The new standards outline the use of safety boats to accompany the Amphibious Combat Vehicle during waterborne operations.

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:04:47 GMT

Trump thinks there is a narrow window to reshape the Mideast and reset long-fraught relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:29:01 GMT

“Russia continues its aerial terror against our cities and communities, intensifying strikes on our energy infrastructure,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X.

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 14:40:06 GMT

The federal government says the troops support immigration agents and protect federal property.

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:09:57 GMT

The cause of the blast is not known.

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:20:22 GMT

The parade featured a new, yet-to-be-tested ICBM, which the North Korean state media described as the country’s “most powerful nuclear strategic weapon system.”

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:41:21 GMT

Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because “our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th.”

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:56:52 GMT

President Donald Trump wants to exert his power over cities in Democrat-run states. Skeptics say he lacks authority to do so.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:38:54 GMT

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas for the Gaza Strip came into effect at noon local time, the Israeli military said Friday, adding that troops were withdrawing to agreed-upon deployment lines.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:00:57 GMT

The Taliban government blamed Pakistan for striking the Afghan capital and bombing a market in the country's east, accusing its neighbor of violating national airspace.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:03:32 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel prize, and voiced hope for securing an agreement to extend a pivotal nuclear arms pact with Washington for another year

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:01:30 GMT

National Guard troops patrolled in Tennessee's second-largest city for the first time Friday while soldiers in Illinois were engaged only in planning and training after a judge handed a loss to the Trump administration and blocked their deployment to the Chicago area.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:23:12 GMT

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said the blast at Accurate Energetic Systems, which supplies the military, was one of the worst scenes he’s ever seen.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:33:09 GMT

Employees at the departments of Education, Treasury, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency, were set to receive the notices, according to spokespeople for the agencies and union representatives for federal workers.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:45:17 GMT

NATO will hold its major annual nuclear exercise next week, the alliance’s chief announced, with an important part of the drill to focus on protecting the weapons before they're ever used.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:32:30 GMT

President Donald Trump is at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what he calls a “semiannual physical."

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:26:32 GMT

The 77-20 vote late Thursday to pass the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act came after a marathon voting session on amendments.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:05:46 GMT

The Senate voted Thursday to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:54:35 GMT

Taiwan will accelerate the building of a “Taiwan Shield” or “T-Dome” air defense system in the face of the military threat from China, its leader said.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:28:21 GMT

A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force is heading to prison after he conspired to share classified information on a foreign online dating platform.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:41:29 GMT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to train pilots from Qatar, an important U.S. ally in the Middle East.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:38:14 GMT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded what he called his country's fight against a U.S.-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world."

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:36:17 GMT

MilSpouseFest Hawaii at the Schofield Barracks is set to feature interactive workshops, peer discussions and networking opportunities for military and veteran spouses.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:22:20 GMT

World leaders expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling a major breakthrough in the two-year war in Gaza.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:55:12 GMT

The approval is a key step in implementing a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:02:26 GMT

At least two Trump-appointed judges of a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared ready Thursday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from sending Oregon National Guard troops to Portland.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:10:38 GMT

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense issued a report saying it is training soldiers to shoot down drones and actively looking to procure new anti-drone weapons systems, which comes in response to Chinese drone incursions.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:12:53 GMT

The consequences of a government shutdown setting in, senators labored Thursday to find a way forward but found themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:50:29 GMT

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform are working without pay.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:45:43 GMT

More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement initiative in Washington, D.C., have set target dates for withdrawal later this fall.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:19:34 GMT

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia’s air defense were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people, his first admission of responsibility for the crash in an effort to ease tensions between the neighbors.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:52:26 GMT

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has proposed that Qatar could mediate to end the U.S. military presence in international waters near Venezuela

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:13:44 GMT

Hundreds of veterans, active service members, families of the lost, and dignitaries came to Mustin Field at the Navy Yard on Thursday for the opening ceremony of Homecoming 250, a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, both founded in Philadelphia in 1775.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:10:43 GMT

Lt. Col. Danny Sebeck, a former Air Force missileer who had transferred to the U.S. Space Force, wrote a brief on a potential cancer cluster among people who served at Minuteman III launch control centers on Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:23:47 GMT

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a breakthrough deal to pause the war in Gaza and release the remaining hostages.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:08:05 GMT

Oklahoma’s Republican governor is opposing part of President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard in cities.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:01:51 GMT

U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t lay out details of any order or say what part of the request she was granting as she spoke from the bench in her crowded courtroom.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:07:22 GMT

A parade of ships streamed up and down the Delaware River beside Philadelphia to kick off a celebration of the 250th birthdays of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:18:06 GMT

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials say.

