The Pentagon is reportedly drawing up plans for a "reaction force" of hundreds of National Guard members who would be ready to deploy at any moment to help quell civil unrest. The plan, reported by ...

An Air Force spokesperson told media outlets that transgender service members who said they received early retirement orders from the service were "prematurely notified" and that no applications for ...

The U.S. Space Force will soon start naming its weapons, communications and space systems after themes including Norse mythology and ghosts. Space Force shared the plans on Thursday, framing them in ...

The Air Force said in a report to Congress that it needs to add about 300 more combat-coded fighters to be able to carry out its missions with low risk. (Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook/Air Force) The Air ...

The Gang Suppression Force the U.S. is proposing for Haiti would be far larger, more like a military in makeup and more lethal than the current police-led Kenyan mission, the top U.S. diplomat in Port ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force could double in size within the next decade as the Pentagon increasingly treats space as a contested military domain rather than a supporting utility, according to ...

The Trump administration is looking at plans to set up a 600-person National Guard “quick reaction force” to quickly deploy to U.S. cities to quell protests or other unrest, The Washington Post ...

Working from computer screens in chilly rooms, the force has emerged as a vital part of America’s war machine amid increased competition from China and Russia. It looked more like a satellite ...

Space Force Opens Applications for Air Force Reservists to Sign Up for Part-Time Service Col. Edward Segura, director of manpower, personnel and services, Air Force Reserve Command, speaks to members ...

Guardians march during a graduation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Dec. 18, 2025. (Jonathan R. Mallard/U.S. Air Force) Six years after the U.S. Space Force’s founding and four ...

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