Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 US troops who died in training accident
Thousands stood in respect on Vilnius' streets as hearses carried the bodies of the four soldiers to the airport before being flown to the U.S. for burial.
Military History
Sink ships, get Scotch: An officer’s spirited revenge for Pearl Harbor
Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the Kido Butai.
Trump moves to fire several NSC officials over loyalty concerns
The move comes soon after far-right activist Laura Loomer urged Trump to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his MAGA agenda.
Marine writes book aiming to clear his name after bloody Iraq ambush
Lance Cpl. Jonathan Phillips spent 20 months in prison, half of that in solitary confinement.
Army slashes mandatory training requirements with regulation update
The Army's list of 27 mandatory training tasks has been whittled down to 16.
Downed in enemy territory, this Vietnam pilot refused to be captured
Maj. Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces.
Could this device help catch Osprey clutch problems before disaster?
Gear and clutch problems in the Osprey have killed more than a dozen troops in recent years, leading to groundings of the tilt-rotor aircraft.
‘There’s a war on vets’: Dems launch plans to counter Trump’s VA moves
Democratic lawmakers vow to block bills, slow nominations and hold their own hearings to protest planned cuts to veterans programs.
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge
Academy officials were told to review the library late last week, and an initial search had identified about 900 books for a closer look.
In first, Hegseth to skip multinational meeting on Ukraine support
The April 11 meeting will mark the first time the coalition will gather without America’s secretary of defense participating.
‘Utter chaos’: Amid confusing ban rollout, trans troops fight to serve
Amid court battles and ambiguity over voluntary separations, transgender service members told Military Times they just want to do their jobs.
US sends F-35s to Middle East as strikes on Houthis continue
The U.S. continues to strike Houthi militants, who have targeted Israel and American ships in the region.
Army identifies final soldier found deceased in Lithuania peat bog
Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, was the final soldier found deceased Tuesday in the peat bog, one week after being reported missing.
Plan would make military enlistment, retention bonuses tax exempt
A bill introduced in the House this week proposes to end federal taxes on bonuses given to troops for joining or re-enlisting in the military.
How Trump’s team flipped on bombing the Houthis
“Whether we’re going to make the Houthis cry for mercy anytime soon is extremely unlikely,” one expert on Yemen said.
What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian
An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.
The WWI aviators who gave their lives to help the ‘Lost Battalion’
With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target German forces.
