A service member described how American forces raced to recover two downed Air Force officers in one of the largest combat rescue operations in U.S. military history.

The Air Force put Misawa Air Base’s new F-35A Lightning IIs through their paces alongside the F-16s they are replacing, giving hundreds of troops and family members a closeup look at the fighter wing’s changing combat operations.

North Korea said multiple ballistic missiles it fired were part of a coordinated attack drill involving drones and other weapons aimed at improving its ability to launch counterattacks.

Okinawans elected their first governor in 12 years to support the controversial relocation of a Marine Corps airfield, handing former Naha Vice Mayor Genta Koja a landslide victory over Gov. Denny Tamaki.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its forces struck power substations in Odesa and Mykolaiv that support port infrastructure in the regions. Railway infrastructure in western Ukraine used to transport military cargo from European countries was also targeted, Russia said.

The missing hiker was found by the Coast Guard and Michigan State Police with the help of good Samaritan backpackers.

Staff at an Army medical center in Washington state recently celebrated the promotion of a colleague who, at only 6 years old, has remarkably achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks used their remarks to pitch the Iran war as a continuance of the Global War on Terrorism.

Thousands of people gathered in New York City on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, where 2,753 people died.

The crimes occurred from 2009 to 2013 while Schlueter was stationed in Grafenwoehr, Germany. Both children were younger than 10, prosecutors said.

A British man accused of assisting Russian military intelligence was prepared to set fire to a British drone factory to demonstrate his allegiance to Moscow.

A service member assigned to Fort Sill in Oklahoma was struck and killed early Friday morning while traveling on the interstate outside of the base, the installation’s public affairs office said in a news release.

Anthropic investigated and banned an Iran-linked user who used AI to gather and analyze public data for targeting U.S. naval forces in the Middle East, the company said.

Since early May, the U.S. military has helped roughly 1,600 vessels carrying more than 800 million barrels of crude oil transit the Strait of Hormuz, a CENTCOM spokesman said.

Soldiers will soon see their fitness test scores before they even leave the physical training field, as the Army plans for a fall rollout of its new performance documentation mobile app.

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15J Eagle made a precautionary landing at Naha Airport.

U.S. military bases around the world marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with solemn ceremonies, stair climbs and other physical challenges honoring victims and first responders.

The U.S. military did not confirm or deny a report that American officials identified two U.S. airfields on Okinawa as likely sources of PFAS contamination, while Japanese officials declined to discuss details of the reported exchange.

Staffing shortages at a U.S. Navy clinic at Sasebo Naval Base in Japan are limiting appointments for Defense Department civilians, raising concerns about access to ongoing medical care and prescriptions.