A federal jury in Mississippi has acquitted a former military aircraft engineer of lying and obstruction of justice following a deadly 2017 military place crash.

A man charged with vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home has pleaded not guilty.

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child.

The Marine Corps general tapped to lead U.S. military operations in Latin America says he's ready to oversee an expanded presence but isn't sure what the Trump administration has planned.

Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024.

Leaders at the Pentagon have significantly altered how military officials will speak with Congress after a pair of new memos issued last week.

A U.S. Marine says his parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after they visited a California military base and one of them was later deported.

The Marine Corps is now touting that it hit its recruiting goals this year.

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what's been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.

The Army said it has reenlisted three active duty soldiers who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, as it works to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order that troops be rehired and given back pay.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of the widely different rules among the services.

Jill Biden has told children from military families who helped the White House donate toys for the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign to remember that they are loved.

The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service members in Japan.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought was settled long ago: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines.

he city of Ocoee held its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center.

Dozens of businesses and attractions are honoring veterans and active duty military members for 2024

The Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force say they will all meet their recruiting goals by the end of this month and the Navy will come very close.

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Jodie Sweezey discovered military history in her teens, but waited until after she graduated college to join the military, a decision partly shaped by her father who served in Vietnam.

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Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the aircraft's manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that led to the deaths.

Japan says it'll join the U.S. military in returning its Ospreys to flight following the deaths of eight U.S. service members in a crash there in November.

One of the largest-ever expansions to veterans' healthcare means millions more will be eligible for VA health care years sooner

DAV helps veterans get their benefits, and offers several assistance programs on everything from careers to medical appointment transportation

A large study ties contaminated drinking water at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune to an expanded range of cancers.

South Korea’s Olympic chief has defended a decision to send hundreds of athletes to a military camp next week as part of preparations for the 2024 Games in Paris.

South Korea's Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy training center to enhance their mental toughness ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Jill Biden and military kids are sorting toys donated by the White House to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

Before entering the Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. Ortega had his eyes set on becoming a Navy SEAL.

Growing up, Lloyd didn’t have a dad, but did have a friend who he looked up to as a father figure that was in the Marine Corps.

Widows group aims to help veterans, surviving spouses, children file before August 2024 deadline

Michelle James works to spread awareness of the toxic water at Camp Lejeune and how veterans and their families can fight for compensation

Susie Coates continues to fight for compensation after her husband's death with the help of the Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Widows

Carmen Garcia's husband died after serving at Camp Lejeune; now she's concerned about her son who spent time on base as a toddler

Jenny Rimmer finds help from Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Widows group to file for compensation under Camp Lejeune Justice Act 2022

Karen Swindler advocates for other widows while remembering and honoring her husband

Debbie Martin urges other Camp Lejeune widows to file for their benefits and file under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022

Sheila Henson is hoping to be awarded in Camp Lejeune Justice Act lawsuit after husband dies from cancer at age 42

The Army is launching a sweeping overhaul of its recruiting to focus more on young people who've spent time in college or are job hunting early in their careers.

The crash site for a stealth fighter jet that went missing during the weekend after its pilot ejected has been located in rural South Carolina after the military asked the public for help finding an aircraft built to elude detection.

A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over South Carolina and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes near North Charleston.

Marine Corps leaders say they'll make their recruiting goal this year, at a time when the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force expect to fall short.

Two military chefs crowned champions on the Food Network's “Chopped” have been cooking up their specialties in the White House Navy Mess.

President Joe Biden has nominated a highly decorated Marine officer who's been involved in the transformation of the force to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

The Orlando Veterans Affairs Health Care System is using virtual reality to help veterans with their mental health.

Two former Marines bonded by a kidney donation and their love of football are now headed to the Super Bowl.

Three active-duty Marines have been charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Florida motorists had more than 1.99 million specialty license plates as of last week.

Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two nations confront rising threats from North Korea and increasing aggressiveness from China.

Happy 247th birthday, Marines!

The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers — or 25% — short of its recruitment goal this year, despite a frantic effort to make up the widely expected gap in a year when all the military services struggled in a tight jobs market to find young people willing and fit to enlist.

The Navy has issued letters of censure to three Marine and two Navy officers in connection with the sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle off the Southern California coast in 2020.

Authorities say a second military aircraft may have crashed near the California desert site where a Marine helicopter went down a day earlier, killing all five people aboard.

A Defense Department-funded “resiliency review” finds Parris Island facing growing threats from climate change.

Relatives say a 22-year-old former U.S. Marine has been killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, in the first known death of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.

The Air Force has became the second military service to approve religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, granting requests from nine airmen to avoid the shots.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff says Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms.

U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.

A closer look at the making of the Iwo Jima sculpture reveals the original is not in D.C., but Texas. Weather and other factors played a role in its placement.

The Navy says the sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have visited injured U.S. troops at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

U.S. military aircraft are ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people hit by the recent earthquake to make it through hurricane season.

The Pentagon has released the names of the 13 American service members killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport.

Prosecutors say an active-duty Marine Corps officer seen on camera scuffling with a police officer and helping other members of the pro-Trump mob force their way into the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been charged in the riot.

“Women have always fought for this country and whenever there is a need we show up,” Amato said. Every American even the youngsters were a part of the survival of this country.”The Marine Corps veteran said she enlisted when she was 20 years old after the government saw there was a need for women. “When I saw that, ‘be a Marine free a Marine to fight,’ I thought: Oh! (WKMG 2021)After she enlisted, Amato enrolled in the field music school where she learned how to play the bugle. Yes!’ I’m very proud and I’m so proud to be a Marine.”

Most people know about the Tuskegee Airmen and Buffalo Soldiers, but very few are aware of the Montford Point Marines. “Nobody really knew about Montford Point other than that was a Marine training station,” he said. It was just being built.”Foreman was among the first 1,000 men to graduate from Montford Point. “Montford Point was the...I’d say the jumping-off point for black Marines,” he said. Approximately 20,000 African American soldiers received basic training at Montford Point between 1942 and 1949.

Ray attended the Joint Chiefs meeting Friday in the so-called Tank — the classified meeting room in the Pentagon. Officials said that is where most of the military leaders were exposed to him, but he also had other meetings with officials. The Marine Corps remains operationally ready to answer the Nation’s call.”The news of the positive tests has stunned officials at the Pentagon. Overall, more than 47,000 service members have tested positive for the virus, as of Monday; 625 have been hospitalized and eight have died. According to officials, the military leaders were negative at that time, and they will continue to be tested in the coming days.

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