US Military

President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. would respond “forcefully” to protect its personnel after U.S. forces retaliated with airstrikes on sites in Syria used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard following a suspected Iranian-linked attack Thursday that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded seven other Americans in northeast Syria.

North Korea has launched cruise missiles just days after it carried out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea to protest its military drills with the United States.

Russia’s Defense Ministry says fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care to reduce suicides in the military, but held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases.

A former U.S. Army soldier was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison, the maximum, for plotting what prosecutors described as a “murderous ambush” overseas on members of his own troop.

The U.S. Defense Department is warning troops not to consume poppy seed because it could lead to positive drug tests.

The U.S. military says a helicopter raid conducted by its armed forces in northeast Syria has left a senior leader with the Islamic State group dead and four American service members wounded.

Key equipment now in U.S. possession could reveal what information the ballon was able to monitor and collect.

Two Tennessee National Guard pilots killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed along an Alabama highway were both experienced aviators with more than a dozen years of military service apiece, military officials said Thursday.

A Black Hawk helicopter from the Tennessee National Guard crashed Wednesday in Alabama, killing two crew members, the Tennessee National Guard said.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says the first U.S. missile fired at an unidentified object over Lake Huron missed the target and “landed harmlessly” in the water, but a second one successfully hit. The acknowledgment Tuesday by Gen. Mark Milley of the errant strike comes amid questions about whether the shootdown of aerial objects that military officials...

The Philippines has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea.

The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are holding drills in the South China Sea at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

A former U.S. Navy captain who was caught up in a massive contracting scandal has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking nearly $91,000 in bribes.

Three suicide drones have attacked a U.S. base in eastern Syria, wounding two Syrian opposition fighters.

President Joe Biden is celebrating a quiet Christmas with his family at the White House and has spoken with American service members stationed around the world.

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress. If the measure passes, it will end a policy that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention. Republicans emboldened by their new...

Killeen, the army town married to nearby Fort Hood, is divided over the post’s renaming with supporters saying it’s about time and critics saying it’s an example of “cancel culture.”

U.S. Army base Fort Hood, named for a Confederate major general who led troops into battle against the United States during the Civil War, will be renamed for a Latino postwar four-star Army general. The new name will honor Gen. Richard Cavazos, who is noted for his leadership during the Korean War, when he earned the Silver Star and Distinguished...

The Army says it has grounded its fleet of Chinook cargo helicopters after fuel leaks caused a “small number” of engine fires.