• Two service members died of COVID-19 complications in recent days. (Sgt. Melanye Martinez/Marine Corps)
    Two more coronavirus deaths bring military toll to 17

    A New York National Guardsman and Reserve sailor bring January's death toll to three.

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    20 hours ago
  • Cami Strella is an OnlyFans model with a particular affection for the military community. (Photo courtesy of Cami Strella)
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    OnlyFans model Cami Strella went viral on TikTok after sharing a video for Veterans Month.

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    20 hours ago
  • Members of the National Guard wait to depart Union Station as the city remains under tight security during the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    26,000 National Guard troops came to DC and protected the inauguration without incident. Now the drawdown begins

    After more than 26,000 troops poured into the city to help protect Wednesday’s inauguration events, Guard officials are working to pull troops out and bring them home.

    Howard Altman
    23 hours ago
  • President Joe Biden waits to sign his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    Biden proposing 5-year extension of nuke treaty with Russia, says US official

    The treaty is set to expire Feb. 5 and is the last remaining agreement constraining U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons.

    Matthew Lee, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
    23 hours ago
  • A soldier was found unresponsive at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
    Another US soldier dies in Kuwait

    The soldier was found unresponsive, the Army said.

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    1 day ago
  • Arctic Tough 1st Sgt. Jonathan M. Emmett leads U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Company, 1-52 Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, as they conduct Cold Weather Indoctrination Course II (CWIC) training November 19, 2015. These Soldiers completed a three-mile snow shoe ruck march to their bivouac site and spent the night sleeping in Arctic 10-man tents. CWIC training is required of all Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska annually to ensure America's Arctic Warriors have the knowledge and experience to survive, train, operate, fight and win in extreme cold weather and high altitude environments. (Photos by Spc. Liliana S. Magers, U.S. Army Alaska Public Affairs.)
    US Army chief teases new Arctic strategy

    Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville detailed a few elements on how the Army would ramp up its capability in the Arctic prior to the public release of its strategy for the region.

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    1 day ago
  • The wreckage of a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter sits in a field in Mendon, NY., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat & Chronicle via AP)
    Remains of 3 National Guardsmen killed in NY helicopter crash recovered

    The U.S. Army will lead the investigation into a helicopter crash that killed three National Guard members on a training exercise, authorities said Thursday after the remains of the troops were recovered from the rural upstate New York crash site.

    The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    Biden overrides Trump orders on diversity training

    President Joe Biden's first set of executive orders included provisions to shift federal workforce policy away from Trump administration plans.

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    1 day ago
  • Members of the National Guard gather near the U.S. Capitol before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
    The National Guard had a quiet day in DC standing post against threats they helped prevent

    It was a quiet day for the National Guard standing post in Washington D.C. during the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

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    1 day ago
  • This photo provided by the FBI Los Angeles shows a military Humvee that was stolen from a National Guard facility in a Los Angeles suburb and was found Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (FBI via AP)
    FBI locates stolen California National Guard Humvee

    A search continues for the person or persons who stole the armored vehicle last Friday from the National Guard Armory in the city of Bell.

    The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy attends the George C. Marshall Dinner during the Association of the United States Army's 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in October 2019 2019. (Sgt. Dana Clarke/Army)
    Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, a strong proponent of modernization, steps down

    McCarthy’s tenure was marked by ambitious modernization initiatives, but civil unrest requiring Guard mobilizations and trouble at Army posts was never far away.

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    1 day ago
  • President-elect Joe Biden, right, and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, left, look on as former Obama White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough delivers remarks after being introduced as Biden’s nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Queen Theater on Dec. 11, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Biden names temporary VA leadership as his secretary nominee awaits Senate debate

    Dat Tran, the top data and technology official at VA, will serve as acting secretary until Denis McDonough is confirmed.

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    2 days ago
  • President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    Biden inaugurated commander in chief amid heavy military presence at Capitol

    Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United States.

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  • President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Patrick Semansky/ Pool via AP)
    How the Biden presidency changes the federal workplace

    Joe Biden took up the U.S. presidency Jan. 20 with promises for many changes to the previous administration's policy.

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    2 days ago
  • A new U.S. citizen holds a program and flag during U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services ceremony on June 16, 2017. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)
    Among many tasks, newly sworn-in President Biden asked to overhaul the citizenship process for military veterans

    An Army veteran and senator has requested President Joe Biden make numerous changes to immigration laws for veterans and their families.

    Meghann Myers
    2 days ago
  • Supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Edelman/ AFP via Getty Images)
    Marine vet among 3 militia members charged with plotting Capitol breach

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    2 days ago
  • President Trump is seen on a network monitor after his pre-recorded farewell speech was released, inside the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
    Creation of Space Force among achievements highlighted in Trump farewell video

    Trump is set to leave Washington early Wednesday morning after a grand farewell event at nearby Joint Base Andrews.

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    2 days ago
  • French President Emmanuel Macron review the troops prior to his New Year's speech to the French Armed Forces at Brest naval training center, western France, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Stephane Mahe/Pool Photo via AP)
    Macron calls on Biden for greater US military involvement

    French President Emmanuel Macron hoped on Tuesday that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will show a greater military commitment to fight against Islamic extremists in several theaters of conflict and especially in the Middle East.

    The Associated Press
    2 days ago
  • Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administrations choice to be secretary of defense, speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 9, 2020. (Susan Walsh/AP)
    Defense secretary nominee, offering scant details, commits to rooting out extremism, sexual assault in the force

    Lawmakers questioned the defense secretary nominee on issues that have been making headlines.

    Meghann Myers
    2 days ago
  • Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the next defense secretary, on Jan. 19, 2021. (Jim Lo Scalzo/AFP via Getty Images)
    Austin pledges to protect civilian leadership at Pentagon

    Lloyd Austin signaled that his core staff would be drawn from civilians, not his old U.S. Central Command team.

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    2 days ago