USS Truman conducted largest airstrike in Navy history, official says
Sixteen aircraft dropped 124,000 pounds of ordnance in less than two minutes during a Feb. 1 airstrike in Somalia, a defense official told Military Times.
By Riley Ceder
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Jet landing on USS Truman goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject
The incident, in which the pilots were safely recovered, marks the third time since December that an F/A-18 assigned to the carrier Truman has been lost.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Staff NCOs required to earn college degrees? The top enlisted Marine could see it coming
There could be a Marine Corps in the not too distant future that requires staff noncommissioned officers to receive college degrees in order to fulfill the commandant’s design for the Marine Corps.
By Philip Athey
Four Marines receive rare medal for rescuing drowning mother, daughters in North Carolina on Father’s Day 2018
Unfortunately, the girls’ father, Charles “Austin” Joy Jr., was unresponsive when the Marines reached him.
By Dylan Gresik
Writing your first resume as a civilian? Here’s our comprehensive guide to achieving success
The way applicants are writing resumes today has changed a lot during the past several years. We’ve compiled for you some essential tips to skip the dramatics, avoid the pitfalls and get your job application to the top of the pile.
By Dylan Gresik
Plenty of plans on preventing veterans suicide, but no agreement on what comes first
Lawmakers have bold goals for suicide prevention bills this session, but differing plans could stall efforts to find solutions.
US cuts number of Black Hawks to Afghanistan by two-thirds
Success of the Afghan Air Force will be a key metric for Pentagon planners seeking to draw down U.S. troops in the country. The U.S. is still bearing most of the burden of air support for Afghan troops.
By Shawn Snow
Best pics of the week: Jan. 26, 2020
Marines escape from a simulated submerged AAV, burial at sea, A-10 Elephant Walk and more of the best photos from around the military.
Pentagon gives conditional OK to resume Saudi military training in US
The Pentagon has given the Navy and other military services conditional approval to resume training of Saudi Arabian nationals in the U.S.
West Coast Marines, Japanese troops focus on amphibious operations as China becomes more active in Pacific
This is the 15th iteration of the bi-lateral exercise.
By Todd South
US military resumes operations against the Islamic State group in Iraq
The U.S. military is resuming operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and is working to soon restart training Iraqi forces, U.S. officials said Wednesday, despite deep divisions over the American drone strike that killed an senior Iranian commander in Baghdad and the resulting missile attacks by Iran on Iraqi bases.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Valentines wanted: 104-year-old Iwo Jima Marine veteran wants one thing this Valentine’s Day
“I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now and they’ll be a personal part of my history."
By Andrea Scott