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The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off the coast of Hawaii, July 26, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo/Arthurgwain L. Marquez)

Navy: Sailor Contacted Russians, Pleads Guilty to Espionage

According to Navy court documents, Kellogg, 26, was in contact with Sevmash, Russia's largest shipbuilding enterprise.

Body armor that apparently belonged to an American soldier during the Korean War was found at a site in the DMZ during a search in spring 2019. (COURTESY SOUTH KOREAN DEFENSE MINISTRY)

US Body Armor Found with Remains of Korean War Dead at DMZ

The search area known as Arrowhead Ridge, or Hill 281, was the site of fierce battles.

The Army's new prototype of the Army's Stryker vehicle armed with a 30mm cannon. Photo: Scout Warrior

Army Taps Five Firms to Study How to Mount 30mm Cannons on Strykers

The U.S. Army recently selected five defense firms to participate in a design study for mounting a 30mm cannon on a Stryker.

An AH-64E Apache helicopter takes off from its landing pad after arming and refueling during a rotation at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. (US Army photo/Andrew Ruiz)

Senate Panel Green-Lights More Money for Army Helos, New Auto Rifle

The SASAC approved defense spending bill provides dollars for Army helicopters and a weapon to replace the M249.

Here's What It's Like to Run a Carrier as the 'Top Gun' Sequel Films Onboard

Balancing filming with training meant adding another level of complication to operations aboard the carrier.

A sailor works on the bridge of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in May, 2019. (Amy Bushatz/Military.com)

Carrier Group Joins Exercise Northern Edge for the First Time in a Decade

The 12-day Exercise Northern Edge is the largest joint U.S. military training operation in the region.

Sailors and Marines man the rails on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), as they approach New York City for Fleet Week New York, May 22, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo/Ryan Seelbach)

Fleet Week Brings Navy, Marines and Coast Guard to New York

Nearly 3,000 members of the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard are expected in the city as part of the week-long affair.

Sgt. Nicholas Maxim, acting as a member of the opposing force, builds and launches a simulated drone swarm during Exercise Dynamic Front 18 at the Joint Multinational Simulation Center, Grafenwoehr, Germany, in March, 2018. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Kathleen V. Polanco, 7th Army Training Command)

Big Changes Coming to NTC: Drone Swarms, Communication Headaches

In addition to fighting an armored opposing force, BCTs will soon have to face a greater drone presence here.

In this April 9, 2019, photo, Pilot Tom Travis sits in the cockpit of the World War II troop carrier That's All, Brother during a stop in Birmingham, Ala. The C-47 aircraft, which led the main Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, is returning to the continent to participate in events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

WWII Plane Rescued from Boneyard to Join D-Day Anniversary

"It's going to be historic, emotional," said pilot Tom Travis, who will fly That's All, Brother to Europe for the event.

Norway’s defense officials worry about the rising use of drones as melting Arctic ice opens up sea lanes. Here, sailors assigned to Commander, Task Group 56.1, launch an MK 18 MOD 2 unmanned underwater vehicle from a rigid-hull inflatable boat during Squadex 2016 in the Arabian Gulf on Aug. 2, 2016. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight)

Norway Worries Melting Arctic Ice Will Incite Drone Ops and Conflict

The drones could be programmed to "follow strategic assets," including Norwegian or ally submarines.

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Navy Lt. Kaylie Ludwig. (Photo courtesy of the Ludwig family)

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Navy officials have identified the woman who died aboard a ship during a port stop in Spain as Lt. Kaylie Ludwig.

The front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Officials say the benefits of a system giving veterans more say in their own health care outweigh any drawbacks.

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The Marine Corps insignia is visible behind Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller as he takes questions from reporters at the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign engravings on the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima), Nov. 21, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Courtland Savage from early in his training. (Courtesy Courtland Savage)

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The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.