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Military Personnel Swear Allegiance to the Constitution and Serve the American People, Not One Leader or Party
Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security
The Navy Is Offering Some Pilots Nearly $300,000 to Keep Flying in Uniform The Navy is again offering eye-popping amounts of money to keep its pilots and flight officers in uniform and serving.
New Pentagon Rule on Malpractice Claims Could Put More Money in Pockets of Troops, Veterans The Defense Department will publish a rule Friday that will affect the amount service members will receive if they are...
How to Avoid Car Buyer's Regret With average new car prices nearing $50,000, it's critical to avoid a financial misstep. Here are four strategies to help you...
Pieces of a Pie: How to Start Saving for Retirement Right Now Your retirement income will likely come from a variety of sources. Imagining retirement income as pie pieces can make the...
When (and How) to Start Teaching Your Military Child About Money Kids are starting to bank at a younger age, according to statistics from USAA. Here's what could be fueling the trend, along...
15% Enlisted Pay Hike, Other Proposed Quality-of-Life Improvements Get Big Boost from House Lawmakers The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act would enact most of the key recommendations from the military quality-of...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...
Alabama Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Soldier, 19, on US Army Base in Germany 23 Years Ago Shannon Wilkerson, 43, killed 19-year-old Amanda Gonzales, a fellow Army soldier, in Gonzales’ barracks room in Fliegerhorst...
Russia Celebrates 79th Anniversary of Victory Over Nazi Germany With Red Square Parade Russia on Thursday wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany...
US and Philippines Sink Mock Enemy Ship During Drills in the South China Sea Military forces from the United States, Australia and the Philippines launched a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and...
China Criticizes US for Ship's Passage Through Taiwan Strait, Weeks Before New Leader Takes Office China’s military criticized a U.S. destroyer’s passage through the Taiwan Strait, which occurred less than two weeks before the...
US and Philippine Forces Sink Ship During Drills in the Disputed South China Sea U.S. and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
WWII Soldiers Posthumously Receive Purple Heart Medals 79 Years After Fatal Plane Crash The Army's failure to recognize all 31 soldiers with medals may be attributed to administrative oversight in the waning hours...
US Special Operations Leaders Are Having to Do More With Less and Learning From the War in Ukraine The bulk of the cuts stem from the Army's decision to reduce the size of its force by about 24,000 and restructure its troops
The Navy Is Offering Some Pilots Nearly $300,000 to Keep Flying in Uniform The Navy is again offering eye-popping amounts of money to keep its pilots and flight officers in uniform and serving.
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
With Mounting Opposition, Proposal to Move Guard Units to Space Force Appears Doomed in Congress The idea is meant to build up the part-time active-duty service model that Congress approved for the Space Force last year in...
Space Force Data Helps Detect ‘Lost’ Spy Satellite that Orbited Earth Undetected for 25 Years An experimental spy satellite that was deemed “lost” after eluding detection for decades has finally been found.
Civilians Who Helped Save Marine Corps Commandant During Cardiac Arrest to Be Honored at Parade Several people who helped save the commandant of the Marine Corps' life after his cardiac arrest last fall will be honored...
Storied Marine Corps Jet to Make Final Appearance at Cherry Point Air Show as Service Transitions to F-35 The AV-8B Harrier II has been a tactical stalwart for the service since the 1980s -- and even before that, in different...
Upcoming Detonation Should Free the Ship that Hit the Key Bridge. What’s Next? Authorities plan to use explosive devices to slice up a huge piece of bridge sitting atop the container ship, paving the way...
Massachusetts Woman Accused of Driving into Fenway Park, Crashing into Coast Guard Base: 'We Are All Going to Be in a Movie' A Salem woman apparently went on a rampage early Monday morning, according to police who say she drove into Gate C at Fenway...