Lt. Col. Andrew Mettler – an F/A-18 Hornet pilot based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort who died in a crash during a training flight near MCAS Miramar, Calif., on Aug. 24 – was remembered as a hard worker who cared about people and his fellow Marines and possessed a “warrior’s spirit.”

An Army senior enlisted leader who pleaded guilty to assault and sexual harassment charges will serve 30 days in jail and was sentenced Tuesday to a discharge at a much lower rank.

KC-135R Stratotankers and the airmen who fly, maintain and support them began returning home Monday as Grissom Air Reserve Base’s runway reopened following a nearly $60 million renovation project.

From child care providers to airports to offices that process Social Security and work with veterans, federal agencies in Western Massachusetts and organizations that rely on federal dollars here say a federal shutdown would not immediately affect their operations.

About 70 Fort Drum soldiers were jumping 10 feet out of helicopters and into the St. