9/29/2025

Army 1st Lt. Frank Luke Jr., nicknamed the "Arizona Balloon Buster" for the high number of enemy observation balloons he shot down, posthumously received a Medal of Honor for his heroics in the sky. ...

9/25/2025

Joe DiMaggio won nine World Series championships with the New York Yankees, but while away from the team, he served in the military during World War II. ...

9/24/2025

Based at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center's Combat Feeding Division in Natick, Mass., food technologists, chefs and dietitians develop recipes for dining facilities on land, at sea and on the go...

9/23/2025

Students assigned to the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System University use handheld smart devices, known as the Dronebuster and Smart Shooter, to help them increase their probability of scoring a hit.  ...

9/22/2025

A new National Geographic docuseries called "Top Guns: The Next Generation," follows a handful of Navy and Marine Corps officers as they go through advanced strike fighter training — the last, hardest and most unforgiving pha...

9/22/2025

During an attack in Korea, Marine Corps Cpl. Jack Arden Davenport chose to save his comrade's life instead of his own. That selfless decision led him to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor. ...

9/19/2025

The PCS Joint Task Force adjusted the hours of the call center to Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT.  ...

9/18/2025

Every year, food scientists at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center's Combat Feeding Division in Natick, Mass., work to develop new meals, ready-to-eat components, which are based on warfighter feed...

9/17/2025

The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University is the War Department's only joint training center aimed at countering the growing number of aerial threats against U.S. troops and coalition forces. ...

9/16/2025

The new close combat assault ration, which was made available for the services to procure through the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in July, will optimize warfighter performance during combat and recovery. ...

9/16/2025

Retired Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Brent L. Cook, a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor at Kubasaki High School in Okinawa, Japan, has been selected as the 2026 Department of Defense Education Activity Teacher of the...

9/16/2025

The Department of the Air Force was established 78 years ago on Sept. 18, 1947, making it the third military department along with the Departments of the Army and Navy. ...

9/15/2025

At the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center in Natick, Mass., experts in the War Department Combat Feeding Division develop rations and packaging to support warfighters and stay ahead of their constantl...

9/15/2025

In June 2006, high above a valley in Afghanistan, Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared Christopher Monti gave his life while attempting to protect one of his comrades, leading him to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor. ...

9/12/2025

Army 2nd Lt. Darren Greene, a prior enlisted paratrooper, pinned on gold bars during a graduation ceremony for the latest Officer Candidate School class at Fort Benning, Ga., which featured Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as th...

9/8/2025

Army Pfc. Ernest William Prussman fearlessly led his squad into battle as the Allies pushed into Europe to free the continent from tyranny during World War II. ...

9/2/2025

Some join the Navy for the benefits. Others join to see the world. For Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jackson Ward, it was about the chance to unlock his full potential and be part of something greater. ...

9/1/2025

During the early days of the Korean War, Army Capt. Frederick Funston Henry chose to take the brunt of an enemy attack alone so the rest of his platoon could survive. ...

8/29/2025

U.S. Marines assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, conducted a pilot jungle survival orientation course alongside three Panamanian security forces at Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, Panama. ...

8/25/2025

Army Sgt. William Wayne Seay risked his life numerous times to save his comrades as their convoy was ambushed during an important mission in the Vietnam War. ...

8/25/2025

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexis Gloster will step onto the sidelines this year as one of the newest members of the Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleading squad. ...

8/20/2025

Exercise Arctic Edge demonstrates the U.S. military's capabilities in extreme cold weather, joint force readiness and commitment to mutual strategic security interests in the Arctic region.  ...

8/20/2025

Army Lt. Col. Gayle Ryan, Delaware National Guard's general surgeon, is at the heart of the Kosovo Forces Regional Command-East medical operations at Camp Bondsteel, overseeing medical readiness initiatives and emergency care...

8/18/2025

During heavy fighting in the Vietnam War, Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Emmett O'Malley was more concerned about saving the lives of those around him than his own. His actions led him to become the service's first Vietnam War Meda...

8/13/2025

Since the inception of airborne warfare, the practice of using parachutes to insert troops into combat zones without land passage has turned the tides of conflicts. ...

8/12/2025

Worried about your chute, or just clearing the airplane? Find out what it's like to experience Basic Airborne School. ...

8/12/2025

Marines conducted intensive artillery training with M777 howitzers during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. ...

8/11/2025

Army Sgt. James Mestrovitch helped save the life of his commanding officer in Fismette, France, during World War I, which led to his Medal of Honor. ...

8/5/2025

U.S. Army and international paratroopers recently jumped against each other during Leapfest, the largest and oldest global static line parachute training event and competition. ...

8/4/2025

Marines, soldiers, sailors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel recently performed training to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities at Coast Guard Station Key West, Florida. ...