Three pilots and two crew chiefs were aboard the helicopter that crashed in the mountains outside San Diego. “We have been confronted with a tragedy that is every service family’s worst fear,” said Lt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey, commanding officer of squadron 361.

Hundreds of buildings across the Marines’ sprawling Camp Lejeune sport shiny, new metal roofs — a feature that officials at the swampy, coastal North Carolina post said is key to ensuring they survive the devastating winds and waters future hurricanes could bring.

Marines are once again allowed to cover most of their arms and legs with so-called “sleeve tattoos” under a revised policy.

An animal rights group on Thursday held graphic photos and signs outside the embassy of Thailand denouncing the practice of decapitating king cobras during the Cobra Gold military exercise. The group also planned to take the protest to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s home Thursday evening.