General Warns of Need to Boost Airlift Capacity The Air Force is working to upgrade its C-5 Galaxy fleet and keep its C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in key condition.
No 'Incompetence' or 'Bad Judgment' in Yemen Raid, Probe Finds A military fact-finding probe found no evidence of incompetence or poor planning in the Yemen raid in which a Navy SEAL died.
US Military Budget Cuts Stretching 'Screaming Eagles' to the Limit President Trump has pledged to rebuild units like the 101st and recently announced a $54 billion increase in defense spending...
Health Director: No Evidence Troop Obesity Hurts Readiness avy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono said she had no reason to believe rising percentages of obese troops are creating a readiness...
Sources: US Mounted Unsuccessful Hostage Rescue Mission in Afghanistan Sources said the operation killed seven enemy fighters, but when the firefight ended, there was no sign of the hostages.
Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous Returns Home, Interdicts $373M in Cocaine The crew of the Virginia Beach-based Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returned from a 55-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific...
Marine Corps Sends Pilots to Infantry Units to Strengthen Teamwork Marine Corps pilots are getting a chance to see how the ground-pounders live in a new immersive program.
Six Aircraft Carriers Underway Marks Milestone for Navy: Top Officer As of last week, Richardson said, the Navy had six carriers underway -- a development he called "a milestone."
These Unusual Ships Could Carry Marines Around Australia, Africa A new class of amphibious assault ships will support Marine Corps operations for the two continents.
Navy Submarines Arrive in Arctic for Ice Exercise 2016 The Los Angeles-class subs will perform a North Pole surfacing and conduct multiple arctic transits.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
