Pentagon codifies fitness standards across branches
The new regulations spell out testing timelines, standards for troops in combat arms specialties and guidelines for pregnancy and postpartum fitness.
By Eve Sampson
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They served through America’s post-9/11 wars. 25 years later, what did that service mean?
Nearly 3 million Americans served in the wars that followed Sept. 11. Three veterans reflect in The War Horse about what they saw, lost and still carry.
By David Roza, The War Horse
‘Devotion’ author hopes Korean War movies end ‘Forgotten War’ legacy
"Devotion" premieres in theaters on Nov. 23.
By Sarah Sicard
Appeals court sets aside SEAL’s sentence in Green Beret’s hazing death
Now, he’ll likely receive a rehearing that could change the outcome of his case.
Here’s all the military planes that keep falling short on readiness
About half of the aircraft studied never reached their annual readiness goal between fiscal 2011 and 2021, despite billions of dollars in investments.
‘Top Gun’ reimagined with a cat is purrrrfection
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... a combat cat?
By Sarah Sicard
Pentagon test bed to ramp up development of hypersonics
The Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed will create a new option for DoD agencies and universities as they validate new technology.
Military finishes draining Red Hill storage facility fuel pipelines
The Pentagon announced it would close Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility after it leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water last year.
6 fun ways the military can boost recruitment
#6. Get a “Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guy”
By Sarah Sicard
Drone-killing Vampires due in Ukraine next year, Pentagon says
The U.S. is aiming to send Ukraine the “Vampire” counter-drone system by mid-2023, with a contract award expected within months, a Pentagon spokesman said.
By Joe Gould
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actors Phoenix and Bob love their call signs
"Phoenix" and "Bob" wouldn't change their call signs for the world.
By Sarah Sicard