Fighter pilots integrate drones into air combat training
The drones served in a "loyal wingman" role to the pilots, marking “a major leap in human-machine teaming," the Air Force said.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Pentagon creates new military border zone in Arizona
The fourth national defense area created along the US-Mexico border will be an extension of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in the Sonora Desert.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
US Coast Guard cutter Maui fires 30 warning shots at Iranian fast-attack boats harassing Navy, USCG ships
A total of 13 Iranian fast in-shore attack craft were involved in a high-speed approach of six U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
By Diana Stancy
Best pics of the week: May 9, 2021
The Thunderbirds return to an air show after three decades, Vinson sailors have a message for Mom, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea likely bound for Yemen
The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey discovered the weapons aboard what the Navy described as a stateless dhow.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US sends more warplanes to Afghanistan to protect troop pullout
Gen. Mark Milley said F-18 attack planes have been added to a previously announced package of air and sea power that can be called upon as protection for withdrawing troops.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military
Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Best pics of the week: May 2, 2021
Marines train at Japan's Camp Fuji, a Black Hawk performs an aerial patrol in Kosovo, a P-8A Poseidon in the Fifth Fleet are of operations, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Vice President Harris to give Naval Academy commissioning address
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to give the speech May 28 during the in-person, limited capacity ceremony in Annapolis.
As counterterror missions fade, special operations finds time to fix its own problems
The special operations community is giving itself a once-over.
Starting May 1, military exchanges open to more than half a million DoD and Coast Guard civilians
Military stores are ready for the more than half a million new eligible customers.
By Karen Jowers