More than 17,000 military personnel will participate in the biggest-ever joint drills by the Philippines, the US and other nations as they rehearse warfighting skills amid tensions with China and the Middle East conflict.

Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.

As war intensifies in Iran, some family members of U.S. service members are concerned about the purpose of the war.

The U.S. Navy requests $3 billion in additional funding to replenish Tomahawk missiles depleted during the war against Iran as part of a record budget.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Navy submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. The strike marks the first time a US submarine has torpedoed an enemy vessel since World War II. More strikes on Iranian ...

The U.S. military said it hit more than 13,000 targets in its 38-day war with Iran, before the leaders of both countries announced a ceasefire on April 7, hours after President Donald Trump threatened that Iran's "whole civilization will die tonight."

Even as a two-week ceasefire takes hold, mothers in multigenerational military families — some veterans themselves — are anxious about what the war in Iran could mean for their children, as they face the uncertainty of another conflict in the Middle East.

The USS George H.W. Bush departs Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment, March 31, 2026. (MCS2 Derek Cole/U.S. Navy) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and its strike group departed ...

Trump has threatened 50% tariffs on China if they aid Tehran’s weapons program, while also vowing to block the Strait of Hormuz to curb Iranian influence. The aggressive stance aims to sever military ties between the two nations and tighten global energy security through trade leverage.