U.S. troops launched a major joint exercise in South Korea on Monday, just hours after a last-minute social media post from President Donald Trump that the annual event would be drastically curtailed.
The top two commanders of a special operations training wing in the New Mexico Air National Guard were removed from command on Aug. 14, state officials confirmed to Task & Purpose Monday. Col.
Air Force cargo planes began flying supplies into Colombia over the weekend, after a massive earthquake devastated large parts of the country and killed at least 285 people. U.S.
As the U.S. military works to develop tactics to defend against small and cheap one-way attack drones, one of the top commanders for U.S.
The top officer for U.S. Central Command visited the USS Abraham Lincoln on Saturday, as families of sailors onboard continue to report poor conditions and low morale. Adm.
Eight years after public location data on fitness apps such as Strava revealed U.S. troop locations and maps of bases, hundreds of service members in the Middle East are still sharing their...
The airman who died during a physical fitness test last year died as a result of sudden cardiac arrest and had no pre-existing conditions, the Air Force said in a new report.
The Army is temporarily halting all Apache helicopter training flights after two soldiers were killed in a crash this week.
The Navy is sending more mental health support to the USS Abraham Lincoln as it prepares to leave the Middle East, officials said.
The U.S. military reportedly plans to send another aircraft carrier to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea for nearly nine months.
The Army has identified two 1st Cavalry Division soldiers who died in an Apache helicopter crash earlier this week. The pilots were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T.
Department of Veterans Affairs researchers say they are embarking on what will be the largest study to assess whether GLP-1 semaglutide medications can help combat alcohol addictions.
Military officials are “actively addressing the state of the showers” at Camp Bullis, Texas, after a photo shared on social media appeared to show the floor of one of the base’s showers covered in...
Two crew members aboard an AH-64E Army Apache helicopter from Fort Hood, Texas, were killed when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, a Fort Hood news release says.
The Marine Corps has identified Pvt. Aiden Craig as the recruit who died on Aug. 5 after a medical emergency four days earlier during a physical fitness test at Camp Pendleton, California.
Navy officials said they have “not identified” an increase in suicidal ideation or attempts aboard an aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East — a statement that conflicts with media reports and..
Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, can now buy beer and hard seltzers from the base’s new dining hall, Army officials said. 42 Bistro at Fort Hood is the first of the Army’s new dining halls to offer...
Roughly 250 active duty soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, are currently assisting with efforts to battle a wildfire in Washington state that has burned almost 58,000 acres since it..
Soldiers at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, are getting new food options and meal plans since dining options around the base amount to what officials have dubbed a “food desert.
When he saw a car being engulfed by flames, Senior Airman Dalton Clark did not hesitate to act. Assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, Clark was driving in heavy traffic toward Hurlburt Field,..
The Navy and Marine Corps are curtailing when service members can file anonymous complaints alleging discrimination and harassment, a recent Navy-wide message says.
After a little over eight months, the USS Thomas Hudner pulled into its home port this weekend. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer returned to Naval Station Mayport, Florida, after more than half a...
The Army wants thousands of new missiles to replace the venerable Stinger air defense system amid the growing threat of relatively cheap and small attack drones.
Marines in South Korea carried out their first live-fire tests with new first-person-view one-way attack drones, which give infantry squads the ability to strike enemy positions as far as kilometers..
The Army quietly moved III Armored Corps to its new Western Hemisphere Command in recent weeks, part of ongoing restructuring of the service.
Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are dealing with food shortages, moldy showers and poor morale, according to military family members concerned for their well-being.
One of the Army’s top generals in Europe was removed from his command in recent days. Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, head of V Corps, was relieved with less than two months left in his tenure.
The Navy removed the head of a medical training unit from his post after only a year on the job. On Friday, the Navy announced that Capt.
The Air National Guard is offering $7,500 bonuses to entice active duty airmen to transfer into state units for three years of service, officials announced.
Nine years ago, I took off my uniform for the last time. A decade in the Army as an infantry officer, three combat deployments, countless more to various training centers scattered around the...
U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a new machine gun that weighs about 10 pounds and fires 5.56x45mm NATO rounds, said Navy Cmdr. Joe Vermette, a spokesperson for the command.
One of the biggest challenges in getting homeless veterans connected to resources, advocates say, is often simply staying in touch with the thousands who live on the streets.
Sailors and Marines who have medical waivers for shaving will receive counseling after six months, according to the latest updates to the Navy and Marine Corps’ grooming standards.
Publicizing the identities of special operations troops could be criminalized under the same laws that protect intelligence agents, according to a proposal included in the House version of the annual.
