Published Aug 12, 2026, 6:22 PM EDT The 18-year-old recruit hailed from Texas, according to authorities. The U.S. Marine Corps recruit who recently died during a fitness test has been identified. Pvt. Aiden Craig was the recruit who died Aug. 5 from a medical emergency suffered during a physical fitness test…
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An investigation remains ongoing after authorities reported a deadly helicopter crash on Wednesday afternoon. An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed in Salado, Texas, according to the U.S. Army Fort Hood Media Center, resulting in the death of two pilots. Fort Hood officials said that local emergency…
Editor’s note: Parts of this report were compiled from information in “Basic Training for Dummies,” (2011) by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. What Is Military Discharge? A military discharge occurs when a service member is formally released from their obligation…
While much of the public attention around military AI has focused on which tech companies won or lost classified contracts in Washington, a separate and much larger rollout has been quietly reshaping the daily work life of roughly 3 million people across the U.S. military: GenAI.mil, a Pentagon-built platform that…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has issued a warning about scam postcards targeting veterans across the United States. The VA wrote in a memo that they were aware that scammers had sent postcards to veterans claiming they are entitled to VA benefits or extra payments over the last year,…
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All Jason Murchison wanted was to teach others how to surf. Now, he gets his wish. The Navy veteran, diver and surfer reached a legal settlement with Newport Beach, Calif., on July 28 that secures him the right to teach paid surf lessons on city beaches. It concludes a federal…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat that he insisted didn’t scare him. Trump downplayed the extraordinary nature…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday performed its second ballistic missile test in less than a week, its neighbors said, a likely protest of the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said a ballistic…
I first heard about the frontal shot on an elk from a friend and watched a few clips on YouTube to try and learn more about it. My interest was peaked, but the shot still seemed risky to me. Shooting right at the chest of an elk doesn’t seem to…
Snipers are a special breed, warriors with a combination of shooting skill, cunning, and patience. Military history has shown that a single sniper in the right place at the right time can change the course of battle, even in the face of overwhelming odds. Here are the five most legendary…
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The AK-47 is perhaps the most widespread firearm in the world. Carried by American enemies and allies alike since 1947, it is the standard infantry weapon for 106 countries. An estimated 100 million AK-47s of a number of variations exist around the world. It’s a popular weapon among firearms enthusiasts,…
00:00:05 Speaker 1: There are three hundred billion strikes of lightning in the atmosphere of planet Earth each year, equaling one hundred strikes of lightning per second. And I’ve been long fascinated by the display of power of natural systems, giant waves, raging rivers, violent storms, but there is one…
Cory Geisler understands the challenges ahead for the broader military community but remains cautiously optimistic that good policies will help drive the next era of veterans. On July 29, Geisler became the 118th commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), overseeing approximately 1.3 million members. The Hartland, Wis., native…
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