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:34:12 GMT

The Senate is voting on legislation to put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:04:00 GMT

Russia is waging a “targeted gray zone campaign” against Europe, including airspace violations, sabotage and cyberattacks that will only escalate if the Kremlin is not challenged, the European Union’s top official warned.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:37:00 GMT

Hamas plans to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, while the Israeli military will begin a withdrawal from the majority of Gaza.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:10:00 GMT

National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and could be in Memphis by Friday, as President Donald Trump's administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime — whether local leaders support it or not.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:49:03 GMT

As talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release gather pace, Hamas is expected to seek the release of some of the highest-profile prisoners held by Israel.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:26:30 GMT

As bipartisan frustration with the strikes mounts, the Senate was voting Wednesday on a war powers resolution that would require the president to seek authorization from Congress before further military strikes on the cartels.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:52:16 GMT

Russia seriously damaged one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants in an overnight attack, authorities said Wednesday, as Moscow pursued its campaign to deny Ukrainians heat, light and running water as winter approaches.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:00:03 GMT

President Donald Trump says the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation’s third-largest city.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:10:13 GMT

The Trump administration deployed 14 soldiers from California's National Guard to Illinois to train troops from other states, according to a motion California filed Tuesday asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to end the federal government's control of its National Guard.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:21:31 GMT

The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K. government refused to brand China a threat to national security, the country's chief prosecutor said.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:30:11 GMT

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:48:18 GMT

Support is available to help Sailors, Marines, civilians and their families lessen the impact of the government shutdown. The resources listed below offer assistance.

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:09:00 GMT

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet.

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:02:00 GMT

BUSAN, South Korea — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Busan, South Korea for a port visit, Sept. 25, 2025, after completing the trilateral exercise Freedom Edge followed by a visit to Pyeongtaek and Republic of Korea 2nd Fleet. This arrival in Busan marks the first time since 2020 that Blue Ridge has visited Busan.

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:56:00 GMT

In today’s cyber environment, federal, state, local governments and private industry are experiencing cyber-attacks daily. Over the past few years, adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran, and other non-state actors have intensified their campaigns against the United States, probing for vulnerabilities and exploiting weak points wherever they are.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:55:00 GMT

DILI, Timor-Leste — The U.S. Navy and Timor-Leste Defense Forces (F-FDTL), also known as Falintil-Forças de Defesa de Timor-Leste (F-FDTL), concluded CARAT Timor-Leste 2025, Sept. 26, after a weeklong exchange of expertise, training scenarios, and relationship-building activities in Dili.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:22:00 GMT

MADRID, Spain - Adm. Stuart B. Munsch, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR/NAVAF), accepted the Armada Española’s Premio Especial de la Armada award on behalf of the United States Navy during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:15:00 GMT

When it’s time for Marine Corps C-130 transport aircraft to undergo advanced scheduled maintenance, squadrons have two options: have the airplane go to a depot, or have a depot come to the airplane.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:15:00 GMT

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Navy Medicine commands and partners responded to an urgent requirement request from U.S. Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Sept. 19, delivering critical surgical equipment and expertise that bolstered medical readiness across the Fleet and Joint Force.

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:55:00 GMT

Commander, Task Force (CTF) 66 conducted a live robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) demonstration with Allies and partners during the experimentation exercise Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems (REPMUS) / Dynamic Messenger 2025, in Troia, Portugal, Sept. 25, 2025.

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:51:00 GMT

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps bands will be performing at various locations in Philadelphia, P.A. and Camden, N.J. as part of the Navy and Marine Corps 250th celebration, October 9-16, 2025. The Navy 250th is Oct 13 and Marine Corps 250th is Nov. 10.

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:50:00 GMT

Assistance to reduce the impact of the government shutdown on Airmen, Guardians, civilians and their families is available through various means.

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:30:00 GMT

President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Ken Wilsbach to serve as the twenty-fourth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:59:00 GMT

The Air Force has transformed its developmental duty process to offer Airmen more flexibility and control over their career while ensuring high-quality personnel fill positions critical to the future of the force.

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:52:00 GMT

PACAF Airmen conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Insertion training, enabling a bilateral live-fire exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:22:00 GMT

The U.S. Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Royal Australian Air Force commenced the first trilateral Exercise Bushido Guardian 25 at Misawa Air Base.

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:39:00 GMT

The DAF has been investing in its readiness and training with more sophisticated operational exercises, changes to enhance the rapid deployment of forces, and the regular exercise of mission command.