The Air Force plans to stick with the M18 pistol as its sidearm, which the service has been issuing to airmen for the past several years, an Air Force spokesperson said.
The Army is expected to officially add a laser weapon to its defenses, a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to Task & Purpose on Tuesday.
The Army adopted a string of changes in its discrimination and harassment policies, shortening the time a soldier has to file a complaint, rolling back rules for anonymous reports and handing more...
Soldiers received “sub-optimal” meal service while taking part in a major exercise last month at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, an Army colonel acknowledged in a recent...
An airman training in one of the Air Force’s toughest intelligence jobs recently set a course record for, well, intelligence.
In 1953, in the final months of fighting in the Korean War, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class William Charette found himself in a Marine Corps outpost as Chinese forces bore down on him and other American..
The commander of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia was removed from his post last week after less than a year on the job, the Navy said over the weekend. Cmdr.
Add it to the list: There’s another good tank name. This time, it’s an M1A2 Abrams tank called“Big Man Blastoise.” The Abrams is named for a short rap song referencing the large water-type Pokemon...
A major initiative to upgrade the B-52 Stratofortress to extend the bomber’s time in service faces delays and cost overruns that could impact readiness, a government watchdog found.
Soldiers who completed the Army’s jungle warfare school can now wear the Jungle tab on their uniform, regardless of where they serve.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a clinical trial to see if semaglutide, the chemical used in popular weight loss drugs, can also be used to help treat alcoholism.
A F-35B fighter jet was involved in the military’s most severe type of aviation mishap near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in Southern California on Friday morning, according to the Marine Corps.
As the Army cuts thousands of junior jobs in its aviation corps, the service is offering bonuses as high as $200,000 to senior pilots to remain on active duty for up to six years.
Marines will get a new type of ammunition that can be fired from their M4 carbines and M27 Infantry Automatic Rifles and is designed to help them shoot down small drones, a Marine Corps acquisition...
Since the war with Iran began in February, U.S. forces in the Middle East have burned through their supply of ground-based air defense missiles to fend off Iranian attacks. Now the U.S.
The Department of Defense recently updated its rules on “continuity of mental health care” for separating troops, a policy meant to connect departing service members to mental health resources as...
The war between the United States and Iran has seesawed between open conflict and temporary lulls in hostilities several times since it began on Feb. 28, 2026, but the fighting has never truly ceased.
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division headed to duty on the U.S.-Mexico border will be among the first to live in new 3D-printed barracks unveiled this week at an Army base in Texas.
Iraq is proving to be a central front in the ongoing war between Iran and the United States once again. On Tuesday U.S. and Saudi fighters carried out airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups that...
The Marine Corps has taken delivery of the last of 359 MV-22B Ospreys that it has procured over the past two decades, Corps officials announced on Tuesday.
Dakota Meyer, who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2011 and rejoined the Marines last year after more than a decade as a civilian, is now a special assistant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,...
As the Navy begins major upgrades to barracks for its most junior sailors, thousands will soon need temporary housing during those projects — which is where the private sector comes in.
As fighting with Iran restarted in early July, the U.S. Air Force sent more fighter jets to the Middle East. The F-16s and F-35s based in Germany and the United Kingdom carry out multiple missions,...
The Navy is requiring that sailors under investigation for allegations of sexual assault or stalking only be transferred to shore commands in response to the death of a sailor, said William Speaks, a.
The Navy is reinstating flu vaccine requirements for deploying sailors and those just joining the service, as well as some civilians employees, just three months after the Pentagon removed the...
Airmen are required to submit a waist-to-height ratio to the Air Force by the end of the week, but the measurement won’t count towards the service’s official fitness test, the Air Force said.
The Pentagon revealed Saturday that more than 600 troops have been injured or killed in the conflict with Iran, a casualty total more than 200 higher than previously revealed publicly.
Sailors serving as Information Professionals have a new title, “effective immediately.” The Information Professional community, made up of sailors in roles with the 182X designator, are now known as..
When the U.S. military partners with other nations for large-scale training exercises, it likes to give everyone a big target to blow up and sink. This month, U.S.
The federal government is hoping that veterans who drove heavy military vehicles will drive large freight trucks. On Friday, the Department of Transportation announced a new interagency effort to...
Army Lt. Gen. Kevin Admiral is the Pentagon’s pick to replace Gen. Christopher Donahue as the top Army officer for Europe and Africa, officials said in statement Thursday .
Thousands of National Guardsmen mobilized to Washington, D.C., will soon be living in apartment units under a $290 million rental contract the guard calls a “long-term housing solution,” officials...
