Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The overall increase comes as top leaders have worked to develop programs both to increase mental health assistance for troops and beef up education on gun safety, locks and storage.

They drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after a fall into deep, turbulent waters, the report says.

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.

The U.S. military has struggled to attract recruits in a tight job market, where companies are willing to pay more and provide good benefits.

The cuts will mainly be in already-empty posts — not actual soldiers, the Army says.

The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter had gone missing as a historic storm dumped heavy snow and record rain over California.

Officials say preliminary information suggests the enemy drone that struck the installation known as Tower 22 may have been mistaken for an American drone that was in the air at the same time.

Because of lingering U.S. concerns about escalating tensions with Russia, the ATACMS version that went to Ukraine will have a shorter range than the maximum distance the missiles can have.

A driving factor in the decision was the death of a Navy SEAL candidate early last year.

U.S. Army Special Operations Command reports a wide range of “overtly sexist” comments from male soldiers and that the comments represent a common sentiment that females don’t belong on special ops teams.

A new report says U.S. military academies must improve leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing, and shift behavior training into the classrooms to address an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct.

The two sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese.

President Biden’s decision to nominate Adm. Lisa Franchetti to head the Navy goes against the recommendation of his Pentagon chief, but she had been considered the top choice for the job.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed that all secure rooms where classified information is stored and accessed get increased levels of physical security, additional controls to ensure documents aren’t improperly removed, and electronic device detection systems.

An investigation triggered by the death of a sailor last year dug deep into the longstanding problem of sailors using steroids and similar banned drugs as they try to pass the SEAL qualification course.