Heartbroken parents to sue a year after 9 troops died at sea off SoCal coast

“They were kids, and they were put in a death trap,” said attorney Eric Dubin, who was accompanied by relatives of five of the service members who died on July 30, 2020, and ranged from 18 to 22.

Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard

The U.S. Navy says a sailor has been charged with starting a fire in 2020 that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard warship in San Diego.

1st evacuation flight of Afghan interpreters arrives in US

The first flight evacuating more than 200 Afghans who served as interpreters or other roles alongside the U.S. military arrived in the U.S.

2 US Navy members have died from COVID-19 in past week

Navy officials declined to say whether either of the two members who died over the past week from COVID-19 had been vaccinated

Florida Naval station flies widow in helicopter around her husband's namesake ship for her 100th birthday

For her 100th birthday celebration, Naval Station Mayport welcomed Ima aboard her late husband's namesake ship, the USS Delbert D. Black. That's where they learned that it was her birthday wish to fly in a helicopter -- and they made that dream a reality.

Afghans who aided US military to be evacuated to Army base in Virginia

The Biden administration says it will evacuate about 2,500 Afghans who worked for the U.S. government and their families to a military base in Virginia pending approval of their visas.

1st female sailor completes Navy special warfare training

For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37-week training course to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft crewman. Those are the boat operators that transport Navy SEALs and conduct their own missions at sea.

Top US general in Afghanistan steps down amid military withdrawal, Taliban surge

Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, relinquished his position Monday, taking the U.S. a step closer to ending its 20-year war.

Biden: U.S. war in Afghanistan coming to an end

The conflict in Afghanistan is the longest-running war in the history of the United States. President Biden doubled down on his decision not to leave a standing military force there.

Elsa kills 1 in Florida, spawns tornado hurting 10 at Georgia naval base

A suspected tornado hurt 10 people at a Navy base in Georgia as Tropical Storm Elsa moved northeast. The storm killed at least one person in Florida.

US cut power at Afghan airfield, left at night without telling new commander

Afghan military officials say the U.S. left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by slipping away in the night, without notifying the base’s new Afghan commander.

Biden DHS moves to bring back deported US military veterans: report

The Biden administration on Friday said that it planned to allow deported veterans and their family members to return to the U.S.

Veteran, USF student receives Pat Tillman Scholarship

Joshua Burnes is the only person in Florida and one of 60 across the country to receive a Tillman Scholarship.

US leaves Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years

The U.S. has left Bagram Airfield, the military epicenter of the war against the Taliban and hunting down the al-Qaida perpetrators of 9/11.