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Soldiers of the 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, start the two-mile run portion of a diagnostic Army Combat Fitness Test in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt on September 10, 2019. (U.S. Army/Capt. Mark Scott)

Men and Women Seeing Different Failure Rates on Army's Gender-Neutral Fitness Test

The U.S. Army’s new Integrated Head Protection System. (Military.com/Matthew Cox)

Army Secretly Fields Lighter Helmet that Offers More Ballistic Protection

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, jump from an aircraft near Rukla, Lithuania, as part of Swift Response 18 June 9, 2018 (U.S. Army/Spc. Andrew McNeil)

82nd Airborne Forces Will Jump into Europe for Forcible Entry Ops in Major Exercise

T-45A Goshawk executes a turning rejoin during a formation flight over South Texas. (U.S. Navy/John A. Ivancic)

Student Naval Pilot Was Flying at 15,000 Feet When Engine Caught Fire

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard, push on in their Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a defensive attack training exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 1, 2019 (Cpl. Alisha Grezlik/115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Huge Bradley Replacement Program Has Just One Bidder Left

Moving can be stressful for Soldiers and their families; however, the right tools and the right planning can help ensure all goes smoothly. (U.S. Army/Aiko Brum)

Soldiers Will Once Again Get Pre-Move Cash, Army Chief Says

Work is underway at Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida, on the Offshore Patrol Cutter. (Eastern Shipbuilding Group)

Despite Hurricane Damage, Coast Guard Pressing On with Next-Gen Cutter Construction

Kelly McGillis played Charlie Blackwood in "Top Gun" after Demi Moore didn't get the part.

For Demi Moore, ‘Top Gun’ Is the Movie That Got Away

Paper with words va loan on a wooden background.

VA Has Refunded All Home Loan Funding Fees Charged in Error, Officials Say

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The ONYX exoskeleton is a lower-body powered system that alleviates pressure on injuries, increases strength and endurance and lessens fatigue, helping soldiers carry out strenuous missions for longer without compromising their physical health. (Chiara Vercellone)

The Army Is Evaluating a Knee Brace that Aims to Make Climbing Effortless

The ONYX was introduced to the Army's 10th Mountain Division in November 2018.

Cpl. Erin Rachel Lilleyfogle. Marine Corps photo

Marine Stopped to Help Someone on Highway Before She Was Hit and Killed

Cpl. Erin Rachel Lilleyfogle of Parris Island had stopped to help someone involved in an earlier crash.

Military moving van on Fort McCoy, Wyoming. (US Army/Scott T. Sturkol)

Better Planning, More Oversight: Army Lays Out PCS Changes

Earlier orders, more thorough inspections and new education and management tools are just a few of the ways in which Army lea...

A soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School checks a compass while completing a land navigation course during Special Forces Assessment and Selection near Hoffman, North Carolina, on May 7, 2019. (Ken Kassens/U.S. Army via AP)

Big Changes to Grueling Special Forces Course Draw Scrutiny

Critics fear that Green Berets will become weaker and "dangerously less capable than ever before."

U.S. soldiers build rapport with locals during a patrol in a village outside Manbij, Syria, July 28, 2018. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Nicole Paese)

The US Troops Leaving Syria Are Headed to Iraq, Kuwait

A U.S. official says the 1K troops being withdrawn from northern Syria will reposition in Iraq, Kuwait and possibly Jordan.

Noncommissioned officers with Headquarters Company, 5th Marine Regiment, attend a professional military education session as part of the regiment's emphasis on small-unit leaders at Camp Pendleton, California, on Sept. 20, 2013. Cpl. Timothy Lenzo/Marine Corps photo

Marines and Sailors Could Soon Get College Credit for Military Education

Sailors and Marines could soon be eligible for real-world college credit for the classroom time they put in career training.

Military Appeals Court to Hear Double-Jeopardy Challenge in Child-Porn Case

An Army colonel convicted in military and federal courts of possessing child porn is challenging his military conviction.

A police officer looks at a house damaged by Typhoon Hagibis, in Tomioka, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2019. Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas are in full force after a powerful typhoon dashed heavy rainfall and winds through a widespread area of Japan, including Tokyo. (Kyodo News via AP)

US Navy Base Reports Damage to More Than 20 Structures Days After Typhoon Pummels Japan

Naval Air Facility Atsugi appeared the worst hit by Typhoon Hagibis of the U.S. military bases in and around Tokyo.

A statue in honor of 2nd Lt. Eugene Jacques Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, is unveiled during a ceremony at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia, on Oct. 9, 2019. The statue was donated to the United States Air Force by the Georgia World War I Centennial Commission. (U.S. air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

World's First Black Fighter Pilot Honored at Museum of Aviation

Before the Tuskegee Airmen blazed the trail for black military pilots, there was Columbus, Georgia, native Eugene Bullard.

