Marines say they hit recruiting goals
Data provided by the Corps shows that it has recruited 30,536 active duty and reserve enlisted Marines — just one person over its annual goal.
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WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unit
The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.
Here are some financial resources for troops if shutdown stops pay
From banks and credit unions to the military relief societies, help will be available.
Hegseth blasts ‘fat troops’ in rare gathering with military brass
Before hundreds of top brass, Hegseth pledged to create more fitness and grooming rules and encouraged commanders to quit if they don’t like his policies.
Gen. Wilsbach tapped to replace Allvin as Air Force chief
Wilsbach, an experienced fighter pilot with 40 years in uniform, was slated to retire before being tapped as the Air Force's next top general.
Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services
Veterans' health care and benefits processing won't be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.
Pentagon awards contract for newest F-35s
When combined with another F-35 deal from December 2024, the Pentagon will pay Lockheed Martin about $24.3 billion for the 18th and 19th lots of the jets.
Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100
Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who served overseas.
VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims
The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.
Pentagon calling up 200 Guard troops to deploy to Oregon
A lawsuit filed by Oregon officials accuses the administration of exceeding its executive powers and basing its actions on a “wildly hyperbolic pretext.”
Small defense firms warn shutdown will hurt industrial base
Small defense firms don't have as much cash flow to weather a shutdown, they said, and would be particularly hurt by a government closure.
Senator ‘alarmed’ about barracks privatization, seeks answers from DOD
Given the Defense Department's history with family housing privatization, the Pentagon should "move cautiously," one senator said.
A bullet struck his heart at Pearl Harbor. His widow just returned it.
After 84 years, the Japanese bullet that was once lodged in the heart of sailor Dean Darrow was returned to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum.
Trump says he will send troops to Portland
President Trump said he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.”
DOD needs to shore up help for troops with gambling problems, GAO says
More clarity is needed to define who's responsible for certain steps to prevent and treat gambling disorder among troops, government auditors said.
China remains No. 1 threat in space: Space Force general
China is catching up to the U.S. military’s space capabilities at an “incredible pace," said Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess.
How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfare
The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.