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 19:49:00 GMT

Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, commander of Air Mobility Command, participated in a panel focused on the topic of “Exercising at Scale: What We’re Learning” at Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:42:26 GMT

The commander of Pacific Air Forces highlighted the importance of command and control during a panel discussion at the Air and Space Forces Association’s annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:30:00 GMT

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:53:29 GMT

The Space Test Engineering graduate certificate is set to become a full master’s degree concentration, producing expert test leaders capable of developing and validating advanced space-based capabilities essential to maintaining the U.S.'s strategic advantage.

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:37:00 GMT

Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool emphasized the impact of communities on military readiness as the Air Force prepares for future operational challenges, during a panel at the Air and Space Force Association’s Warfare Symposium.

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:01:00 GMT

Air Force leaders discussed enhancing readiness and generating combat forces during a panel discussion at the annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:00:00 GMT

CMSAF David A. Flosi releases a letter to Airmen.

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:01:00 GMT

Airmen traveled to Fort Sill to support the U.S. Army’s 3-2 Air Defense Artillery Battalion in achieving its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training objectives.

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:10:00 GMT

A few short days after celebrating three years leading the DAF BATTLE NETWORK effort, the Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management doubled down on its progress in delivering decision advantage for the warfighter.

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:58:00 GMT

In support of the “Culture of Fitness” initiative, the Air Force unveiled changes to its Physical Fitness Assessment and a new fitness program.

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:40:00 GMT

Modernizing the nuclear triad was discussed at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:30:00 GMT

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink delivers his keynote address at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:12:00 GMT

Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin delivers his keynote address at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:10:00 GMT

The U.S. Department of War and Japanese Ministry of Defense formalized a project arrangement Sept. 22 establishing the Strategic Advancement of Mutual Runtime Assurance Artificial Intelligence (SAMURAI) initiative.

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:25:00 GMT

U.S. Marines from across the globe competed in the inaugural Thunderstruck Communications Team Competition, hosted by Marine Wing Communications Squadron 38, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Sept. 10, 2025.

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:03:00 GMT

For five days, from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16, 2025, III MEF Marines and Sailors traded air conditioning and office chairs for the realities of expeditionary command and control. The mission: Test the MEF staff’s ability to displace, set up, and operate as a fully functional command post anytime and in any austere environment, the kind of situation they might face if conflict disrupted established command centers.

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:20:00 GMT

In August, the Marine Corps began hosting drone task force summits to chart a way forward for operational units across the Marine Corps to effectively employ small drones. The drone task force leverages work done over the last several years by various units, including Marine Corps Special Operations Command, the infantry battalion experiment (IBX), and the Marine Corps Attack Drone Team (MCADT) to hone techniques for using small surveillance and lethal attack drones.

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:44:00 GMT

From Aug. 11 to 22, 2025, U.S. Marines and Sailors with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, trained with, integrated, and expanded their use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). For the first time, Marines flew untethered sUAS over an Okinawa-based, Marine Corps installation.

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:40:25 GMT

The National Museum of the Marine Corps reunited a World War II veteran with the tank he drove during the Battle of Iwo Jima, in a ceremony held Aug. 15 at the Museum Support Facility.

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:43:52 GMT

U.S. Marines visited Boston, Massachusetts, from August 21 to 25, 2025, to host Marine Week Boston in celebration of the Corps’ 250th birthday.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:58:47 GMT

U.S. Marines worked alongside the Uruguayan military, engaging in hands-on training in small boat tactics and precision marksmanship as part of a bilateral effort to enhance regional training and readiness.

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:12:00 GMT

Bamboo Eagle 25-3 pushed the boundaries of 21st-century mission command, leveraging the Distributed Mission Operations Center, or DMOC, to forge agile, resilient leaders. In a synthetic battlespace, the joint force rehearsed decentralized execution and empowered decision-making to achieve decision advantage, July 22 – Aug. 8.

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:32:00 GMT

On August 6, 2025, U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) stood alongside U.S. and Solomon Islands officials atop Skyline Ridge, participated in the 83rd anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Guadalcanal. Hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu Ann Marie Yastishock and with the Solomon Islands government, the ceremony served as a solemn reminder of the shared history and sacrifice that binds the United States and Solomon Islands in strength, security, and prosperity.

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:06:00 GMT

In today's evolving and increasingly lethal battlefield landscape, Marine Corps Force Design initiatives are emphasizing maneuverable and dispersed units that can operate inside environments heavily contested by the weapons engagement zone of enemy forces and fires. This demands seamless integration between all elements of the Marine Corps Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), command, combat, logistics, and aviation.

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:45:00 GMT