Military

The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.

No U.S. troops involved in the August drone strike that killed innocent Kabul civilians and children will face disciplinary action, U.S. defense officials said Monday.

December 13, 2021, marks the 385th birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, "the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts," as the Guard itself notes.

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe will make history as the first Black service member to receive the Medal of Honor since Vietnam for his heroic efforts rescuing fellow soldiers during a fiery wreck in Iraq.

Cmdr. Lucian Kins was relieved of his duties Friday as second in command of the USS Winston Churchill, a destroyer, by Navy Capt. Ken Anderson, commander of Naval Surface Squadron 14.

Col. Edward Shames, who was the last surviving officer of “Easy Company,” which inspired the HBO miniseries and book “Band of Brothers,” died at 99.

A Navy SEAL commander has died from injuries he got during a training accident in Virginia. Naval Special Warfare Command said Wednesday that Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, was injured Saturday when he fell while fast-roping down from a helicopter.

A U.S. veteran shared his struggle with mental health after losing both legs while serving in Afghanistan. His hope is that his story will help other veterans who might be struggling during the holidays.

The nation is marking 80 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor by remembering those killed in the attack that launched the U.S. into World War II.

As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, warnings of an inevitable Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were ignored for almost 30 years.

Here is a timeline of the critical events that led up to, and following, the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

World War II veterans got a hero's send-off at DFW Airport. They were headed to Honolulu to mark 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided that National Guard members who refuse COVID-19 vaccination will be barred from federally funded drills and training required to maintain their Guard status, saying, "Vaccination is essential to the health and readiness of the force."

President Joe Biden signed four bills into law that aim to assist U.S. veterans and their families, including additional funding and support for maternity care.

The lawsuit, which was filed Sunday in U.S. District Court in Washington, describes the memoir, “A Sacred Oath,” as an account of Esper’s tenure as Army secretary from 2017 to 2019 and his 18 months as defense secretary, which ended when Trump fired him in a tweet just days after the president lost his reelection bid.

Michaela Nelson, a specialist with the Ohio Army National Guard, has been missing for a month.