National Guard exceeds recruiting goals for fiscal year 2025
The Army National Guard and Air National Guard combined to recruit 50,000 new enlistees.
By Todd South
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Buffalo chicken, Thai and Cuban food coming to the MRE lineup in 2026
Three current, low-rated meal options are going away next year.
By Todd South
Diplomacy is still the best option for dealing with Iran
A military response by the United States to the attack on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure would violate the Constitution and would be counterproductive for our national security, say the authors of this commentary.
By Hassan El-Tayyab and Diana Ohlbaum
Man arrested in terrorism probe told FBI he’d execute a US service member for ISIS
An Alabama man has been apprehended as part of a yearslong terrorism probe in which the FBI says he told agents he would execute a U.S. service member if ordered to do so by the Islamic State group.
By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
Military Times launches job board for veterans
Boost your job search with this trove of job postings for military veterans
By Military Times staff
Student loan crisis, not Mideast wars, helped Army leaders exceed recruiting goals this year
The service’s leadership said it will exceed this year’s desired active duty end-strength of 478,000 troops.
By Kyle Rempfer
DoD identifies Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin as Green Beret killed by small arms fire
The Defense Department has identified an Army Special Forces soldier killed in action Monday.
By Kyle Rempfer
ISIS leader calls on fighters to free detained comrades
The leader of the Islamic State group released a new alleged audio recording Monday calling on members of the extremist group to do all they can to free IS detainees and women held in jails and camps.
US destroyer made ‘historic’ visit to Beirut as regional tensions mount
The port visit by the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ramage to Beirut was the first in 36 years.
By Shawn Snow
Report: Trump’s call to keep Guantanamo’s detention camp sparked questions about care and conditions
A scramble to secure more funding for the detention center is revealed in a report about why its commander got canned in April.
Soldier’s lawsuit dismissed after claim she was forced to take anthrax vaccinations that made her sick
The soldier claimed that after her third vaccination, which she protested taking, she had seizures and had to go to the emergency room.
By Kyle Rempfer
27 reports of extremist activity by US service members over the past 5 years, DoD says
Out of those 27 reports, the DoD said all but two had been formally investigated and that 18 service members were disciplined or separated from the military.
By Shawn Snow