Sgt. Christopher M. Vassey, 38, was returned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Liberty, N.C., after surrendering to federal agents on Dec. 3.

The Marine Corps activated its first F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter squadron on the East Coast on Thursday, with the reactivation of the legendary Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point near Camp Lejeune, N.C.

The Army is asking for about 300 lieutenants serving in combat arms branches to voluntarily switch into support roles as it seeks to avoid an unbalanced future officer force.

Between 2012 and 2022, the GAO found more than 3,600 noncombat accidents involving special operators, with an average of 258 reported training accidents per year with at least minor injuries or more than $20,000 of military equipment damage.

An 82nd Airborne Division soldier was arrested and charged at Fort Liberty, N.C., for a killing that he is accused of committing in Indiana two years ago before he joined the Army, military and state law enforcement officials said.

Among the recommended changes, the Government Accountability Office suggested the services could better align how they evaluate commissioned officers with the overarching goals of their service. Each service has its own officer evaluation system.

A Virginia-based Army major faces accusations of sexual offenses against at least 20 victims in a three-year period, the service’s Office of Special Trial Counsel said Friday.

National Guard troops in 18 states and Washington, D.C., had been activated or placed on standby orders by their governors for duty amid fears of a tense Election Day on Tuesday, defense officials said.

Charging documents accused former Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson of wearing the unearned decorations since at least January 2019 and lying to the Marine Corps about obtaining a doctoral degree and transcript from Liberty University that same year.

The pilot should have remained in the plane after experiencing electrical malfunctions, according to an investigation dated Jan. 18, 2024, but made public Thursday. The F-35’s “advanced automatic flight-control systems” allowed the plane to continue flying for 11 minutes before crashing.