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May 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Army parade planned on Trump's birthday could involve thousands of soldiers
To celebrate the Army's 250th birthday, the Trump administration is planning a historic military parade in Washington D.C. and coincides with Pres. Trump's 79th birthday.
May 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
May 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Troops, tanks, parachutes: Army confirms parade coinciding with Trump's birthday
The Army is planning a historic parade through the streets of Washington on June 14 that will coincide with and be part of the Army's long-planned 250th celebration.
May 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
May 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
US military says standards for investigating sex assault reports to remain unchanged
The U.S. military's standards for investigating sexual assault claims will remain unchanged, a senior official told reporters on Thursday.
May 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
May 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Army soldier arrested, faces federal drug charges: FBI
Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, a soldier at Fort Carson, was arrested Wednesday evening, the FBI in Denver said.
May 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
April 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
All-female 6888th battalion honored with Congressional Gold Medal
The Six Triple Eight battalion, the only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
April 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
April 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Fighter jet falls off aircraft carrier into the ocean
The U.S. Navy says an F-18 fighter jet was being towed out of a hangar on the USS Truman when the plane and the towing vehicle crashed overboard.
April 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
April 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
US fighter jet rolls off aircraft carrier, sinks into ocean, Navy says
One minor injury was reported in the extraordinary mishap.
April 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
April 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Navy: U.S. fighter jet falls off aircraft carrier and into Red Sea
The $70 million F/A-18 fighter jet was reportedly being towed out of the hangar bay when the of the USS Harry S. Truman crew lost control.
April 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
April 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
US fighter jet rolls off aircraft carrier, sinks into ocean
An F/A-18 fighter jet rolled off the side an aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea, the Navy announced on Monday.
April 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
April 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Over 200 people, including active-duty military members, detained at nightclub
The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division detained more than 200 people at an unlicensed nightclub in Colorado on Sunday.
April 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
April 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hegseth shouted threat to 'polygraph' top military officials: Sources
In at least two separate meetings Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused top-ranking military officers of leaking to the media and threatened to polygraph them.
April 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
April 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hegseth lashes out at alleged Pentagon leakers he claims want to 'sabotage' Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth strongly denied sharing classified information on Signal and lashed out at former aides he claimed want to "sabotage" Trump's agenda.
April 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
April 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pentagon ban on transgender service members draws skepticism from appeals court
At least three federal judges have blocked the ban from taking effect.
April 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
April 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Naval Academy cancels speech by podcaster amid cultural turmoil
The Navy said it canceled an engagement at its academy with Ryan Holiday because it wanted to steer clear of what it saw as political content aimed at young officers.
April 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
April 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
2 service members killed near US-Mexico border in vehicle accident: NORTHCOM
Two service members were killed and another is in serious condition following a vehicle accident earlier Tuesday in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, NORTHCOM said in a statement
April 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
To stop migrants, US Army to take control of some of border with Mexico
Calling it an extension of a military base, critics say, skirts federal law.
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Russian military aircraft detected off of Alaska defense zone, NORAD says
"This Russian activity in Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat," the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a press release.
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
April 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Commander of US base in Greenland fired for email critical of Vance visit
The commander of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland recently visited by Vice President JD Vance was removed from command on Thursday due to a "loss of confidence."
April 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Army to go 'bigger' to mark its 250th. Could it be the military parade Trump wants?
Trump shares a birthday with the service on June 14th, Flag Day.
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Remains of 4 American soldiers who died in Lithuania will return to US
The remains of the four American soldiers who died while training in Lithuania will return to the U.S. this week.
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3 missing US soldiers found dead in Lithuania, search continues for 4th soldier
The M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle the soldiers were in when they went missing was removed from a swamp early Monday morning after six days of work to retrieve it, the Army said.
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3 missing US soldiers found dead, search continues for 4th soldier
Three of the four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a training mission were found dead on Monday, but the search is ongoing for the fourth soldier.
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4 US soldiers still missing, their 70-ton vehicle is stuck below 15 feet of water
The search for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, has shifted from rescue to recovery mission.
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2nd judge blocks Trump's transgender military ban in scathing ruling
If allowed to go into effect, the Trump administration's new policy on transgender soldiers would be a "de facto blanket prohibition," a federal judge wrote.
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Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument
Seventy Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War will be memorialized in a monument planned for Rocky Mount in Franklin County, Virginia.
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Search for 4 missing US soldiers now recovery mission: Lithuanian official
The search for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania, has shifted from rescue to recovery mission.
