The amphibious assault ship USS Essex hosted a historic Tiger Cruise for friends, family and community members near Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., before returning to its home port.

In fielding the Infantry Squad Vehicle, an ultra-light tactical vehicle that carries nine passengers and their equipment, the Army took a rapid acquisition approach, using commercial off-the-shelf solutions and minimal military modifications.

The United Nations Command commemorated the sacrifice of Army Capt. Arthur Bonifas and 1st Lt. Mark Barrett, who were killed in an unprovoked attack 50 years ago in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in the name of peace and stability.

The Bridge Program, part of the War Department's innovation unit developed to drive systemic reform as it seeks to supercharge the U.S. defense industrial base, is executing a targeted strategy to eliminate critical bottlenecks.

More than 1,000 Fort Drum, N.Y., community members answered the "call to dirty," putting their laundry detergent to the test as they dove into the muck during the base's annual Mountain Mudder.

Airmen assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, known as the Red Tails, trained to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat airpower under pressure during Operation Tuskegee Thunder at Dannelly Field, Ala.

U.S. Forces Japan rapidly delivered more than 100,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, following a devastating earthquake.