Special Reaction Team Trains for Any Situation The special reaction team for Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans is part of the group of people who run toward danger.
Army Growth May Not Keep Pace with Deployments: General Even as the Army prepares to grow, Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson still worries about units not having enough time between...
Navy Wants More Ships to Expand Mobile Sea Basing Navy and Marine Corps leaders see mobile, off-shore bases as the key to responding to short-fuse contingency operations.
CNO: Navy to Hit Seven-Month Deployments by End of Year The Navy's top officer says the service is in shape to return to a seven-month deployment model by the end of 2016.
WWII Veterans Aim to Relive History with Restored PT Boat A PT boat that sank three German ships in the Mediterranean is being restored at the National World War II Museum.
Overtaxed Fleet Needs Shorter Deployments Heavy operational tempos during wartime have taken their toll on US Navy fleet and ship readiness.
Marine Corps Sends Pilots to Infantry Units to Strengthen Teamwork Marine Corps pilots are getting a chance to see how the ground-pounders live in a new immersive program.
Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous Returns Home, Interdicts $373M in Cocaine The crew of the Virginia Beach-based Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returned from a 55-day deployment in the Eastern Pacific...
Sources: US Mounted Unsuccessful Hostage Rescue Mission in Afghanistan Sources said the operation killed seven enemy fighters, but when the firefight ended, there was no sign of the hostages.
Health Director: No Evidence Troop Obesity Hurts Readiness avy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono said she had no reason to believe rising percentages of obese troops are creating a readiness...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...