No one was injured and no property damage was reported in the incident that occurred at about 11 a.m., an Eglin Air Force Base spokesperson said. It was not immediately clear why the fuel tank dropped during the flight.
A Ramstein Air Base proposal for Frankfurt Airport shuttle service was scrapped for lack of bids, ending hopes in the largest U.S. military community overseas for a better option to get to the European hub.
Commissary shoppers in Europe will soon have to bring their own bags or purchase a reusable option as base grocery stores progressively phase out single-use plastic bags this month.
US service members stationed in the UK are exempt from a new British arrival procedure, while those based in continental Europe will need to sign up for authorization like most other nonresident visitors before they travel.
American forces in the Middle East struck two underground Houthi weapons hubs in Yemen, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday.
President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion this week that the United States must take possession of Greenland cast a spotlight upon U.S. military operations on the landmass, as the Arctic ice thins and competition with Russia and China grows.
Police on Okinawa suspect a U.S. Marine of sexually assaulting and injuring a woman in November, the fourth such case to surface over the past year.
Of the 12,000 North Korean troops deployed to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at least 3,800 have been killed or wounded, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
A pilot program aims to connect Department of Defense civilians in Japan with local health care providers without paying large, upfront service fees.
Tupu Lamar Hawkins, 17, who had “been determined to be at significant risk by law enforcement,” was found following a two-day search after he went missing from the Sagamihara Family Housing Area on Camp Zama near Tokyo.
Failing concrete in housing units at Sebille Manor on Kadena Air Base in Okinawa has prompted the Air Force to move one family from its home and notify several others they must relocate by June 30.
Maj. Michael Stockin reached a plea deal that a lawyer representing some of the dozens of victims said would result in a sentence of 10 to 14 years in military prison. At least 22 of Stockin’s victims have filed federal claims against the Army, totaling at least $110 million.
The settlement would make it easier for veterans to have discharge papers changed to remove references to sexual orientation and ease access to health care, loans and tuition assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
That night’s fight and shooting followed 10 months of threats from Kidd toward Best, who was dating Kidd’s ex-wife. Best had called the Killeen Police Department three times for help and had gotten none, Dray said.
More than 1 million minted commemorative coins honoring the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps this year officially became available to purchase on Jan. 2.
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing returned home to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday after a three-month deployment delivering coalition air power and support to secure and stabilize the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
The Navy will need a budget boost of at least $85 billion annually to realize an ambitious goal to grow its fleet by nearly 100 ships over the next three decades, according to a recent Congressional Budget Office analysis.
U.S. forces helped evacuate Somali troops from harm’s way during a recent operation against insurgents that resulted in the deaths of 10 militants from al-Shabab, U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday.