Soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash identified by US Army

The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission.

US Army grounds aviators for training following deadly helicopter crashes

The U.S. Army says it has grounded aviation units for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 in the past month.

Houston-bound oil tanker seized by Iran navy in Gulf of Oman

The U.S. Navy called Iran’s actions “contrary to international law and disruptive to regional security and stability."

National guardsman in leaked document case wanted to kill a ‘ton of people,’ US says

A judge is deciding if Jack Teixeira should be held in jail until his trial. The Justice Department said in its investigation that Teixeira used his government computer to look up mass shootings and government standoffs.

National guardsman spoke of ‘murder,’ could still possess secrets, US says

Jack Teixeira is accused of distributing highly classified documents about top national security issues on a social media platform. Prosecutors say he kept an arsenal of weapons and talked of “violence and murder."

US to dock nuclear submarines in South Korea for first time in decades

North Korea’s increasing nuclear threats, along with concerns about China’s assertiveness in the region, have pushed the Biden administration to expand its Asian alliance.

Unprepared for long war, US Army under gun to make more ammo

The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is at the vanguard of a multibillion-dollar Pentagon plan to modernize and accelerate its production of ammunition and equipment not only to support Ukraine, but to be ready for a potential conflict with China.

One of last 2 USS Arizona survivors, Ken Potts, dies at 102

Ken Potts had just turned 102 a week ago, and had carried memories of the attack throughout the course of his long life.

King Charles’ coronation to include more than 6,000 troops

Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said it would be “a spectacular and fitting tribute" to the monarch, who is also commander-in-chief of the U.K. armed forces.

North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel long-range missile for first time

North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency issued the report a day after the country’s neighbors detected a launch of a long-range missile from near Pyongyang.

FBI arrests Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira in probe of classified document leaks

FBI agents arrested Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Douglas Teixeira at a home in North Dighton, Massachusetts, on Thursday in connection with a trove of classified documents that have been leaked online in recent months. 

US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention

Growing mental health distress in the ranks carries such grave implications that the U.S. chief of naval operations, Adm. Michael Gilday, answered “suicides” when asked what in the security environment kept him up at night.