 40 years, according to a new report.
Dec 23, 2019
A new exhibit is coming to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture chronicling African American participation in World War I and how blacks c ...
Dec 22, 2019
BATON ROUGE, La. — The head of the Louisiana National Guard is retiring after 37 years in the military, including eight years as its top leader during the state’s response t ...
Dec 22, 2019
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Dec 22, 2019
National Guard troops deployed to the southern U.S. border for ongoing military assistance operations will have that time counted towards GI Bill benefits eligibility under a ne ...
Dec 22, 2019
The fiscal 2020 budget deal finalized by Congress on Thursday will give the Department of Veterans Affairs another hefty funding increase next year.
Dec 22, 2019
The final concept for a National Desert Storm Desert Shield War Memorial has been unveiled.
Dec 22, 2019
There’s no room for nerves in the cockpit of F/A-18 fighter jets, according to former Naval flight officer Caroline Johnson, who participated in combat missions flying over Af ...
Dec 22, 2019
The defense policy bill that is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk gives homeschooled students the green light to join their local Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Co ...
Dec 21, 2019
The Navy posthumously advanced two enlisted sailors killed by a Saudi gunman last week at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
Dec 20, 2019
F-35 pilots, better looking and stronger than Tom Cruise, according to President Trump.
Dec 15, 2019
SEAFORD, Del. — A National Guardsman who made friends with a stray cat in Afghanistan raised enough money to bring the feline home to Delaware.
Dec 15, 2019
Retired Chief Master Sgts. Robinson and Leenette Joseph know a thing or two about being a dual-military couple in the Air Force.
Dec 15, 2019
COLUMBIA, S.C. — There are eight tiny beds at Fort Jackson, far too small for any war fighter.
Dec 15, 2019
The Navy’s top personnel officer held out a faint glimmer of hope for many male sailors that the sea service might return to its hairy roots and allow them to grow beards, at ...
Dec 15, 2019
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Glenn Pitts lived a quiet life after World War II, but a friend’s tip led to the 94-year-old receiving the Legion of Honor for his part in liberating Fr ...
Dec 15, 2019
Approximately 1 percent of those who work in U.S. media are post-9/11 veterans, U.S. Census data shows.
Dec 15, 2019
Just hours after Under Armour and Navy unveiled the Midshipmen’s uniforms for Dec. 14′s Army-Navy game, the Black Knights, in partnership with Nike, released a set designed ...
Dec 15, 2019
The final concept for a National Desert Storm Desert Shield War Memorial has been unveiled.
Dec 14, 2019
Although Capitol Hill has fellowship programs for wounded warriors and veterans, there’s never been a fellowship program for Gold Star family members.
Until now.
Nov 26, 2019
When a home in western Nebraska was going up in flames earlier this month, two airmen from F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming stepped up and saved the family.
Nov 26, 2019
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Like many twins, the Markham brothers shared secrets. But most twins’ secrets probably don’t involve duping the United States military.
Nov 26, 2019
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Harold Stone wakes up every day and walks two miles. For most 95-year-olds this would be a difficult task. But no, not for Stone.
Nov 26, 2019
To get ready for raids and battles like the one that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, military dogs train to fight in the dark. See one working dog great ready to fight ...
Nov 25, 2019
The first female Marine has passed the Basic Reconnaissance Course and earned the 0321 reconnaissance Marine military occupational specialty, or MOS, the Marine Corps has confir ...
Nov 25, 2019
Army Gen. Gus Perna has been digging deep into details of privatized housing operations, working to fix problems like mold and rodent infestation that have plagued some families ...
Nov 25, 2019
Christmas is right around the corner.
Nov 25, 2019
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — In the unlikely setting of the world’s most populated military installation, amid all the regimented chaos, you’ll find the Endangered Species Act ...
Nov 19, 2019
A 69-year old Vietnam veteran was killed Nov. 10 when he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run.
Nov 19, 2019
It costs an average of $3,000 per year to pay for retired military working dogs medical expenses, according to Rep. Ron Wright.
Nov 19, 2019
Ever wanted to ask a 100-year-old World War II veteran anything?
Nov 19, 2019
Gen. Maryanne Miller, the head of Air Mobility Command, assumed command of AMC in September 2018. (Tech. Sgt. Jodi Martinez/Air Force)
Nov 16, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. — As boneyards go, this place is pretty lively.
Nov 16, 2019
The introduction of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber signaled a turning tide in the air war over Nazi-controlled Europe.
Nov 16, 2019
NATICK, Massachusetts – Researchers at an Army institute are more than halfway through a major study of what causes injuries in new recruits and what can be done about it.
Nov 16, 2019
Soldiers from U.S. Army Alaska on Thursday unveiled a memorial for two soldiers killed during a rotation to Afghanistan.
Nov 16, 2019
The Army’s recruiting arm released its new advertising campaign Saturday.
