Beale AFB Takes in California Flood Threat Evacuees Beale Air Force Base in northern California has taken in several hundred evacuees from the Lake Oroville flood threat...
Military Response in High Gear as Texas Floodwaters Recede The one-line order from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was: "Texas gets everything they need."
Damaged Ports and Airfields Limiting Puerto Rico Aid Effort: Dunford President Donald Trump echoed Dunford on the limited access to Puerto Rico while defending the administration's response.
Navy Sends Ships for Hurricane Relief In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Navy has ordered three ships to sail off the shores of New York.
Army Corps of Engineers, Coast Guard Respond to Historic Flood The U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers established a virtual Aid to Navigation to mark a sunken workboat in the...
Air Force Flies Emergency Supplies to Peru After Floods Two aircrafts' worth of pilots, co-pilots, loadmasters, maintainers and security forces are on the ground in Lima.
Hospital Ship Heads to Puerto Rico as Military Struggles to Direct Aid The hospital ship USNS Comfort and other assets were being sent to Puerto Rico in a ramped up relief effort to the island.
Marines Simulate Noncombatant Evacuation at Camp Lejeune More than 100 Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, conducted a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise Jan. 14...
Harvey-Related Rescues Keep US Coast Guard Busy Harvey was the first major hurricane to make landfall in the US since 2005, and is expected to hover over Texas until midweek...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...