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Commander, Command Master Chief Fired from Navy Expeditionary Security Squadron Cmdr. Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips were relieved from leadership of Maritime Expeditionary Security...
Removed Confederate Monuments in Maryland to Remain Hidden, Despite Trump Executive Order The statue of Captain John O’Donnell, an 18th century merchant who enslaved dozens of Black people on his Maryland plantation...
Gen. Caine Has Taken Over as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine — whose call sign is “Raizin” — is the first officer to be called back from retirement and returned...
Secret Recordings Show President Roosevelt Debating Military Desegregation with Civil Rights Leaders More than a year before Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt heard arguments from the civil rights leaders of the...
Army Enlisted Academy Bars Students from Writing About Women and Minorities The 10-month Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas, includes multiple major projects in its curriculum, including two...
Former Pentagon Spokesperson Speaks Out About Leaked War Plans President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as...
Trump Defends Waltz After Signal Leak, Slams Journalist Involved as a 'Sleazebag' President Donald Trump is defending his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and top administration officials are downplaying a security...
Senate Democrats Clash With Trump's Intelligence Officials Over War Plans Group Chat Senate Democrats are calling for further investigations and possible resignations following news that top national security officials texted military...
Journalist Says He Was Added in Group Chat in Secure App Among Trump Officials Regarding War Plans Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defense secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
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...
Shaving Waivers Revoked by Massachusetts Guard in Change Disproportionately Impacting Black Troops The Massachusetts Army National Guard has abruptly rescinded long-standing medical waivers that allowed certain soldiers to...
Fort Wainwright Soldier Arrested on Murder Charges in Fairbanks Man's Death A 24-year-old U.S. Army soldier was arrested on murder charges after Fairbanks officers found a man with an execution-style...
Navy Seeks to Reactivate Wells Closed During Red Hill Crisis The Navy is in the process of permanently shutting down the Red Hill facility, which sits just 100 feet above an aquifer most...
Another US Aircraft Carrier in Mideast Waters Ahead of Second Round of Iran-US Nuclear Talks A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United...
Marine Corps Fires Commander of East Coast Air Station Col. Mark D. Bortnem, a former F/A-18 pilot with more than 30 years in the service, was relieved of his duties as commander...
Former Air Force Commander at Wright-Patterson Faces Court-Martial Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of the 88th Air Base Wing, was removed from his leadership position in late...
Key Details Still Missing on Why Biden Made Final Call on Space Command's HQ, New Report Details The investigation is the latest probe into the basing decision, which started late in President Donald Trump's first term and...
Commander of Greenland Base Who Broke with Vance Fired Shortly After Military.com Report Defense officials moved quickly to fire a Space Force commander in charge of a Greenland military base after a Military.com...
Marine Corps Provides Details on How New Littoral Regiment Would Fight in Pacific The Marine Corps' new littoral regiment is less than two years old and growing as the service contends with how to resupply...
Top Marine Says Service Has Finally Settled on 13-Grunt Rifle Squads The commandant said that the changes were informed by bottom-up feedback from Marines in the fleet, "empowered by our...
Coast Guard Permanently Relieves Commander of Sector San Diego Capt. James Spitler and the sector's command master chief were temporarily relieved six months ago for allegedly creating a...
New Offers for Buyouts and Early Retirement Offered to Homeland Security Staff The Department of Homeland Security is offering buyouts and early retirement options to staffers, as the Trump administration...