How a government shutdown will affect veterans
Veterans should prepare for some services to be cut until the shutdown ends.
Navy officers involved in 2021 Pearl Harbor fuel spill get written reprimands instead of firing or suspension
The Navy is issuing written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021. But it is not firing, suspending, docking the pay or reducing the rank of anyone for the incident.
American soldier who crossed into North Korea returns to US, video appears to show
Pvt. Travis King appeared to walk off a plane in San Antonio, Texas, early Thursday. King ran into the North while on a civilian tour of a border village on July 18. He had served in South Korea.
U.S. solider expelled from North Korea
The American solider who crossed into North Korea is now in U.S custody. Private Travis King ran across the border while on a civilian tour of a South Korea border town.
Troops plagued by filthy conditions, squatters in military barracks: report
Service members have been forced to live in buildings with problems ranging from pests to toxic waste.
Los Alamos, atomic bomb birthplace, braces for its most significant mission since Manhattan Project
The mission calls for modernizing the arsenal with droves of new workers producing plutonium cores — key components for nuclear weapons.
F-35 pilot's 911 call: 'I'm not sure where the airplane is'
A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety.
Missing F-35: Debris field found in search for fighter jet, officials say
The crash site for a stealth fighter jet that went missing during the weekend after its pilot ejected has been located in rural South Carolina after the military asked the public for help finding an aircraft built to elude detection.
Officials break ground on Minnesota military museum
Officials broke ground on Sunday on a planned military museum at Camp Ripley in Minnesota.
Space Force sets new record with surprise satellite launch
The U.S. Space Force says it set a record for sending a satellite into space on short notice – just a 24-hour timeframe, instead of weeks or months – calling it a "major advancement" of its capabilities.
Artificial reef experiments aim to protect coastal military bases from hurricanes' massive waves, erosion
The project is constructing artificial reefs made from coral and oysters with the hopes of safeguarding military bases from storms.
Hundreds of military promotions on hold as Alabama senator demands end to abortion policy
Secretaries of the Navy, Air Force, and Army wrote an op-ed piece this week saying Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville's efforts were unfair to military leaders and a threat to national security.
Biden awards Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in Vietnam firefight
President Joe Biden has awarded the Medal of Honor to an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy — facing almost certain death.
Biden to present Medal of Honor to heroic Vietnam War-era Army Pilot Larry Taylor
As an Army first lieutenant and Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Larry Taylor flew hundreds of missions and saved countless lives.
Top prosecutors want compensation for people sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
An estimated half a million people lived within a 150-mile radius of the Trinity Test site in southern New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.
'St. Elmo's fire' seen in crazy Air Force video
An electrically charged sky gave U.S. Air Force pilots a rare light show while evacuating planes in Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia.
Minnesota State Fair vet gifted car
During Veteran’s Day at the Minnesota State Fair one fortunate veteran was gifted a car through the Military Warriors Support Foundation.
US military identifies Marine Corps pilot killed in jet crash near San Diego base
The U.S. military has identified the Marine Corps pilot who was killed when his combat jet crashed near a San Diego base during a training flight.
Former National Guard officer faces court-martial for assault, sexual harassment charges
A court-martial has been scheduled early next year for a New Hampshire National Guard officer who is expected to be charged with assault and sexual harassment, according to the U.S. Army.
8 US Marines remain in hospital after air crash killed 3 during drills in Australia
The aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday and left 20 injured. An investigation into the crash is ongoing.