Navy limits anonymous complaints for harassment and discrimination

The changes, which closely mirror recent updates to Army and Department of the Air Force policy, were mandated by the Pentagon.

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Navy destroyer returns home after Caribbean, Iran war deployments

The USS Thomas Hudner spent eight months at sea, helping stop sanctioned tankers and fighting Iran for the second time in a year.

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The Army wants to replace the Stinger missile

The Army asked the defense industry for a cost estimate to produce 11,000 of the missiles over a 10-year period starting in fiscal year 2028.

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Marines can now hit targets 20 kilometers away with new FPV drones

Marines in South Korea recently demonstrated new one-way attack drones in a live-fire test close to the DMZ.

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Sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln dealing with poor conditions, weak morale, families say

The carrier is in the ninth month of an extended deployment, with military families reporting food shortages, moldy showers and more.

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Army removes head of V Corps from command

Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was relieved in recent days for unspecified reasons, with less than two months left in his tenure in Europe.

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Navy fires commanding officer of California-based medical training unit

Capt. Mathew Loe was removed from his post as the head of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore for a “loss of confidence."

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Air National Guard offers $7,500 enlistment bonuses for active duty transfers

The “summer surge incentive” is aimed at retaining Air Guard airmen and recruiting others from active duty.

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When it comes to education, here's what I look for when hiring veterans

Don’t discount military service as an educational tool. It’s a lesson both employees and employers shouldn’t forget.

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Special Operations Command wants a 10-pound 5.56mm machine gun

The weapon is expected to have a maximum length of 39 inches, a collapsible stock, and a barrel that can be replaced within 30 seconds.

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VA will provide phones, rideshares to homeless vets facing 'outreach gaps'

The Department of Veterans Affairs is reviving COVID-era programs that connected homeless veterans with transportation and phones.

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Sailors and Marines to be counseled after 6 months of medical shaving waivers

The Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force have all recently announced updates to their policies on waivers for shaving.

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Publicizing special operator identities could be a crime under proposed law

The proposal adds special operators to national security laws that protect the identities of undercover U.S. intelligence agents.

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Air Force plans to keep its M18 pistols

The Air Force has purchased about 125,000 of Sig Sauer’s M18 pistols. The weapon is a military version of the P-320 pistol.

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Army expected to add counter-drone laser weapons to base defenses

The Army had previously asked the defense industry to look into the feasibility of producing and fielding 24 of the laser weapons.

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Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints

Soldiers can no longer make anonymous reports of discrimination, and commanders can more easily dismiss complaints they disagree with.

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After specialist contacts congressman, Army admits soldiers got 'sub-optimal' food

An enlisted soldier contacted a member of Congress about meal issues for soldiers at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California.

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New airman records perfect score at a top Air Force intelligence school

A perfect score in the Air Force's signals intelligence, or SIGINT, training course is almost unheard of, officials said.

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Navy christens new destroyer named for corpsman who earned Medal of Honor

The future Navy destroyer honors William Charette, who risked his own safety to protect Marines during brutal combat.

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Navy relieves USS West Virginia submarine commander for 'loss of confidence'

Navy Cmdr. Joseph Sammur led the submarine’s Blue Crew for less than a year before he was removed for unspecified reasons.

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We salute the soldiers who named their tank 'Big Man Blastoise'

An M1A2 Abrams named for the Pokemon-themed rap song was spotted in training in Poland last month.

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B-52 modernization effort sees delays, rising costs, watchdog finds

A new Government Accountability Office report found “performance challenges” in the program to keep the aging bomber in service through 2050.

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VA to test whether GLP-1s can treat alcohol use disorder

The new trial, conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, will gauge whether the popular weight loss drug can help curb alcohol use.

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Marine Corps F-35B goes down in Southern California, pilot safe

Local media reported that smoke was seen rising near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California.

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Army offers up to $200,000 in bonuses to keep senior pilots

The Army is offering bonuses to senior pilots a year after the service announced major slashes to its junior aviation corps.

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Marines to get new anti-drone round for M4 and M27 rifles

The Marines have purchased 400,000 rounds so far. Deliveries to supply points have begun and are expected to be completed in September.

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It could take the US military 3 years to restock its missile defenses

The air defense missiles that the U.S. military has used during the Iran war are so complex that they cannot be easily mass produced.

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New rules for troops leaving the military miss mental health obstacles, experts say

A revamp of Pentagon rules for troops leaving the military misses some veterans as they enter a vulnerable year, experts say.

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