Military

The Defense Department has yet to decide whether the traditional wreath-laying and other ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery will be open to the public for Memorial Day, cemetery officials said Wednesday. Decisions on the possible […]

The U.S. Space Force‘s first commercial has a message for its new troops and potential recruits: “Maybe your purpose on this planet isn’t on this planet.” It’s the closing line in the 30-second commercial, which […]

A diagnosis of the COVID-19 coronavirus may keep prospective recruits out of the U.S. military, according to a memo from U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command making the rounds on Twitter. U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command […]

The U.S. Air Force has created a new Air Force Specialty Code that will move its special tactics, tactical air control party (TACP) and combat rescue officers into their own special warfare tier. As of […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it has received an extra $300 million to provide help to veterans who are at increased risk of homelesness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Thousands of Marines will head to Australia’s Northern Territory about two months later than planned, but they’ll shelter in place once there to help prevent any spread of the novel coronavirus. Defense Secretary Mark Esper […]

Tactical gear companies love when combat troops are seen using their newest products, but soldiers who accept free knives, snivel gear and the latest gadgets are likely violating Army policy. It happens all the time […]

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States had nothing to do with an alleged incursion into Venezuela that landed two U.S. citizens behind bars in the crisis-stricken South American nation. […]

Republican Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a retired member of the Iowa National Guard and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, has proposed that service members deployed for COVID-19 response get hazardous duty pay. Ernst plans to […]

BAGHDAD — Three Katyusha rockets struck near the military sector of the Baghdad airport early on Wednesday but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said. The attack came hours ahead of a parliament session that […]