The Threat from Extremist Groups Is Growing. Service Members and Vets Are Getting Sucked into the Violence. The U.S. intelligence community deemed racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism -- with adherents such as white...
How 2 American Veterans Ended Up in Ukraine, Prisoners of Russian-Armed Militants The untold story of how two American vets, now captives of Putin’s allies, ended up fighting in Ukraine.
Service Was a Second Chance for the Space Force's Enlisted Leader. He Tried to Give Others the Same Shot. During his 33-year career, Roger Towberman was stationed everywhere from Hawaii to the United Kingdom until he was selected...
They Graduated Space Force Boot Camp. What Comes Next for Them, and the Service, Is Less Clear. Space Force continues to carve out its own identity after being created in 2019.
How Do You Create a Guardian? A Look Inside Space Force's First Specialized Basic Training Over three months, Military.com interviewed more than a dozen Guardians, drill sergeants, recruiters and officers, and...
Inside Recruits' Journey to Space Force's First Boot Camp 72 Guardians went through the first-ever independent Space Force boot camp, held from early May until June 24.
How the Army's Retiring Top Enlisted Soldier Fought to Make Life Better for Troops by Being Open About Himself Michael Grinston, who has been the service's top enlisted leader since 2019, has been a noncommissioned officer since before...
Trading on Patriotism: How Extremist Groups Target and Radicalize Veterans The issue of extremist groups has gained attention after the riot on Jan. 6 aimed at preventing the peaceful transfer of the...
Arlington Horses Are Getting Improvements After Deaths. But Other Army Animals Also Face Poor Conditions, Review Found. The Army said it has a long-term plan to rehabilitate the horse platoon tasked with funeral services for fallen service...
Inside One of the Army's Most Chaotic Brigades The Army's 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade is facing potentially systemic problems with its leadership, a Military.com...
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...