The Marine Corps will soon deploy an unmanned, semisubmersible watercraft designed to move supplies and weapons across large ocean distances in waters surrounding Okinawa.

A better-than-expected 254,000 jobs were added to the economy in September, and the overall unemployment rate ticked down from 4.2% to 4.1%, said a bureau report released Friday. For veterans, the jobless rate fell from 3.5% in August to 2.7% in September, according to the report.

The remains of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Herman J. Sundstad, who fought in Burma during World War II as a member of the famed Merrill’s Marauders outfit, have been identified and returned to family members in Minnesota after 80 years.

Balatro, a spiced-up version of virtual poker, has become the video game surprise hit of the year. It has sold 2 million copies since its February release, and on Sept. 26, localthunk finally arrived on smartphone platforms.

A relatively new Marine Corps rotational force has arrived in the Philippines for its third six-month deployment, just as the longtime U.S. ally engages in a test of wills with China.

A former junior officer in the Navy who died a year ago hiking a California mountain was buried at sea this week from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, where he once served.

Tim Walz and JD Vance need to stop using their military service for political gain. They must to rise to the occasion and honor the sacrifices of our veterans by fighting for the care and support they deserve. The future of our veterans — and the strength of our country — depends on it. 

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday disclosed a plan to establish a grant program to fund legal organizations assisting veterans who are trying to access benefits after they did not receive an honorable discharge.

At 99 years old, former President Jimmy Carter is an early riser and likes to talk politics, the presidential race and the Atlanta Braves in the morning. His extraordinary life has largely settled into a quiet regimen. Carter turns 100 on Tuesday.