Military

Two of the U.S. Army newest soldiers recently earned bragging rights by completing Basic Combat Training after surviving bouts with the novel coronavirus. Roughly eight weeks ago, 21-year-old Pvt. Carlos Mora and 36-year-old Spc. Juan […]

The stop-movement order in effect for military families on permanent change-of-station moves, originally set to run through June 30, will be lifted in stages, with some installations to begin accepting transfers immediately, Pentagon officials said […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, carrying a Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts […]

A Navy ship recently turned its laser weapon system to the skies to take out a drone flying nearby as the service looks to counter aerial threats at sea. The amphibious transport dock ship Portland […]

E. Royce Williams is being called a forgotten hero in a forgotten war — a military pilot whose heroic action was never fully recognized because his mission was filed away as top secret. Now members […]

CARACAS, Venezuela — The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran reached Venezuelan waters late Saturday, expected to temporarily ease the South American nation’s fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting […]

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a key military meeting to discuss bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and putting its armed forces on high alert, state media reported Sunday, in […]

A West Scranton, Pennsylvania, man who lied about his military service as he stole nearly $17,000 from an American Legion post will spend up to 12 years in prison. Lackawanna County Judge Vito Geroulo sentenced […]

The Coast Guard Academy’s largest and most diverse class graduated Wednesday, starting their careers as new officers in the Coast Guard at an unprecedented time, as the U.S. and much of the world continue to […]

WILMINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence will make its final exit from the Port City on Memorial Day. The Diligence, which is moored at the foot of Princess Street, will leave its port […]