Military

The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.

The Pentagon is allowing its fleet of V-22 Ospreys to return to the air — with some new guidelines in place.

The Pentagon is warning that Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost more than 2 million troops their paychecks over the holidays unless some agreement is reached before Friday’s deadline to prevent a government shutdown. The Pentagon press secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, says even if they don’t get paid, those troops will be required to report...

News4’s Tracee Wilkins explains what a government shutdown could mean for D.C. area federal workers and government services.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his budget priorities for the next legislative session Wednesday. One of his priorities is to allocate millions of dollars to a tuition waiver program for military spouses and children whose loved ones were killed or disabled while on duty, the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, also known as VMSDEP. “I am proposing an…

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced his budget priorities for the next legislative session, one of which is to allocate millions of dollars to a tuition waiver program for military families whose loved ones were killed or disabled while on duty. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero.

The Army is holding a community outreach event Friday on the National Mall. “We’re trying to make people aware of what all the Army has to offer,” Capt. Frankie Turner told News4’s Juliana Valencia.

The United States, its European allies and a dwindling number of veterans are marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

Senior Airman Brennon Washington, 25, was indicted in March for allegedly abducting and having sexual intercourse with a girl in Okinawa who was under 16.

The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.

The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components were found in a part after another near crash.

Two sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died within days of each other shortly after the aircraft carrier arrived in Japan, officials and family members said.

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law Tuesday night in an unannounced TV address.

Women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces, outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an exclusive interview with NBC News.

The discovery, announced Monday, has revealed the resting place of more than 200 servicemen who died three months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

A U.S. jury has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago.

Ceremonies across the DMV area honored the sacrifices of those who served. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Fifty-four years after her husband was killed in the Vietnam War, a widow is grieving and sharing her husband’s story. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

Harriet Tubman is set to posthumously be made a one-star general by the Maryland National Guard and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Monday, which is also Veteran’s Day. The abolitionist, who was known for guiding enslaved people to freedom after escaping from slavery herself, also served in the Union Army. Tubman was born into slavery in 1822 in Dorchester, Maryland…