In simple terms, the U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the six military branches: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy and Space Force.

More than half of the five US military branches are now without a top leader, as the Navy’s No. 1 officer retired Monday amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s months-long hold on Defense Departm… ...

1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Soldier, Sgt. Deavyn Hurd, Army South secretary general staff noncommissioned officer, holds a picture of her mom, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer ...

At the direction of the administration, all branches of the US military developed plans to try to get to Net Zero, the elimination of all hydrocarbon-based energy. The US military is the largest ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered military planners to cut the number of four-star general and admiral positions in the military by 20%. By Matt White Published May 5, 2025 6:32 PM EDT ...

A secretary of defense must approve funds and weapons programs for each military branch and have a clear-eyed analysis of the requirements for U.S. national security.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a video on Wednesday about the changes in the department that aim at eliminating gender-based disparities in physical requirements for combat positions, a ...

U.S. Army soldiers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III as part of a force projection exercise to Shemya Island, Alaska, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 13, 2024.