Nov 09, 2019
Veterans with iPhones can now view their Department of Veterans Affairs medical records through their phone’s Health app.
Nov 09, 2019
In a major step to address continuing funding shortfalls, officials at the Armed Forces Retirement Home have selected a team of Washington, D.C.-based real estate firms to devel ...
Nov 09, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The 178th Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard has its first female commander.
Nov 09, 2019
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger, as honorary grand marshal, will lead a contingent of Marines up New York City’s Fifth Avenue in the Big Apple’s 100th Veterans Day ...
Nov 09, 2019
Achieving the illustrious twin status of notable pairs like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen or Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito might seem a monumental task to some, but to mas ...
Nov 09, 2019
Former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Charles Krulak authorized Marines to play a select list of approved computer video games to help bolster decision-making and warfighting.
Nov 09, 2019
Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has covered conflict all over the world for more than 20 years, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Africa.
Nov 09, 2019
Remember, remember, the 11th of November, the veteran’s season for free stuff. I know of no reason, why this veteran’s season should ever be rebuffed.
Nov 09, 2019
Male Marines will now be allowed to carry small black umbrellas with their service or dress uniforms, the Marine Corps has confirmed.
Nov 04, 2019
President Donald Trump signs a memorandum on veterans' student loan debt following his speech at the AMVETS 75th National Convention in Louisville, Ky., on Aug. 21, 2019. (Susan ...
Nov 04, 2019
See a military dog train to fight in the dark
Nov 04, 2019
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service is recruiting spouses stationed at Royal Air Force Lakenheath who are also registered nurses in the U.S. to earn their U.K. nursin ...
Nov 04, 2019
With the Marine Corps’ 244th birthday quickly approaching, the commandant has released a long and winding video attempting to tie his vision for the Corps with the service’s ...
Nov 04, 2019
Back by popular demand, director Peter Jackson’s wildly successful documentary that brought the trenches of World War I to life is returning to theaters.
Nov 04, 2019
What does serving in the military have in common with racing horses?
Nov 04, 2019
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 concluded when it landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida on Oct. 27, 2019. (Jere ...
Nov 04, 2019
President Donald J. Trump awarded the nation’s highest combat medal to Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams during a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday.
Nov 04, 2019
The military working dog injured during the commando raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadii has achieved ultimate hero status.
Oct 28, 2019
Meet Airman 1st Class Daniel Kirwa, the Air Force’s fastest long distance runner.
Oct 28, 2019
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A program that trains and places service dogs with disabled military veterans has commissioned a statue of the late George H.W. Bush’s service dog f ...
Oct 28, 2019
Second Lt. Kirsten Cullinan has been named the Air Force’s 2019 Cadet of the Year — beating out more than 3,000 candidates for the award.
Oct 28, 2019
An Army study has confirmed a belief service members have known in their hearts — and intestines — to be true for generations: Living on a Meal, Ready-to-Eat diet contribute ...
Oct 28, 2019
Army Col. Drew Morgan’s list of accomplishments is extensive: graduate of West Point and member of the school’s title-winning parachute team; ER doctor; battalion surgeon fo ...
Oct 28, 2019
He’s back….. and he’s back even earlier for troops, retirees and families on 10 installations in the U.S.
Oct 28, 2019
NEW YORK — Sen. Martha McSally, the former Air Force A-10 pilot and Arizona Republican appointed to the seat once held by John McCain, has a book deal.
Oct 28, 2019
Much like the universe, the military’s affiliation with alien-related subject matter appears to be ever-expanding.
Oct 23, 2019
REGISTER BY OCT. 18
Oct 23, 2019
In a black and white 1954 photo, sailors mug during a beard contest while underway from Haiphong to Saigon, part of an American-led effort to evacuate refugees from North to Sou ...
Oct 23, 2019
Here’s the plan to get soldiers, Marines eating healthier
Oct 23, 2019
One of the men behind a Facebook page that has struck fear into the hearts of commanders everywhere came out from behind the screen during a panel Monday at the Army’s biggest ...
Oct 23, 2019
Doctors at Johns Hopkins have performed the first-ever full penis and scrotum transplant an a US military veteran maimed in an IED attack that also claimed both his legs.
Oct 21, 2019
ATLANTA — A black fighter pilot who fought for the French Foreign Legion during World War I was honored with a statue at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
Oct 21, 2019
Two new installments in an illustrated series spotlighting soldiers whose actions earned them the nation’s highest award for military valor is now available online.
Oct 21, 2019
An all-enlisted remotely piloted aircraft crew manned the RQ-4 Global Hawk out of Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates last month — signifying the first time a team ...
Oct 21, 2019
Before the 9/11 attacks, then Capt. Mark Nutsch never expected he would use horseback riding; a skill he learned growing up on a Kansas cattle ranch in battle.
Oct 21, 2019
It was all thanks to Caesar Civitella that I was dressed up in a monkey suit and mingling with a ballroom full of spooks.
