The Australian and New Zealand militaries were monitoring three Chinese warships moving unusually far south along Australia’s east coast on an unknown mission, officials said Thursday.
NASA managers are seeking a “blanket waiver” to save probationary employees from layoffs, according to internal meeting notes seen by Bloomberg, as other federal agencies are forced to fire their newest hires in an effort to reduce employee headcount.
A tearful goodbye as K-9 Hurricane, the most decorated dog in U.S. history, has died. Known for his bravery, the U.S. Secret Service dog passed away nine years after retiring.
Soldiers, family members and friends gathered at the Fort Belvoir base chapel on Wednesday night for a candle vigil to honor three Army crew members who were killed when their helicopter collided in midair with a commercial jet over the Potomac River in Washington.
Amid a bird flu outbreak that has caused chicken populations to decline, eggs are disappearing from store shelves. And more people are popping across the U.S. - Mexico border to do their egg buying.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers.
As veterans are hit hard by cuts in the federal workforce, some are speaking out and multiple senators are criticizing the way the administration is carrying out the firings.
A five-month renovation project at this U.S. fighter base has improved living conditions for about 1,500 airmen, adding new entertainment options and upgraded laundry facilities.
Flooding across Kentucky began Friday and has claimed at least 14 lives, according to state officials. More than 250 Kentucky Guard troops are working in the aftermath of the flooding and the winter weather.
The service has contracted about 14,000 recruits since October, according to a post shared by the Navy to the social media site X. Of those, more than 12,700 have shipped out to Great Lakes, Ill., for basic training.
Sgt. Jonathan M. Lee, 27, is charged with first-degree murder and remained in the Geary County Detention Center on Wednesday with bond set at $1 million.
The Pentagon budget for 2025 is about $850 billion, with broad consensus on Capitol Hill that extensive spending is necessary to deter threats posed by China and Russia, in particular. If adopted in full, the proposed cuts would include tens of billions of dollars in each of the next five years.
Fifty active-duty and veteran military members represented Team U.S. at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.
An Israeli official says the bodies of a mother and her two young children whose fate was uncertain and a retired journalist in his 80s are expected to be among those returned by Hamas militants in the latest handover as part of the ceasefire agreement that has paused fighting in Gaza.
The proposed fund is meant to accelerate the build-up of the NATO member’s combat capability and could also help with additional military support for Ukraine. Denmark spent 2.4% of GDP on defense last year, above the existing 2% target for NATO members.
German and local national employees at U.S. military installations in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz are scheduled to strike Friday, the trade union Ver.di announced in a statement Wednesday.
The flights follow U.S. military statements that it had increased surveillance capabilities along the countries’ shared border. Mexico’s defense secretary last week said that U.S. military planes had not entered Mexican airspace, but that he couldn’t rule out they were spying.
Military health care beneficiaries are being urged to download their digital health records from the Tricare online patient portal before April 1 to retain copies.
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s order last month that set up the new formal designation by saying Mexico would defend its sovereignty and independence while seeking coordination.