U.S. army

The Defense Department identified two "heroic" U.S. Army soldiers killed after their helicopter crashed while supporting ground operations in eastern Afghanistan.

General Mark A. Milley of the U.S. Army was sworn in on Monday as the highest-ranking military officer in the country. Milley takes over as the Pentagon continues engagements in seven countries and amid a tumultuous presidency.

A total of 541 active duty, reserve, and National Guard troops died by suicide in 2018. Rates among the active-duty component increased over the last five years while statistics among National Guard forces and reserves remain consistent.

Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz, 34, from Morovis, Puerto Rico, was killed Thursday after an improvised explosive device in a vehicle detonated in Kabul.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Dustin B. Ard, 31, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Thursday from wounds he sustained during combat operations in Zabul, a southern Afghan province bordering Kandahar.

Gage, an 8-year-old boy with a rare form of cancer, always wanted to be a soldier when he grew up; the leadership of 434th Field Artillery Brigade made his dream come true.

A U.S. Army recruiting commander in Houston, Texas, has been suspended pending an investigation into a memo sent out to Army recruiters that used a Nazi motto.

Sgt. Kemia Hassel and her lover Jeremy Cuellar planned to murder her husband Sgt. Tyrone Hassel III on New Year's Eve 2018.

Sikhs have served in the U.S. military since World War One.

The operation that resulted in the two deaths is under investigation, the NATO Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan said.

"Suspicion was aroused at the United States Embassy when packages were X-rayed, revealing cocaine within gutted out punching bags," a release from the Justice Department explained.

The U.S. army is pursuing recruits in liberal cities, but higher minimum wage laws may be getting in the way.

It wasn't just intercourse that got Uncle Sam's goat in this case, but a litany of  "acts" deemed "sexual in nature."

Army Spc. Torian Davis, 22, was booked on Wednesday for murder and aggravated assault charges.

Russia's foreign minister gave his thoughts on the odds of an armed clash and said Russian meddling claims show Washington does not "respect the American choice at all."

"Breaking faith with these members of our armed forces, as this White House has decided to, is yet another low," Ohio Governor John Kasich said.

This list gives a comprehensive insight not just into army size, but funding, future potential and how big of a part the military plays in national culture.

The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile is set to replace the Hellfire used in various U.S. military operations, from invasions to assassinations.

The countries that spend the most on their armies, in proportion to their means.

Spenser Rapone gave the Army "one final salute" in a photo showing him giving the middle finger to the Fort Drum entrance.

Oscar Alvarez reportedly turned himself in to police hours after the attack.

"It is only the beginning for Sergio and others like him," said chaplain Tim Brown, who plans to help others facing deportation.

Tim Brown said ICE agents had previously told him that his husband would be safe from deportation since he was the spouse of a military officer.

The battlefield may never be the same again after humans followed remote-controlled military vehicles into battle.

The 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade uncased its colors as tensions between Russia and the West began to peak.

Marine Corps will send more than 1,500 troops to Australia to train with several nations that claim the same waters China wants to commandeer as its own.

The U.S. military would need to evacuate more than 200,000 U.S. citizens and others in the event of a war breaking out with North Korea.

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The system uses "real-time spatial location tracking" to map out metal below-ground objects and send the image to a handheld screen or heads-up display.

The soldier was found at Camp Carroll, which is close to the South Korean city of Daegu and around 150 miles from the capital Seoul.