Sexual assault: Here are the bases where troops are most at risk
Navy ships are the most dangerous, according to new Pentagon study ranking installations on risk of assault.
Sub builder Electric Boat injects millions into Groton expansion
Electric Boat says it plans to construct a new assembly facility and a floating dry dock.
EOD sailor cleared a daisy-chained minefield during 10-hour firefight with ISIS
Thomas continuously maneuvered during the fight under a barrage of small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar fire to engage the enemy and clear a path for the convoy.
Opinion: Do what’s right for our Blue Water Vietnam veterans
"Instead of providing adequate care to our veterans who have fought and suffered for their country, government officials who have the power to provide them with care are needlessly debating a settled issue and placing the onus on veterans to prove that they were harmed. America owes our veterans a debt, and we are failing in our duty to pay that debt."
Coast Guard suspends search for man who fell off pier
Alaska State Troopers, Kake residents, Village Public Safety Officers and even a remotely-controlled underwater drone had joined in the hunt while a Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter scanned the shoreline and surrounding waters.
Twin-headed Navy QB monster gunning for Mustangs!
SMU has given up at least 42 points in all three games, but is also the only team to face two top 20 teams in non-conference games the first three weeks.
Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Zachary Yenco welds a pipe fitting aboard the amphibious assault ship Essex while it sailed the Gulf of Aden on Sept. 5. Navy reforms promise to let hull techs take advantage of career advancement in similar fields such as damage control. (MC3 Molly DiServio/Navy)

It’s like LinkedIn for the Navy

The innovation comes alongside an ongoing reworking of the Navy’s rating structure and training systems so that the service can offer more career options than ever before to sailors.
Fugitive former Air Force Reserve chaplain priest faces child sexual abuse charges
80-year-old former priest fled U.S. in 1992.
Former Special Forces medic to receive Medal of Honor for valor in Afghanistan
An Army Special Forces soldier will receive the Medal of Honor for fighting through an enemy ambush and saving his teammates' lives 10 years ago in Afghanistan.
Authorities: Scofflaws charged with sub museum thefts
Detectives allege Jon Stevens, of West Haven, and Laura Palmese, of Colchester, swam along the Hackensack River and gained access to the USS Ling in mid-August.
Researchers closing in on Captain Cook’s ship
They’re hoping to excavate the most likely site in time for the 250th anniversary celebrations of Cook claiming of Australia, which is in 2020.
Trump signs the largest VA budget ever
In fiscal 2019, total VA spending will exceed $200 billion for the first time.
If you find yourself lacking in willpower when it comes to meeting long-term financial goals, you’re not alone. (Navy Federal Credit Union)

Trust your future self to reach financial goals

You have some extra money left over after paying your bills, and you know you should sock it away in savings or use it to pay down your credit card.

Special Features

Aviation in crisis

Manned warplane accidents have jumped 39 percent.

HOME HQ

Our new site dedicated to homebuying, home repair, renting and real estate.

Admiral John Richardson at Defense News Conference

Register today for Defense News Conference 2018

Early Bird Brief

Get the 411 on today's top military, defense and national security stories.

Visual Stories
Tactical air control party Airmen with the 227th Air Support Operations Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, demonstrate a special extraction system while hanging from a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, during the 2018 Atlantic City International Airshow at Atlantic City, New Jersey, Aug. 22, 2018. (Mark C. Olsen/New Jersey National Guard)

Best pics of the week: Sept. 10, 2018

Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing looks over the landscape of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., during an aerial flight formation exercise August 12, 2018. “I get to see the world from the sky,” said Sgt. Derek Levi, MV22 crew chief, Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. (Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young/Marine Corps)

Best pics of the week: Aug. 27, 2018

An Airman checks behind a simulated military escort for combatants at the Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., August 8, 2018. A total of 21 Air Force bases from around the world visited MAFR and Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, to participate in the EMT Rodeo, giving the technicians a wide assortment of scenarios to test their knowledge and training in the medical field. (A!C Gage Daniel/ Air Force)

Best pics of the week: Aug. 20, 2018

Cpl. Kyle Cary, a 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion military working dog-handler, supervises his dog, Brandy, as they swim in the Area 5 pool at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 3, 2018. 2nd LEB practiced aggression training as part of specialized training to familiarize their dogs with water. (Cpl. Austyn Saylor/Marines)

Best pics of the week: Aug. 6, 2018

Opinion: Do what’s right for our Blue Water Vietnam veterans

"Instead of providing adequate care to our veterans who have fought and suffered for their country, government officials who have the power to provide them with care are needlessly debating a settled issue and placing the onus on veterans to prove that they were harmed. America owes our veterans a debt, and we are failing in our duty to pay that debt."
By:
Load More

Home HQ

Not just VA: 5 more state-run programs that help troops, veterans buy their new home

Former Minot judge advocate accused of attempted PCS scam

VA Loan Center

Check today’s rates from our sponsor