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'Complicated' search ongoing for soldiers who went missing during training exercise
Search and recovery efforts are ongoing for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during a scheduled training exercise near Pabradė, Lithuania.
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Trump admin's shifting explanations for how a journalist was added to Signal chat
The Trump administration has offered different, and at times contradictory, explanations for how Jeffrey Goldberg got included on the sensitive Signal chat.
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Search underway for 4 U.S. soldiers missing after training operation in Lithuania
U.S. and Lithuanian forces searching for four soldiers from Fort Stewart Georgia now missing after a tactical exercise.
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Rep. Crow says the Trump administration "needs accountability" for group chat breach
ABC News speaks with Rep. Jason Crow who pressed National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard on details from the group chat reported by the Atlantic during house intelligence committee hearing.
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Daughter of 1st Black Marine: It's 'unbelievable' to see 'my dad caught up in DEI'
Alfreda Masters said she finds it "unbelievable" that the webpage honoring her father's service has been taken down as a part of DEI scrubbing at the Pentagon.
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Jeffrey Goldberg responds to pushback from Trump officials on Yemen Signal group chat
The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg reacts to the pushback from Trump administration officials and declined to comment on his relationship with National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.
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4 US soldiers reported missing during training in Lithuania: US Embassy
The soldiers, who the Army said are all based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, were reported missing on Tuesday, the Lithuanian Armed Forces said. ABC News’ Luis Martinez reports.
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Judge Boasberg assigned to Signal lawsuit after White House criticism
Five Cabinet members are facing a federal lawsuit over the use of Signal to coordinate military strikes in Yemen.
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Espionage Act explained amid Yemen chat fallout
A century-old law aimed at cracking down on disloyal wartime activities is in the spotlight after Trump officials used a Signal group chat to discuss Yemen strike plans.
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Trump announces ‘most lethal’ F-47 fighter jet
President Donald Trump said that the military contract, awarded to Boeing, “has been in the works for a very long time.”
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Military officials say 2025 recruiting off to strong start, building on recent trends
The U.S. military is tracking strong early year recruiting figures across the services, a signal it will meet or exceed 2024 performances, military officials said.
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'All means all': Judge rebukes past discrimination in blocking trans military ban
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the Trump administration from enacting the policy and offered a scathing rebuke of the Pentagon's development of the policy.
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Active-duty airman arrested for allegedly killing woman missing for months
An active-duty airman was arrested for allegedly killing a 21-year-old woman on an air base in South Dakota, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office
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ISIS chief killed in precision airstrike in Iraq: CENTCOM
The ISIS chief, Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, also known as "Abu Khadijah," was killed in the strike along with another operative from the group, officials said.
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Pentagon 'cherry picked' studies to support transgender ban, judge says
A judge on Wednesday signaled that she was deeply skeptical that the Pentagon's handling of transgender service members complies with federal law.
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Active-duty Army soldier charged with selling classified info to China
An active-duty U.S. army sergeant has been charged with selling sensitive national defense secrets, according to court documents.
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2 Army soldiers, ex-soldier charged with selling military secrets to China
Prosecutors say Jian Zhao, a supply sergeant stationed at Joint Base Lewis McCord in Washington State, received thousands in exchange for selling sensitive material and encrypted hardware.
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US Navy sailor indicted in Japan over deadly vehicle crash, Navy says
The sailor was "involved in a motor-vehicle incident with a Japanese national on Sept. 18, 2024," a Navy spokesperson said.
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Transgender military members react to 'jarring' Pentagon memo
Lt. Cmdr. Geirid Morgan told ABC News that as an openly transgender woman, seeing the ban in "black and white" was "jarring."
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Transgender US service members will be separated from military: Pentagon
"Service by these individuals is not in the best interests of the Military Services and is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security," the memo said.
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What US troops in eastern Europe are learning from the war in Ukraine
U.S. Army troops in eastern Europe are using lessons learned from the war in Ukraine to help them develop new tactics and use of new technologies.
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Trump’s firing of senior military officials ‘extremely destabilizing’: Gen. Casey
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews former Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey Jr. on “This Week.”
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Pentagon firings are start of ‘very serious degradation of the military’: Reed
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., on “This Week.”
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Senior military officials fired in unprecedented move by Trump administration
On “This Week,” ABC News’ Chief Global Correspondent and co-anchor Martha Raddatz reports on Trump’s firing of senior Pentagon officials.
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