More Sexual Assaults Occurred at Service Academies Than Ever
Students at the U.S. service academies filed 131 reports of sexual assault during the 2020-2021 academic year -- the highest number since the Defense Department began closely tracking the problem in 2006.
Bill with $350 Million for Hawaii Water Crisis Heads to Biden's Desk
The military’s response to the water contamination crisis caused by Navy fuel storage in Hawaii is poised to get a $350 million boost after Congress cleared a stopgap spending measure containing the funding.
Army Veteran Prepared Civilians for an 'Imminent' Civil War
Christopher Arthur built a business off his military skills, conspiracy theories and eagerness for a second civil war -- promising to teach potential students how to kill cops and military personnel, often by defending their homes with explosives and other deadly traps. Now, he faces 20 years behind bars.
Fidel Castro's Army: William Morgan Rose to the Highest Rank
In the early 1950s, American Jack Turner was captured in Cuba by government troops. He was caught smuggling weapons into the island nation. The regime of Fulgencio Batista, the U.S.-backed dictator of Cuba, tortured and killed Turner. His body was then fed to sharks. It was a fatal mistake for Batista.
Shelling of Ukrainian Officials on the Front Line
Top Ukrainian military officials came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Deaths Among U.S. Military Personnel with TBI are Higher Post 9/11
According to a study, veterans with traumatic brain injuries who served after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks had a higher mortality rate than other veterans and the general population in the U.S.
Army New Fitness Test could be Official This Tear, a Leaked Plan suggests
The Army's controversial new fitness test may replace the decades old standard by which troops are measured later this year after years of advocacy by Army leadership confronting a skeptical Congress worried about the test's practicality and lopsided gender disparity in performance.
After a Chaotic Evacuation, Last Afghan Refugees Leave Base in New Jersey
The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who awaited resettlement at eight U.S. military installations departed Saturday from a base in New Jersey, completing a journey that started with the chaotic evacuation from Kabul in August.
Video of Crashing F-35C Leading to Five Sailors being Charged
The Navy has revealed that five sailors – an ensign and four chief petty officers – have been charged with Uniform Code of Military Justice violations over their alleged part in the leak of video footage from last month’s F-35C Lightning II crash aboard the USS Carl Vinson.
Veterans' Remains Honored at Funeral
Thirteen veterans who died in recent years but whose remains were never claimed have been honored in a funeral service in northern Louisiana, as a crowd of people who didn't know them but who wanted to pay their respects looked on.
Russia Poised to Take Action, U.S. Defense Chief says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assured the three Baltic nations Saturday that they would not be on their own if faced with security threats from Russia, but he stopped short of promising a permanent deployment of American troops in the former Soviet republics.
Taking Advantage of 'The Great Resignation' for Veteran Job Seekers
The number of Americans quitting their jobs suddenly jumped in 2021. About 25% of the workforce left their jobs in August; 4.3 million people did it. This is a "substantial increase" from pre-pandemic days.