Caitlyn Burchett

The Defense Department will raise rates for the Basic Allowance for Housing for service members by an average of 5.4% beginning Jan. 1.

Army Spc. Jeffrey Pokryska, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter repairer assigned to Bravo Company, 3-10 General Support Aviation Battalion, keeps watch as

By Caitlyn Burchett Stars and Stripes • December 18, 2024

Sailors man the rails during the decommissioning ceremony of the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) in Norfolk, Va., June 28, 2024.

By Caitlyn Burchett Stars and Stripes • December 20, 2024 Aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., as seen on Oct. 21, 2021. (Robert H.

Nearly 8,000 National Guard troops have been requested to provide support for the presidential inauguration Jan. 20.

A MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter shown in 2014 assisting in aerial firefighting at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

The California National Guard upped its active force to more than 1,800 troops to help fight fires consuming the Los Angeles area.

USS Gerald R. Ford departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on its first deployment on Oct. 4, 2022. The next two Ford-class aircraft carriers will honor former presidents Bill Clinton and George W.

Sailors practice a commissioning ceremony for the Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyer USS Jack H Lucas in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 4, 2023. (EJ Hersom/Defense Department photo)