Sergeant, staff sergeant promotions for June are out
The Army announced Wednesday the names of active component and Active Guard Reserve soldiers moving up next month.
4,200 soldiers risk cut in housing allowance if they don’t take action now
Soldiers have until June 5 to update their paperwork to avoid losing money from their allowance.
US Army flows fresh tanks, troops into Europe
The clock is ticking as the U.S. Army measures how rapidly it can replace thousands of troops and equipment under Operation Atlantic Resolve in eastern Europe and the Baltics.
Soldier receives nation’s second highest award for valor for quick thinking during jungle ambush
The Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to a former soldier who had single-handedly charged an enemy machine gun nest .
Joint special operations leader to be US commander in Afghanistan
U.S. officials say a career special operations soldier has been chosen as the next commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Massive veterans policy bill heads to Trump’s desk, but results will take time
Provisions for new community care rules and caregiver stipend expansion won't happen overnight.
China was just uninvited from RIMPAC. Here’s why.
The withdrawn invite follows a directive by the Pentagon to remove Chinese cellphones, other devices from exchanges over espionage fears.
Lawmakers eye more dramatic management changes at VA
Is the department's system of regional middle managers the next item on Congress' chopping block?
Are shoulder-fired weapons causing traumatic brain injuries? How the Army plans to find out
Blast from weapons may be causing TBI that's hard to diagnose.
Here’s why troops are poised for their biggest pay raise in nine years
The move will mean almost $700 more annually for even the most junior servicemembers.

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Fireman Gabriel Lupo, assigned to USS Constitution, climbs the ship’s mizzenmast during ‘Old Ironsides' underway commemorating the Vietnam War. In coordination with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the crew of USS Constitution hosted Vietnam veterans onboard as a thank you for their years of service and sacrifice for their country. (MC3 Casey Scoular/Navy)

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Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Miguel Mosquera, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), hugs his family upon the ship's return to San Diego from a scheduled deployment. Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego, Oct. 6, 2017 and spent the deployment supporting Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel, as well as maritime security cooperation efforts in U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (MCSN Nick Bauer/Navy)

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christipher Watts, machine gunner, Battalion Landing Team 3/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), calls out a simulated misfire while aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) at sea, April 29, 2018. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU integrated to conduct the second major exercise of their pre-deployment training. ARG, MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) provides essential and realistic ship-to-shore training, designed to enhance the integration of the Navy-Marine Corps team. ARGMEUEX provides an opportunity to integrate unique individual and unit skills and develop the Essex ARG and 13th MEU’s collective proficiency in challenging and unfamiliar environments. (Cpl. Danny Gonzalez/Marines)

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