Lockheed Martin unveils 10-year framework to produce 850 F-35 fighter jets for the US military

Lockheed Martin announced a proposed 10-year framework to produce 850 F-35 fighter jets for the U.S. military while maintaining a production rate of 156 aircraft per year for American and international customers.

Latest Pentagon casualty report for Middle East operations against Iran shows 21 deaths, 865 injured

According to the latest Pentagon Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) report, 21 U.S. service members have died and 865 have been injured since the start of the war with Iran and continuing Overseas Operations in the Middle East.

Air Force specialist dies after rappelling fall at a college football game

An Air Force specialist died in a tragic accident Saturday night after falling while rappelling in the Alamodome before a University of Texas at San Antonio football game.

Republicans, evangelicals oppose livestreamed execution: What does Trump say?

A growing number of GOP lawmakers and religious leaders are speaking out about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan.

Sailors, Marines killed during Pearl Harbor attack and buried as ‘unknowns’ to be exhumed for identification

An effort to confirm the identities of dozens of sailors and Marines killed during the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will officially get underway on the 85th anniversary of the Japanese attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II. 

Marine Corps Osprey catches fire during exercise in North Carolina; 4 injured

A U.S. Marine Corps aircraft carrying four service members burst into flames Thursday following a hard landing during a training mission in North Carolina.

Vance casts doubt on livestreaming Hasan execution: ‘I’m not going to be watching it’

Vice President JD Vance questioned whether the Pentagon will livestream the December execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, while saying he would not watch it if the broadcast proceeds.

USS Abraham Lincoln returns to home port after near-record deployment

Sailors began stepping off the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln Thursday at the ship’s home port in San Diego Bay after a deployment that included a record 265 days at sea. 

Nidal Hasan execution in Fort Hood to be livestreamed publicly, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked about the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded dozens more in 2009, for the first time, since the time and location was approved on Tuesday.

Latest Pentagon Overseas Operations casualty report: 5 service members have died, 443 injured since July 7

According to the latest Pentagon Defense Casualty Analysis System report published Sept. 29, five service members have died and 443 have been injured since the start of Overseas Operations on July 7.  

Trump Pentagon launches competition for America's next great military base

Governors will compete to host the massive new military base designed to house up to 25K service members, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

VA releases annual veteran suicide prevention report, prevention remains top clinical priority

Suicide prevention continues to be the Department of Veterans Affairs' top clinical priority and the 2026 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report shows a decline in suicide rates among veterans enrolled in VA healthcare, but an increase in veterans who are not enrolled in VA healthcare.

US ends Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq after 12 years

U.S. forces have completed their withdrawal from Erbil Air Base, formally ending the U.S. military mission in Iraq under Operation Inherent Resolve after over a decade  of counter-ISIS operations, U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday. 

Gold Star Mothers and Families Day: Honoring families of fallen service members

Sunday marks the day memorialized as Gold Star Mothers and Families Day, a solemn national observance honoring mothers, parents and relatives of service members who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.