Mattis Wants Ground Combat Units to Be More Lethal in the Close Fight The U.S. Military's top leader has launched an effort to make ground forces deadlier in close combat.
Mattis: Pay, Maintenance, Training to Halt in Government Shutdown Military pay, maintenance, intel ops and Reserve training would essentially stop in a government shutdown.
Doctors' Group Protests Corps' Use of Live Animals for Trauma Training An organization of physicians who oppose cruelty to animals is asking for an investigation of two incidents in recent years.
US Troops to be Trained on Reporting Child Sex Abuse by Afghans The new policy will be aimed at the practice of "boy play," in which boys dance at parties and are passed around among...
Navy: Training for Surface Warfare Officers Is Failing Them at Sea In the space of 12 months, three Navy surface ships have collided with three civilian vessels and one has run aground.
Navy Aims to Change 'Myopic' Culture with New Pacific Watchdog Group The U.S. Pacific Fleet is creating a new group to ensure that no ship leaves port until it is trained and ready to do so.
Marine Grunts Will Train With F-35 Ahead of First Deployment Senior Marine Corps leaders hope the entry of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter into the fleet will change the way the force...
Civilians on the Battlefield: Actors of War Dubbed "COBs," for civilians on the battlefield, these "extras" have been roleplaying on U.S. military installations since...
Pentagon: Sequestration Would Again Reduce Annual Military Training Pentagon leaders would have to again slash funding for training across the military unless Capitol Hill blocks budget cuts...
Students Take the Wheel: Marines Train Pilots, Crew Chiefs Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 conducted a formation flight, confined area landings and an...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...