Military

A U.S. Navy chief who wanted the internet while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and lied to her commanding officer to keep it secret, according to investigators.

Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday confirmed an incident took place when former President Donald Trump visited there Monday to commemorate the third anniversary of the Abbey Gate attacks in Afghanistan.

A U.S. Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct.

Officials at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland say Air Force security guards exchanged gunfire with someone who twice opened fire at an entrance to the base.

The remains of a missing World War II soldier from Oregon have been identified.

Louis Gigliotti just recently got his veteran benefits. They came 78 years after the 103-year-old World War II veteran was discharged from the U.S. Army.

We’re getting new information tonight about the death of a Mesquite soldier, found murdered in her home near Fort Campbell, Kentucky. An autopsy report revealed gruesome new details as the family continues to wait for an arrest. They spoke with NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards.

For two months, loved ones of a Fort Campbell soldier and Mesquite native have been wracked with questions about what happened near an army base in Kentucky.

The family of a Texas marine veteran says he’s headed home after nearly a week in custody. They say the U.S. resident was detained at DFW airport after returning from a trip to Mexico. It was because of a crime for which he already served time. They spoke with NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards.

A descendent of a Union soldier getting the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden for conspicuous gallantry during the Civil War says it’s an opportunity for his ancestor to be remembered as “a brave soldier who did what he thought was right.”

Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten.

In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat. They had their own icon in “Rosie the Riveter.”

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members.

Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France, is being posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

A retired four-star admiral who was once the Navy’s second highest ranking officer has been charged with helping a company secure a government contract in exchange for a lucrative job with the firm.

More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

The lawsuit alleges that the Osprey’s design was flawed and did not meet U.S. safety standards.

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” in one of the Navy’s biggest corruption cases.

The US Air Force is investigating how and why an ejection seat activated in a T-6A Texan II trainer aircraft, fatally injuring Capt. John Robertson, the instructor pilot on board. 

The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19% drop in the number of service members who said they had experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact, according to new figures obtained by The Associated Press.