Master sergeant wins $250,000 on mountain-climbing reality show ‘The Summit’

Ladeania Jackson, an Air National Guard master sergeant, and three others who completed a 14-day challenge in the Southern Alps of New Zealand shared a $1 million prize on the reality TV show “The Summit.”

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking return of Confederate ‘Gray Ghost’ to Ranger memorial at Fort Moore

U.S. District Judge Clay Land wrote he was unpersuaded by the National Ranger Memorial Foundation’s arguments that the Defense Department overstepped its authority in removing the name of Confederate Col. John S. Mosby from the Georgia post’s monument.

Bell Textron chooses Fort Worth for major expansion to build V-280 Valor military aircraft

Bell Textron Inc., already one the largest employers in the Metroplex, has chosen its hometown of Fort Worth to build components for the next generation of military assault helicopters.

Army emergency fund to expand travel grants for soldiers next year

Soldiers in need of financial help to travel during a family emergency can receive money from an Army-focused nonprofit relief fund without the added stress of repaying a loan, the organization announced Monday.

Future missile frigate will be named after historic female Navy officer

A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news release.

Legal saga over how Ramstein figured into deadly 2012 Yemen drone strike reaches German high court

The role of the German government and Ramstein Air Base in coordinated U.S. drone strikes is under scrutiny by the country’s highest court, which took up the case of two men whose relatives were killed in a 2012 attack in Yemen.

Tom Cruise gets a top US Navy honor for boosting the military with his screen roles

Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor on Tuesday for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films.

US forces strike Houthi command hub in Yemen; USS Truman sails in Middle East

A US airstrike on a hub for coordinating Houthi operations came on the heels of USS Truman’s entrance into the Red Sea.

Advanced fighters bound for Okinawa will help counter ‘bully’ China, general says

The 18th Wing is prepared to use its incoming fleet of multirole fighters to counter China as it continues to “essentially bully the neighbors,” Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans said in a recent interview.

Long-awaited food court opens on Marine base in Japan after lengthy building project

Some favorite fast-food brands have surfaced with the opening of a refurbished food court at this outpost of American culture near Hiroshima.

National Guard soldier charged in shooting death of Army Reserve soldier at Fort Eisenhower

A National Guard soldier was charged Monday in the shooting death of an Army Reserve soldier over the weekend at a woman’s on-post residence at Fort Eisenhower.

Kids at Aviano US base school reconnect with Italians after pandemic halt of partnership

Students at a school on this U.S. base in northeastern Italy are once again making friends among their Italian peers through a nearly 50-year-old exchange program that has been revived following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drone detectors in New Jersey found ‘little or no evidence’ of wrongdoing, governor says

Drone-detecting devices deployed in New Jersey in the past week have found “little to no evidence” of anything nefarious or threatening, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday as calls grew for action to address the mysterious nighttime sightings of suspected unmanned flights across the northeastern U.S.

Ramstein Air Base confirms unauthorized drone activity earlier this month

Ramstein Air Base and German police officials confirmed Monday that unauthorized drones have flown over the Air Force installation in recent days, though details about the unmanned aircraft remain scarce.

DODEA opens school annex on Naval Base Guam for science lab, other learning spaces

Department of Defense Education Activity has opened an annex to its middle school at Naval Base Guam to accommodate the growing student population.

Army-Navy collaboration powers successful hypersonic missile test

While all eyes have been on the highly-anticipated Army-Navy academy football match Saturday, a quiet collaboration between the branches bore fruit at Cape Canaveral on Thursday.

Space Florida to discuss secretive $1.8 billion Cape Canaveral launch site project

The price tag is greater than the $1 billion Jeff Bezos sunk into refurbishing Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 36, so it falls in line with Musk’s plans for launching hundreds, and eventually thousands of Starships a year in his quest to create a colony on Mars.

1 person fatally shot at US Army base in Georgia in ‘isolated’ incident

The shooter was apprehended and taken into custody, and an “all clear” was given about two hours after Fort Eisenhower went into lockdown, the installation’s operations center said on social media.

US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam under plan agreed 12 years ago

U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the southern Japanese island.