"We expected an increase, but didn't quite expect this," said Dorene Ocamb, Armed Services YMCA chief brand and development officer.

Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the U.S. is now in a “non-international armed conflict.”

Professors of military history say Hegseth’s actions — and plans for more — are a reversal of the role the American military has often played.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pledging to defend Qatar, including using U.S. military action if necessary.

The current effects of the shutdown on installation programs and services vary from base to base.

An active shooter hoax at a New Jersey military base Tuesday was caused by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with coworkers, prosecutors say.

“This kind of senseless fear-mongering and disruption will not be tolerated in my state,” said New Jersey's acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Wednesday that the U.S. will scale back its military presence, reflecting “our combined success in fighting ISIS.”

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

Indigenous leaders on Tuesday called the move part of a culture war against racial and ethnic minorities and women’s rights.

Trump told a gathering of military leaders they should use American cities as “training grounds” to fight against what he called a “war from within.”

A judge decided government prosecutors did not adequately consider the airman's defense that the flagged substance could've been tainted pre-workout power.

Data provided by the Corps shows that it has recruited 30,536 active duty and reserve enlisted Marines — just one person over its annual goal.

Before hundreds of top brass, Hegseth pledged to create more fitness and grooming rules and encouraged commanders to quit if they don’t like his policies.

From banks and credit unions to the military relief societies, help will be available.

Veterans' health care and benefits processing won't be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.

The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.

A lawsuit filed by Oregon officials accuses the administration of exceeding its executive powers and basing its actions on a “wildly hyperbolic pretext.”

Given the Defense Department's history with family housing privatization, the Pentagon should "move cautiously," one senator said.

After 84 years, the Japanese bullet that was once lodged in the heart of sailor Dean Darrow was returned to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum.

President Trump said he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.”

More clarity is needed to define who's responsible for certain steps to prevent and treat gambling disorder among troops, government auditors said.

Hegseth’s predecessor, Lloyd Austin, ordered the review of the awards in 2024 after a Congressional recommendation in the 2022 defense bill.

The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.

The Pentagon’s top national security focus will mirror that of President Trump’s “America First” agenda to defend the homeland, with China a key focus.

The directive doesn't offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers.

The Pentagon has introduced exemptions for reservists and proclaimed that the shot is only necessary in some circumstances for all service members.

More than a dozen service members have been suspended or relieved of duties for social media activity related to Charlie Kirk’s death.

As President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation agenda, some veterans fear they may not be allowed to remain in the United States.

Lawmakers are pushing for military pay to continue. Some operations, like child care, may vary from base to base.

It's a dramatic shift from the U.S. leader’s repeated calls on Kyiv to make concessions to end the war.

This fall, two video game franchises are going head-to-head, with the upcoming releases of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" and "Battlefield 6."

The USS Stockdale joins seven Navy vessels stationed in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.

The Rapid Employment Joint Task Force aims to deliver viable technology to service members and units in the field within 60 days.

Adm. Daryl Caudle published his vision for the service's evolving career training and maintenance infrastructure in a Monday administrative message.

A Sept. 17 memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs the “formal disestablishment” of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.

The theology is simple enough: The practice of the cult centers on the worship of cargo. American cargo.

While the exercise only involved two subs, the warning was clear: America should contemplate the prospect of confronting a China-Russia alliance.

Payments, normally made within 10 days, are taking up to 45 days in some cases.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid urged the U.S. to follow a policy of "realism and rationality."

During action in the hotly embattled area called the Iron Triangle, Pvt. Charles R. Johnson is credited with saving the lives of at least 10 soldiers

Pfc. David Gonzales saved his squad mates one by one.

Joel Boone became the stuff of legend among Marines and ultimately became the most decorated medical officer in the U.S. Armed Services.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month.

It includes a $3.8 billion sale for 30 AH-64 Apache helicopters and a $1.9 billion sale for 3,200 infantry assault vehicles, the AP reported.

Defense officials want to know if private grocers and investors could operate commissaries while maintaining the commissary benefit.

Four special operations soldiers died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed near JBLM earlier this week, officials said.

Muhammad Ali's refusal to sign his Vietnam-era military draft card upended the boxing champ's life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement.

The Virginia National Guard mobilized 40 troops this week to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with non-law enforcement duties.

The sailor charged with the murder of CS3 Angelina Resendiz was linked to multiple assaults against several other women, court documents show.