As civilian air traffic controllers working for the military leave for more lucrative contracts elsewhere, a federal watchdog is sounding the alarm that their exodus could be contributing to...
Roughly 5,200 enlisted medical service members assigned to a healthcare education facility in Texas are being moved out of their dormitories due to “systemic infrastructure failures” stemming from...
The Post 9/11 wars have shown the limits of America’s military might against insurgents, terrorist groups, and other enemies that fight in the shadows instead of in force-on-force battles.
Hazing could become a specific charge under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, under a provision in the upcoming fiscal year’s defense spending bill.
Stateside Marines who looked at the new enlisted barracks in Japan featuring private rooms should not get their hopes up about the possibility of living without a roommate.
The Pentagon has announced that Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, is “believed to have been killed” in a July 17 Iranian attack against Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.
The top wing commander in the Wyoming Air National Guard and a senior group commander were fired from their positions July 17 by the state’s commanding general, state officials said. Col.
The mostly abandoned neighborhoods on Adak Island, Alaska, were once home to 5,000 Navy sailors and their families. But after 40 years as a supply depot, Naval Air Facility Adak closed in 1997,...
The Defense Department has identified Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton as the soldier killed on July 19 during the controlled detonation of a downed Iranian one-way attack drone’s ordnance in Erbil,...
For troops and civilian Pentagon employees hoping that changing marijuana laws mean they might be able to partake, that dream has now gone up in smoke.
Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Georgia, will soon be able to use their meal cards at Subway, Starbucks, Burger King and QDOBA on base, according to Army officials. On Aug.
The Department of Defense identified two of the three U.S. troops killed last week in an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan.
Marines operate in jungle environments, hot deserts, and Arctic expanses. Like with other parts of the military, severe heat and cold pose a real risk to them.
A third American service member died on Saturday during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone’s ordnance, U.S. Central Command announced Sunday. U.S.
Six Coast Guard fast-response cutters are now operating in the western Pacific after more than two decades in the Middle East, in the latest shift of forces to that theater.
Two U.S. service members were killed Friday in an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced. A third service member is missing, CENTCOM said, and four others were injured.
Space Force said that the airman who died in an accident at Vandenberg Space Force Base this week was Airman 1st Class Cedric Eneluna.
The commander of the Navy’s elite Blue Angels demonstration team confirmed Thursday that a flyover of a crowded beach the day before was “unsafe” by the team’s safety standards.
The Navy will no longer host portraits and biography of ship or installation commanders on its websites, citing personnel security concerns.
Army pilots are taking solo flights in civilian airspace as part of flight school for the first time in years, officials said.
For decades, new recruits joining the Air Force have left their hometowns and taken commercial flights to San Antonio, Texas, home of the service’s boot camp for all enlisted troops.
The Army’s newest psychological operations unit will be focused on Africa, as the United States shifts away from direct combat against militants on the continent.
Air conditioning has been restored to barracks for about 4,000 soldiers assigned to bases in Hawaii after some of the mechanical issues at a local water treatment plant were fixed, an Army official...
The Pentagon announced that service members will get access to testosterone replacement therapy. Experts say that treating health issues associated with hormonal deficiencies is more complex than...
A controversial veterans benefits bill that is estimated to reduce future disability ratings by nearly $60 billion over a decade to pay for expanded compensation hit a speed bump on Thursday.
A Washington inmate used jail phones to call VA medical centers and convince staff members to hand over personal information of seriously ill veterans receiving care at the hospitals.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new program to screen troops 30 years and older for testosterone deficiency. The new screening will be conducted annually as part of service members’...
The Marine Corps has denounced comments made by a Marine veteran running for Congress who posted a video of himself in uniform and made threatening comments directed at President Donald Trump.
Between 1948 and 1958, Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands was the site of 43 nuclear bomb tests, including the U.S. military’s first hydrogen bomb detonation.
The Army spent almost half-a-billion dollars on a Texas ammunition factory to restock the military’s supply of 155 mm artillery shells, but the facility has yet to produce a single round in two...
About 4,000 soldiers assigned to Hawaii are in barracks without central air conditioning due to mechanical failures at a water treatment plant, which left only one pump able to provide water to...
The U.S. military command that oversees forces across Africa will establish a “drone academy” and training center in Morocco to begin getting African partners up to date with their use in...
George Milton Neal joined the Navy at 17 and by 1951 was one of the only Black sailors in the service assigned to fly on search and rescue helicopters.
The U.S. military will reimpose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday following a week of renewed fighting with Iran, U.S. Central Command announced Monday afternoon.
