Navy pilot who was second-longest held US prisoner of war in line to receive Congressional Gold Medal

Retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., now 86, was captured Aug. 5, 1964, while on a bombing mission near the North Vietnam-China border. He survived beatings, torture and starvation during 3,113 days of captivity.

Army releases redacted police report on altercation during Trump’s Arlington cemetery visit

The four sentences visible in the heavily redacted report block out a key word that appears to describe the Trump campaign staffer shoving the cemetery employee out of the way.

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home with $115 million in seized drugs

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returned to its homeport of St. Petersburg, Fla., on Wednesday, bearing a sizable haul of contraband and five suspected smugglers.

Two men sentenced for handling stolen US Army gear after training area theft in Bavaria

More than $465,000 in gear was stolen from the Grafenwoehr Training Area, but the two men were convicted only of handling a small portion of that equipment.

Okinawa court hears final arguments in sexual assault case against US airman

A US airman should serve seven years for sexually assaulting an underage girl on Okinawa in December, a Japanese prosecutor argued.

Navy still has work to do to ensure SEAL recruits’ safety during Hell Week, IG says

Navy SEAL Hell Week trainers need a more clear-cut policy on using sleep deprivation on recruits, according to a new troop safety investigation that reviewed measures taken after a sailor died during the grueling ordeal.

Revised plan for Guam missile defense trims network sites by 6

A missile-defense system proposed for Guam has been narrowed down to 16 sites from 22, according to a draft environmental impact statement.

‘Ready to fight tonight’: Strykers take their turn as Army’s rotational force in South Korea

The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., relieved a cavalry unit at Camp Casey.

Navy considers electrical microgrids at major shipyards as shield against outages

The Navy is studying options for supplying its four public shipyards with electricity and potable water in the event of a power grid or utility outage that could last up to two weeks.

Blaze at US military warehouse in South Korea burned for 13 hours

A warehouse fire on a U.S. Army supply base that began Thursday evening and drew mutual aid from city firefighters in Busan, South Korea, was extinguished 13 hours later.