Oct 14, 2019
Summer is barely over, but it’s time to start thinking about the holidays, especially when it comes to getting packages overseas in time for the troops.
Oct 14, 2019
CHICAGO — An Army veteran deported to Mexico after serving time in prison for a drug conviction became a U.S. citizen on Friday.
Oct 14, 2019
MADISON, Wis. — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will issue Wisconsin’s first pardons in nine years, invoking his constitutional power to grant clemency to four people.
Oct 14, 2019
Trump administration officials stormed the Keystone State’s Capitol Rotunda to announce the Navy’s next San Antonio-class warship will honor the city of Harrisburg.
Oct 14, 2019
The old adage of, “If it ain’t raining, we ain’t training,” could be in serious jeopardy...
Oct 14, 2019
Gen. Goldfein jams with Air Force band SuperSonic
Oct 14, 2019
Master Sgt. Matthew Williams will receive the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 6, 2008, while serving in Afghanistan.
Oct 14, 2019
This once young poolee who rushed a school shooter when his classroom was attacked has become a Marine.
Oct 07, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. ― The challenges of the future operating environment are happening now for the intelligence community, the Marine Corps’ top general for information says. And ...
Oct 07, 2019
The silent service spoke, and the Navy listened.
Oct 07, 2019
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A 94-year-old World War II veteran from Indiana has received France’s highest military honor for his wartime service.
Oct 07, 2019
CONCORD, N.H. — Serving up drinks at the American Legion post in Concord, Jeff Holland gets a little testy when the talk turns to smoking.
Oct 07, 2019
SARASOTA, Fla. — Most of the 2,000-plus people who gathered in the Florida heat Tuesday didn’t know Edward Pearson. They knew little, if anything, about the life of the 80-y ...
Oct 07, 2019
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio is opening a temporary display on wounded military working dogs featuring wooden dog sculptures, designed to highlight the serv ...
Oct 06, 2019
WEST POINT, N.Y. — The first woman to become a four-star general in the U.S. military will be honored with an award at West Point.
Oct 06, 2019
Tattoo parlor on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey (Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph ...
Oct 06, 2019
Meet Sgt. Yeager and Emmie, the two improvised explosive detection dogs who earned the K-9 Medal of Courage this month for their work supporting the Marine Corps in Iraq and Afg ...
Oct 06, 2019
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Oct 03, 2019
CHICAGO — An Army veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2018 arrived back in Chicago Tuesday for a final chance at becoming a U.S. citizen and living in the city he has called ...
Oct 03, 2019
A new Senate proposal would drop deadlines for adding dependents to the Post-9/11 GI Bill program, in opposition to current Defense Department plans. (Master Sgt. William Wisema ...
Oct 03, 2019
BREWSTER, Ohio — The remains of an Ohio soldier who died while a prisoner of war during the Korean War have arrived home for burial.
Oct 02, 2019
Chief Navy Counselor Grant Khanbalinov started posting videos on Reddit earlier this year, urging shipmates to seek help for depression and suicide. (Navy)
Oct 01, 2019
Spectators watch a mass parachute drop at Ginkel Heath, eastern Netherlands, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, as part of commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Market ...
Oct 01, 2019
The 40-foot self-propelled semi-submersible vessel carried an estimated 12,000 pounds of cocaine, plus four suspected drug smugglers.
Oct 01, 2019
Tess Gay grew up outside Washington, D.C., in a military family. She said she had a pleasant childhood growing up on a naval base where she was insulated from the nation’s fin ...
Sep 25, 2019
It’s a bizarre story that could not possibly happen to people from any other nation.
Sep 25, 2019
Jim Mattis’ favorite former press secretary, Sean Spicer, traded in briefing room for ballroom Monday night when he debuted on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” in too-tigh ...
Sep 24, 2019
Valerie Nessel, the widow of Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, holds up her late husband's Medal of Honor after receiving it from President Trump during a ceremony at the White ...
Sep 24, 2019
The Army has a new name for the training center that is the starting point for all soldiers going into Army medicine.
Sep 24, 2019
WASHINGTON — When 96-year-old Clarence Smoyer came to Washington Wednesday, he thought he was heading to the Pentagon to sign copies of “Spearhead,” a recent book detailin ...
Sep 24, 2019
WASHINGTON — It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the T-7A Red Hawk and it’s the name of the Air Force’s next-generation training jet, the Air Force’s top civilian anno ...
Sep 24, 2019
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone, destined to be the first carrier-launched autonomous unmanned aircraft integrated into the service’s strike ar ...
Sep 24, 2019
GROESBEEK, Netherlands — Jump by jump, 98-year-old D-Day veteran Tom Rice is nudging closer to his goal of leaping out of planes at age 100.
Sep 24, 2019
The Military Times has unveiled a new comprehensive job board that aims to connect veterans with thousands of job opportunities with employers seeking to hire people with milita ...