In this Oct. 11, 2019 file photo, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters from the Syrian National Army flash the V-sign as they are driven through the town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, on their way to enter over the border to Tel Abyad, Syria. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Trump Threatens Turkey's Economy and Imposes Sanctions

The president announced sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria.

Marines train aboard an amphibious assault ship. (Marine Corps/U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Abraham Becerra (right), a scout sniper team leader with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), performs a speed reload with an M4A1 carbine during an immediate action drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer. (Marine Corps/Dalton Swanbeck)

Drill Sergeant to SMA: Non-Grunt Army Recruits Need Marine Combat Training

The new sergeant major of the Army was told that non-combat arms recruits need something like Marine Combat Training.

Jose Segovia Benitez. Marine Corps photo

US Marine Veteran Who Fought in Iraq Faces Imminent Deportation

A large tattoo of the Statue of Liberty is spread across the left side of Jose Segovia Benitez's body.

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 60th Air Mobility Wing is parked near the flightline at the Henri Coanda International Airport May 25, 2019, in Bucharest, Romania. (U.S. Air Force/ 2nd Lt. Richard Longoria)

Air Force Want to Make its Moves More Stealthy by Hiding in Plain Sight

Executing that strategy could be as simple as sending a C-5 Supergalaxy instead of a C-17 on a cargo mission.

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepare to sling load their M777 howitzer onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a two-gun raid air assault exercise Oct. 10, 2019, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Thomas Calvert)

Army Zeroes In on Rapid Artillery Raids in New Era of 'Great Power' Competition

In comparing land-based capabilities, the Army found that its artillery was falling short of Russian and Chinese weaponry.

In this Wednesday, April 4, 2018 file photo, a U.S. soldier, left, sits on an armored vehicle behind a sand barrier at a newly installed position near the front line between the U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council and the Turkish-backed fighters, in Manbij, north Syria. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

All US Troops Now Pulling Out of Syria, Officials Say

The decision comes amid the chaos of Turkey's invasion into northern Syria.

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Rear Adm. Huan T. Nguyen (U.S. Navy/Laura Lakeway)

He Is the First Vietnamese American Navy Rear Admiral

More than three dozen Marines were sent to the hospital when two 7-ton trucks collided this summer at Twentynine Palms, California. The Marine Corps did not disclose any information about the accident at the time, which was the second major mishap in three weeks for 1st Battalion, 25th Marines. (Courtesy photo)

7-Ton Crash that Sent 30 Marines to Hospital Was Unit's 2nd Major Training Accident

FILE -- In in this Jan. 1, 2004 file photo, Marine Sgt. Charlie Brown (seated on the truck third from right), a Data Network Specialist with 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward), deployed to Iraq with the Marines of Weapons Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, who took time to pose for a photo during their 2005 deployment in Iraq. Brown is currently serving in Afghanistan on his sixth deployment. ( Katherine Solano/U.S. Marine Corps)

15 Years After the Iraq War's Deadliest Battle, Marines Fight to Save Their Comrades

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Exercise Recognised Environmental Picture by Maritime Unmanned Systems REP (MUS) 2019 Sept. 14, 2019. REP (MUS) 2019 is a multinational unmanned underwater vehicle exercise hosted by the Portuguese Navy and is aimed at enhancing working relationships with NATO and participating international partners. This is the U.S.’s first participation in the REP (MUS) exercise series. (T. Logan Keown/U.S. Navy)

USS Porter Enters Black Sea as Navy Continues to Boost Patrols in Tense Region

Danielle Myers, the great niece of U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate 1st Class Arthur Glenn, receives an American flag during a funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1941, Glenn was assigned to the USS Oklahoma which sustained fire from Japanese aircraft. (U.S. Navy/Seth Coulter)

Pearl Harbor Sailor's Remains Welcomed Home

A lab associate in blue gloves performing a DNA test. (Source: Getty Images)

Hearing Set to Consider DNA Testing in Case of Man Executed for Killing Marine

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A soldier naps at the National Training Center. (U.S. Army/Tracy McKithern)

Coming Back Into Fitness After Time in the Field

Recovering from deployments and trainings so you can go and do it again is why we train as tactical athletes. But what's the...

Cassidy Sharp, a character in the NBC drama "This is Us," depicts a Marine who returns from a deployment to Afghanistan struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Her character was inspired by multiple real-life service members. (NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK)

Real People, Events Inspire Military Storylines in NBC Show 'This Is Us'

On "This Is Us," the name of new character Cassidy Sharp is an homage to a real-world Marine: Lance Cpl. Charles “Seth” Sharp...

‘Midway’ Director Profiles Unknown Heroes Behind Navy’s Greatest Comeback

Director Roland Emmerich spent 19 years bringing this story to the screen.

Disney characters run in front of a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard group photo at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., June 29, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Jordyn Fetter)

Disney Discounts for Military Families

Thinking about booking a Disney vacation? Disney has extended their Armed Forces Salute program for 2020!

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