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NORAD Last year, the US saw more Russian military flights near Alaska than any year since the Cold War. Gen. VanHerck said the flights show "Russias military reach and how they rehearse potential strikes." He characterized Russia as the "most acute challenge to our homeland defense mission." The military command responsible for defending the the US and Canada from attack responded to more Russian military flights near Alaska last year than any year since the end of...

US Army To be a sniper is to be an expert marksman at great distances. Snipers consider their target, ballistics, and shooting position, knowing the first shots may be their best. Several current and former US military sniper instructors told Insider about what it takes. What do snipers think about before they pull the trigger? There are dozens of possible considerations that go into a snipers shot, everything from wind to an escape plan should things suddenly go s...

Female service members "are beacons of freedom and they prove Carlson wrong through determination and dedication," one general wrote.

US Navy USS Connecticut sailors have been dealing with this since at least December, possibly longer. The Navy says it responded quickly and effectively, but some sailors have said help came too late. Sailors aboard Seawolf-class submarine USS Connecticut, one of the US Navys most capable attack submarines, have been battling a bed bug infestation. Naval Submarine Force Pacific said in a statement that the Navy launched efforts to find and eliminate the difficult-t...

US Navy The Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt purposefully sailed into "very rough" seas last fall for a test. It sailed through storms off the coast of California and Alaska with waves up to 20 feet high. The Zumwalt successfully completed the Rough-Water Trials. The US Navy put the stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt to the test by sailing it straight into a storm with waves as high as 20 feet, Naval Sea Systems Command announced recently. Navy engineers tested the destroyer ...

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, potentially capable of sinking a US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a single strike, travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, September 3, 2015. REUTERS/Andy Wong/Pool The head of INDOPACOM said Tuesday that China fired off DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles. He said the move was ...

'Guam is not just a place that we believe that we can fight from,' the admiral said. 'We are going to have to fight for it."

US Navy The US Navy fired a carrier captain after he wrote a letter about a coronavirus outbreak that leaked. After an investigation, the Navy stood by its decision to relieve Capt. Brett Crozier of his command. Emails show that fellow warship captains believed Crozier was "doing the right thing." Warship captains showed strong support for the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Capt. Brett Crozier, in emails sent just before the Navy...

The president changed his plans for an airstrike against Iran-backed militias at the last minute. Battlefield intelligence indicated the presence of a woman and children at one of two strike areas. With fighters in the air, Biden chose to strike only one target, bypassing the one with civilians. With strike aircraft already in the air and on their way to the targets, President Joe Biden made last-minute changes to the plans for his first major military order as commander in chief to avoid killi...

Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images The DC National Guard commander says that the Pentagon dragged its feet responding to the Capitol riot. He said he could have had roughly 150 troops at the Capitol in 20 minutes if he had gotten approval. He said he did not receive approval to deploy troops to the Capitol until almost 3 hours after an initial request. The commander of the DC National Guard said Wednesday that it took military leaders in former President Donald Trum...