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The effort was the culmination of years of work to recover the remains of an American airman whose plane went down off the coast of Malta during World War II.

Without receiving an honorable discharge, veterans cannot access a wide range of benefits, including certain health care and loan programs.

The lawsuits seek to hold the United States accountable for creating obstacles to health care access for a population that advocates say has a higher rate of infertility than the population at large

A US commanding officer captured the moments Russian jets were harassing US drones Wednesday.

Russian jets harassed U.S. hunter-killer drones that were conducting a mission against ISIS targets in Syria on Wednesday, a U.S. commanding officer said.

American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says Washington would not stand for any “coercion and bullying” of its allies and partners by China, while assuring Beijing that the United States remains committed to maintaining the status quo on Taiwan and would prefer dialogue over conflict.

It’s not clear who owns the balloon, which has now passed out of Hawaii’s airspace, a defense official said.

Federal agents are under fire after interrogating an airline pilot at a Boston hotel before realizing they had the wrong person.

A statement from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command to the Associated Press said that the training was meant to “enhance solders’ skills to operate in realistic and unfamiliar environments,” adding that the training team went into the wrong hotel room and detained someone who wasn’t involved with the exercise.

The person who was detained was an airline pilot staying at the hotel, sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators. They said the pilot was handcuffed and interrogated. The training exercise happened at the Revere Hotel, and was an effort by the Department of Defense. The FBI Boston Division was assisting.

New details are trickling out from federal authorities, after a person was detained during a federal training exercise at a Boston hotel late Tuesday when participants went to the wrong room, according to the FBI. The person who was detained was an airline pilot staying at the hotel, sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators. They said the pilot was handcuffed…

The FBI’s statement on the incident, part of a Department of Defense training exercise, on Wednesday didn’t provide information on who was detained beyond that it was not the person intended to be detained, or for how long. An FBI representative said no one was hurt and that Boston police were called to confirm it was a training...

During a law enforcement training exercise at a Boston hotel, federal agents went to the wrong room and interrogated the wrong person.

A person was detained during a federal training exercise at a Boston hotel late Tuesday when participants went to the wrong room, the FBI said.

A person was detained during a federal training exercise at a Boston hotel late Tuesday when participants went to the wrong room, the FBI said. The person who was detained was an airline pilot staying at the hotel, sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators. They said the pilot was handcuffed and interrogated. The FBI’s statement on the incident, part...

The U.S. Defense Department is warning troops not to consume poppy seed because it could lead to positive drug tests.

Two Dallas brothers who have dedicated their lives to preserving Korean War history say at least 1,000 names are misspelled and at least 500 service members’ names are missing on the new Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance in Washington, D.C.

Housing has long been a major benefit for service members, a subsidy to salaries that trail the private sector. But, amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has neglected its commitment to help military families find affordable homes.

President Joe Biden invoked the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to use Department of Defense funds to help Ukraine forces fight Russia.

On the surface, Hawaii’s waters are perfectly calm. Waves lap at the surface, children waddle about. While many flock to the islands as an idyllic getaway, Hawaiian residents cannot escape the water contamination crisis the U.S. Navy has caused — threatening the drinking water supply of over 400,000 residents. Sam Ikehara viscerally remembers what it was like hearing that hundreds of...