US Army welcomes guests to new $46 million lodge in South Korea

The U.S. Army opened a new $46 million hotel Monday to provide accommodations for service members and their families traveling to Daegu, about 150 miles south of Seoul.

USS Carl Vinson strike group departs Thailand following hull-scrape incident

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and its strike group recently steamed out of Thailand, where two of the carrier’s escorts scraped hulls.

Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers prepare to depart for yearlong deployment to the Middle East

More than 140 soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard will leave for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait as part of Task Force Spartan.

‘Bright star in all our lives’: Army captain from North Carolina was the third soldier killed in Army helicopter’s midair crash over DC

An Army captain from North Carolina was the third crew member killed when a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair with a commercial jet over the Potomac River in Washington, the service announced Saturday.

Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence 2 minutes before collision

Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning issued two minutes before the aircraft collided Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport, radio transmissions show.

Sailor who survived 1941 Pearl Harbor attack in battleship’s belly dies at age 103

William Henry Pratt, who survived both the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of dangerous patrols aboard a submarine during World War II, died last week in Fresno, Calif. He was 103.

2 soldiers killed in training accident at Fort Stewart

Two soldiers at Fort Stewart were killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle incident during night training at the base in Georgia, Army officials said.

Afghanistan veteran, pilot who served in the Navy were 2 of 3 soldiers killed in Army helicopter’s midair crash over DC

Staff Sgt. Ryan O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Ga., served as a Black Hawk repairer in the Army from July 2014 until his death Wednesday night. The remains of another soldier, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Md., have not yet been recovered.

6th Fleet flagship Mount Whitney passes command to Navy fighter pilot

A Navy ship in service for 53 years that has been a symbol of NATO strength for nearly two decades has a new commander.

‘We’ve got to get faster’: Army’s top enlisted leader sees how new war strategy fares in German crucible

U.S. soldiers launched small drones in search of enemy positions on the Army’s sprawling Bavarian training grounds this week, testing an array of new technology that is expected to transform how American ground forces go to war.

Helicopters flying along Potomac River frequently pose dangers to passenger jets

The fatal collision of an Army helicopter and a passenger jet, as well as two other recent incidents, illustrate the challenges pilots and air traffic controllers face in the complex, security-sensitive skies above Washington D.C.

Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows

A U.S. Air Force jet with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that reflects a growing role for the armed forces in helping enforce immigration laws.

Man arrested in theft of 3 Humvees, other equipment from military facility in California

On Jan. 8, at least one individual entered a storage warehouse at the Army Reserve Center in Tustin, Calif., ransacked storage lockers and cut a fence to access a military vehicle parking lot, according to the Tustin Police Department.

Nominee for Army secretary tells senators he will serve soldiers not bureaucrats if confirmed

Army veteran Dan Driscoll, 38, promised to “always follow the law” after several senators raised concerns that the Army will be forced into domestic law enforcement roles. He also vowed to dedicate time, energy and resources to ensure the service is welcoming to women, saying he wants his daughter to “join an Army where the sky’s the limit.”

‘Tragically, last night, a mistake was made’: Pentagon halts flights as Army helicopter collides midair with commercial jet over DC

The Army’s 12th Aviation Battalion that includes the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly midair crash with a commercial jet over the Potomac River has been granted a 48-hour operational pause, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday.

Coast Guard suspends fired commandant’s policy aimed at eliminating harassment

Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday did not say why the anti-harassment policy was put on hold, but his message emphasized that harassment is still prohibited by military general order. Hate incidents will continue to be investigated per current rules, Lunday said.

Migrants were detained at Guantánamo Bay before Trump’s order. Here’s what to know.

U.S. government agencies and private contractors have used facilities at Guantánamo Bay to detain asylum seekers and refugees for several decades, rights groups say. In 1994 under President Bill Clinton, for instance, the facility’s migrant population totaled 45,000.

Air Force’s new jungle survival course prepares troops for remote deployments

A new Air Force course in jungle survival is preparing airmen to operate from remote airfields if a conflict forces their squadrons to disperse.

Record levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in wildlife near New Mexico base, hunters warned

Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base.