A man in a dark suit speaks to reporters on the steps of the Pentagon while standing next to a military officer in dress uniform.

Executive orders expected Monday that cancel military DEI programs, reinstate troops who refused COVID vaccines, Hegseth says

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders that remove diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the military and reinstate troops booted out of the service for refusing coronavirus vaccines during the pandemic.

An American flag flies at half-staff over Ohio in 2021. The Army could better tailor suicide prevention initiatives by using machine learning tools to predict which soldiers are at higher risk for harming themselves, according to a new mental health study.

AI model better at foreseeing soldier suicide attempts than Army health evaluation, study says

Machine learning tools could help the Army identify which soldiers are at higher risk of self-harm and use the knowledge to improve suicide prevention efforts in the service, a new study found.

Kadena Elementary, the first "21st century" school on Okinawa, opened its doors on Feb. 28, 2018.

Sewer issue shutters elementary, middle schools at Air Force base on Okinawa

An elementary school and a middle school at the home of the 18th Wing canceled classes Monday due to a sewer line issue that was resolved that afternoon.

A fighter jet rises above buildings on a military installation as it takes off.

Air Force puts fighter jets, airmen through dispersal drills in Japan, South Korea

Air Force wings in Japan and South Korea dispersed aircraft and airmen during weeklong rehearsals this month for flying and fighting on the move.

The Tuskegee Airmen, known as the “Red Tails” were America’s first Black military flyers. They took to the skies in P-47 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang and other fighter aircraft to escort bombers on dangerous missions over Germany in World War II.

Lessons about Tuskegee Airmen, female flyers quickly return to Air Force basic training

The Air Force is restoring videos of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, to its basic training curriculum, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday.

A Marine Air Defense Integrated System vehicle fires a Stinger missile at a target drone at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 25, 2025.

Marines take aim with new high-tech anti-drone system in Hawaii

Marines used their new hunter-killer system to blast dozens of target drones out of the sky Saturday over a training ground on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Second oil spill reported at site of future Marine Corps airfield on Okinawa

A construction vessel spilled oil at the site of a future Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa over the weekend, the second such incident in 10 days.

Afghan men and boys write during an English lesson at a military base in Germany.

US military personnel in Germany conclude support role in Afghan SIV program

The last Afghan special immigrant visa applicants housed at Rhine Ordnance Barracks have departed, according to an American advocate.

Soldiers of 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team (MBCT) 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participate in a combined arms rehearsal for a Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault as part of Operation Lethal Eagle 24.1, April 22, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault (L2A2) allows the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to rapidly concentrate highly lethal, low-signature, and cohesive combat forces from dispersed locations to overwhelm adversaries at a place and time of our choosing. L2A2 means delivering one brigade combat team over 500 nautical miles in one period of darkness, arriving as a cohesive element where the enemy least expects it, capable of fighting behind enemy lines for 14 or more days.

4 Army units to deploy to Europe, South Korea and CENTCOM

Four Army units will deploy to Europe, South Korea and the Middle East in the spring as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday.

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct a convoy during an exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, in January 2023. President Donald Trump aims to redeploy 20,000 American troops from Europe, Italy's leading news agency said Jan. 23, 2025. It’s unclear what units would be targeted for cuts.

Trump aims to cut US force in Europe by 20,000, compel subsidies from allies, Italian report says

President Donald Trump wants to withdraw 20,000 U.S. troops from Europe and demand a subsidy from allies to pay for the remaining American military presence on the Continent, Italy’s leading news agency reported this week.