Elderly couple escape Tennessee assisted living facility using military Morse code training

A husband and wife who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease were able to escape from their assisted living facility in Tennessee thanks to the man’s past military Morse code training, according to reports.

Early morning ICBM test launch from California base aborted

A test launch of an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was aborted before liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, early Wednesday, the U.S. Air Force said.

Marine inspector general suspended amid probe into tank sinking that left 9 dead

The Marine Corps inspector general, Major General Robert Castellvi, has been suspended amid the ongoing probes into last summer’s fatal sinking of a seafaring tank off the Southern California coast, a newspaper reported Monday.

Texas State legislators urge Congress to pass "I Am Vanessa Guillen" Act

Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen was remembered at the Texas State Capitol where several bills honoring the Houstonian are advancing.

‘Time to end America’s longest war’: Biden to pull remaining troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Biden is speaking Wednesday afternoon on his plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. An excerpt released shows he plans to say the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later.

Biden to leave troops in Afghanistan beyond May 1 deadline, sets 9/11 as new target, official says

President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration, and has set the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as the new goal, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors that killed 9 off San Clemente coast

The Marine Corps has launched a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in tragedy with the sinking of a seafaring tank off the Southern California coast that killed eight Marines and one sailor last summer, officials said Tuesday.

Possible naval training mine washes up on Florida beach

It's not unusual for some kinds of aquatic creatures to wash up on Florida beaches, but what about a naval mine?

Reversing Trump policies, Pentagon to release new rules for transgender troops

The Pentagon on Wednesday will sweep away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance with gender transition, defense officials told The Associated Press.

Human errors, mechanical woes caused Marine tank sinking that killed 9 off San Clemente coast

Inadequate training, shabby maintenance and poor judgment by leaders led to the sinking of a seafaring tank last year off Southern California that killed nine service members, according to findings of a Marine Corps investigation released Thursday.

Police request 60-day extension of National Guard at Capitol

Capitol Police have requested that members of the National Guard continue to provide security at the U.S. Capitol for another two months.

Veterans team up to create new lot for urban farmers in Long Beach

Two veterans are transforming an empty dirt lot in West Long Beach into an urban farm, with the hopes its harvest will go back into the underserved community.  

3 Idaho National Guard personnel killed in Black Hawk crash

Three National Guard pilots were killed in a crash Tuesday night outside of Boise during a routine training flight.

President Biden visits wounded soldiers at Walter Reed

President Joe Biden visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda on Friday during his first major trip beyond the White House since the inauguration.

US Army approves new hairstyles, nail color for women

Women serving in the U.S. Army will have more options when styling their hair and coloring their nails after a change in policy.

Biden reverses Trump's ban on transgender people in military

President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military, dumping a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his first year in office.

Senate confirms Austin as US’ first Black secretary of defense

With minimal objection, the Senate voted 93-2 in favor of confirming retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense.