Army stifles Navy’s offense to win 3rd straight in historic rivalry
The Black Knights beat Navy to retain the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end
President Donald Trump said Saturday that chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by year’s end amid an expected West Wing reshuffling reflecting a focus on the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge of governing with Democrats reclaiming control of the House.
Trump picks Army Chief Gen. Mark Milley as next top military adviser
The president made the nomination official in a Saturday morning tweet.
Air Force failed four times to prevent the Texas church shooting; DoD IG now reviewing other services
The Air Force could have prevented a former airman from buying a weapon and committing a mass shooting last year had investigators followed proper protocol. Now the Pentagon is reviewing other service's compliance with the law.
The No. 1 mishap killer of Marines this year: car and motorcycle accidents
Car and motorcycle accidents accounted for nearly 60 percent of all mishap deaths across the Corps in 2018.
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fire a Light Armored Vehicle's M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun at a target during a Defense of the Amphibious Task Force drill aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).(Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean Galbreath/Navy)

Here’s why the Marine Corps is strapping LAVs to the flight deck

LAVs aboard the 31st MEU engaged surface targets with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun while strapped to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Wasp.
DoD Inspector General investigating fewer allegations of senior official misconduct
The Pentagon watchdog has investigated 15 percent fewer allegations of bad behavior against generals, admirals and senior civilians since 2015, according to a report.
3 priorities for the Marines' information directorate
Here's what the deputy commandant for information is focused on.
Online VA medical appointments expanding to Walmart sites, VFW posts
The department's telehealth push will bring veterans' check-ups and medical consults into new, more convenient locations.
President George H.W. Bush was secretly a pro wrestling fan, VA secretary says
Remember that time the former president invited WWE wrestler Ric Flair to join him on Air Force One?
Trial: Losses from Iranian bombs echo in the lives of wounded troops, Gold Star families a decade later
If successful, the plaintiffs could be eligible for compensation from a fund for victims of state-sponsored terrorism.

Children of Fallen Patriots assists Gold Star students

Children of Fallen Patriots assists Gold Star students presented by: Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation (Fallen Patriots) is on a mission to provide college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.

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Army indirect fire infantrymen operate the M121 120 mm mortar system during live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 19, 2018. (Alejandro Peña/Air Force)

Best pics of the week: Dec. 2, 2018

Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft attached to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, stationed at Naval Air Station Lemoore, fly in formation for a photo exercise over the California desert on Nov. 16, 2018. (Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon E. Renfroe/Navy)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jamar Jackson, a United States Air Force Honor Guard ceremonial guardsman, marches in the Veterans Day Parade in New York on Nov. 11, 2018. The Honor Guard performed in the parade to honor veterans and to inspire, recruit and retain future airmen. (Airman 1st Class Michael S. Murphy/Air Force)

Best pics of the week: Nov. 18, 2018

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Drill Team, 4th Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) perform after the conclusion of the 4th Annual Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 4, 2018. (Army)

Best pics of the week: Nov. 11, 2018

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Commands have various events to launch their local Combined Federal Campaign pledge drives, held at various times between now and Jan. 11. Here, a tug-of-war tournament helped kick off the local 2017 Combined Federal Campaign charity pledge drive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 13, 2017. (Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Marine Corps)

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