National Guard Helicopters Help Battle West Virginia Wildfires in Steep Terrain Two Blackhawk helicopters dropped water from buckets on the fires.
Marines Transport Nearly 60,000 Pounds of Humanitarian Relief to Disaster-Struck Philippines The Marine Corps delivered nearly 60,000 pounds of aid to the southern Philippines over the weekend after the country was hit...
Army's Former Top Enlisted Leader Takes Helm at Nonprofit Aimed at Helping Soldiers in Need AER gives out about $55 million each year in no-interest loans and grants to soldiers and their families, in addition to...
Airmen at Grand Forks Air Force Base Displaced After Water Outage, Flooding in Dorms A water main break in a dormitory at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota has pushed dozens of airmen off base and into...
5,500 Guard Troops Called Up in Florida as Military Bases Brace for Hurricane Idalia The National Guard was called up in Florida and the military was making a series of moves and precautions -- including moving...
Military Assistance to Maui Swells to 700 as Recovery Teams Aid in Identifying Remains One of the key efforts, according to the general commanding the mission, has been to help recover and identify remains of...
Military Now Has More Than 400 Troops Aiding Maui After Deadly Wildfires Devastated Island The military has stood up a task force and greatly expanded its involvement to more than 400 service members as it continues...
As Death Toll from Maui Wildfire Reaches 93, Effort to Find and Identify the Dead Is Just Beginning Authorities are warning that the effort to find and identify the dead in the Maui wildfire is just beginning.
In Deadly Maui Wildfires, Communication Failed. Chaos Overtook Lahaina Along with the Flames In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have...
Pentagon Activates National Guard, Sends Helicopters to Aid in Deadly Hawaii Fires The wildfires on the popular Hawaiian island -- fueled by strong winds from a passing hurricane -- have claimed 36 lives...
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...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...