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...
US Military Budget Cuts Stretching 'Screaming Eagles' to the Limit President Trump has pledged to rebuild units like the 101st and recently announced a $54 billion increase in defense spending...
No 'Incompetence' or 'Bad Judgment' in Yemen Raid, Probe Finds A military fact-finding probe found no evidence of incompetence or poor planning in the Yemen raid in which a Navy SEAL died.
Salvage Plans Progressing for Bulk Carrier Aground The Coast Guard is in the final stages of reviewing a salvage plan Thursday that is scheduled to begin Friday morning to move...
Bush Carrier Put on Standby for Iraq Air Strikes The aircraft carrier Bush could be the main platform for airstrikes against the Sunni extremists threatening Baghdad.
General Warns of Need to Boost Airlift Capacity The Air Force is working to upgrade its C-5 Galaxy fleet and keep its C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in key condition.
Dempsey: Too Soon for US Air Strikes in Iraq Martin Dempsey says the situation on the ground in Iraq is too muddled to permit U.S. airstrikes against ISIS extremists.
North Korea Threatens to Sink US Aircraft Carrier North Korean media reported the country's military is ready to sink "a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier" with a single strike...
Navy Prepares Carrier Strike Group to Kick Off Great Green Fleet Seven years after Navy Secretary Ray Mabus first announced the concept, the Navy will deploy its "Great Green Fleet" next...
The Most Read Stories This Week on Military.com After nearly five months in office, President Trump has not met or spoken to his military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Air Force Announces Arrest Related to Firearm Death of Airman That Prompted M18 Probe The news marks a major development in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances behind Lovan's death and the scrutiny...
The Little-Known Role of Jimmy Doolittle in Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle famously led the first U.S. strike against the Japanese homeland during World War II, and...
‘No Purging on My Ship.’ She Hid an Eating Disorder and Lost Her Navy Career. It Saved Her Life Advocates worry the military’s focus on ‘fit, not fat’ is silencing service members who struggle with their body image.
Air Force Academy Details Thin on Faculty Plans After Civilian Resignations As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent for a clear...
Army Veteran Suspected of Killing 4 People at a Montana Bar Is in Custody, Authorities Say Michael Paul Brown, who lived next door to The Owl Bar in Anaconda, served in the Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005...
![The Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 18. As it approaches the Korean peninsula, North Korea has threatened to sink it as a demonstration of its "military prowess." (US Navy photo/Nathan Serpico)](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/equipment/2017/04/vinsonatsea042317.jpg?itok=4UXh1GFu "The Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 18. As it approaches the Korean peninsula, North Korea has threatened to sink it as a demonstration of its "military prowess." (US Navy photo/Nathan Serpico)")
