Venezuela Mobilizes Forces as U.S. Carrier Enters the Caribbean Venezuela has placed its military on high alert after the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group in the...
US and Venezuela: Possibility of Land War and Regime Change "Separating cartels and the regime isn't always that easy," Ret. Marine Col. Mark Cancian told Military.com about US...
U.S. Deploys F-35 Fighters to Cold War-Era Puerto Rico Base as Venezuela Tensions Escalate The U.S. military has reactivated a Cold War-era naval base in Puerto Rico and deployed thousands of troops to the Caribbean...
Marines in the Caribbean: Poised for Any Potential Conflict U.S. Marines currently deployed to the Caribbean are well poised for any potential conflict in the U.S. Southern Command Area...
UNITAS 2025: Marines Foster Multinational Collaboration The U.S. Marine Corps took lead on UNITAS 2025 at Camp :Lejeune, North Carolina, in September 2025 in support of Commander, U...
What U.S. Forces Face as Venezuela Puts Russian-Armed Military on Wartime Alert The 10,000 U.S. troops now operating in the Caribbean were sent to interdict drug boats. But Venezuelan President Nicolás...
Hegseth and Caine Visit Puerto Rico as US Steps Up Military Operations in the Caribbean The arrival comes more than a week after ships carrying hundreds of U.S. marines deployed to Puerto Rico for a training...
Trinidad and Tobago Leader Praises Strike and Says US Should Kill All Drug Traffickers 'Violently' Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs...
Trump Says US Strike Targeting Venezuelan Gang Will Cause Cartels to Think Twice President Donald Trump is justifying the lethal military strike that his administration said was carried out a day earlier...
US Destroyers Head Toward Waters off Venezuela as Trump Aims to Pressure Drug Cartels The USS Gravely, the USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson are expected to arrive soon, said an official, who was not...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![Protest outside the Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-09/ApNewsroom_Puerto_Rico_Protest_56090.jpg?itok=M5YLlovF "A demonstrator holds a sign that reads in Spanish, "No to the militarization of Puerto Rico" during a protest outside the Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)")
