2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (305+ words) There were no four-leaf clovers mounted to the turrets, but an Irish Defense Forces crew still managed to pull off one of the biggest upsets at the U. S. Army's premier armor competition this month. The Irish soldiers beat American crews to…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (825+ words) A Congressional Research Service report released this month tallied 42 U. S. aircraft lost or damaged during Operation Epic Fury, the 40-day campaign against Iran that began Feb. 28. It is the most complete public accounting of a war the Pentagon has yet to…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (213+ words) Even as the Army abruptly cancelled a planned deployment to Poland earlier this year, the service is continuing to expand military cooperation with the country through the Pentagon's counter-drone initiative, the Army announced on Wednesday. The service touts the program…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (724+ words) The House overwhelmingly passed a $480. 9 billion budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction and other programs for fiscal 2027 that included full funding for veterans health care and benefits. The bill, which also provides appropriations for veterans-related agencies such…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (336+ words) Two crossed silver skis will adorn the garrison caps of soldiers serving in the Army's 10th Mountain Division, the service said Thursday, in a nod to insignia often worn by the unit's very first ranks, who specialized in alpine warfare decades…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (769+ words) The Army's $252. 8 billion fiscal 2027 budget proposal contains more than $8. 4 billion for barracks improvements and construction, but the plan, which would quadruple the service's spending for unaccompanied housing, faces an uphill battle in Congress. The service's fiscal 2027 budget request includes $2. 9 billion…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (615+ words) Seventy-three years after the "The World at War" debuted its comprehensive 26-episode arch chronicling the events of the Second World War, the History Channel and the National World War II Museum have teamed up with Tom Hanks to deliver what…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1758+ words) Buried beneath the curved, sweeping rows of white marble crosses and Stars of David at the Manila American Cemetery lies a special kind of American hero. Their headstones carry no names. No ranks or branches of the military. No dates…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (564+ words) Editor's note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit Veterans Crisis Line. net. Despite a military suicide rate that…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (618+ words) The U. S. military services are planning to ask for exceptions to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to allow military personnel to decide whether to get an annual flu vaccine, after years of requiring the shot. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel…...