The Air Force has deployed F-15 fighter jets for a force protection mission on Diego Garcia, Pacific Air Forces confirmed this week. The strategically important island in the Indian Ocean has served as a base for U.S. bombers during the Pentagon’s airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen that began earlier this year.

Tomoko Hyatt has no formal art training, but her road tax sticker designs are in high demand across Japan, displayed by tens of thousands of people and growing in popularity.

Veterans advocacy groups warned lawmakers that payment delays to vendors and staff cuts at the Department of Veterans Affairs are creating delays and barriers for individuals with disabilities trying to modify their homes and vehicles with specialized equipment.

The service is bringing about 6,700 troops from every Army division, 150 vehicles and more than 50 aircraft for the event. The cost for the parade and other events will be between $25 and $45 million.

An Army Corps of Engineers official denied Wednesday that the agency’s 2025 work plans had been politicized as Democrats accused President Donald Trump’s administration of shifting construction funds away from Democratic-led states to Republican-led ones.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday. A spokesman said the plane was accepted “in accordance with all federal rules and regulations” and that the department will “work to ensure proper security measures.”

The Coast Guard released its executive report detailing Force Design 2028, an initiative to reorganize the service, address its workforce shortfalls and streamline the purchase of vessels and new technology.

The training center is being designed so simulations can be adapted to include weapons and aircraft from other U.S. military branches, as well as NATO allies. Its location underlines the importance of Alaska and the Arctic to the U.S. 

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Daliege’s mobile artillery system was exposed for less than a minute as it darted across a dusty road and into thick forest at the sprawling U.S.-run military training area outside this Bavarian town.

More than half of spouses are unhappy with military life, continuing a downward trend in recent years related to family frustrations over quality-of-life issues.