U.S. forces have hit thousands of Iranian targets during Operation Epic Fury, and Joint Task Force Southern Border marked its one-year anniversary of providing support to the Department of Homeland Security at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Service members forced to leave the military for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine now have an extra year to return to the service, if they so choose, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said.

The Army officially received a groundbreaking H-60Mx Black Hawk helicopter upgraded for autonomous or piloted flight, marking a pivotal moment in its push to build a safer, smarter and more versatile helicopter fleet for the future.

Aircraft such as the KC-135 Stratotanker and the new KC-46 Pegasus, both midair refuelers, play a major role in helping the U.S. Transportation Command extend the reach of the joint force worldwide.

Airmen assigned to the 19th Operations Support Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., are taking a creative approach to training the next generation of air traffic controllers by developing a detailed 3D model that visually represents aircraft patterns and procedures used at the installation. 

With soon to be two near-peer nuclear-armed competitors to deter, the U.S. must upgrade its nuclear forces, which serve as a backdrop to conventional capabilities that must also be robust, War Department leaders told lawmakers.

Senior military leaders and mentors at the Pentagon met with 104 student delegates of the United States Senate Youth Program to discuss leadership, public service and the War Department's place in the larger part of government.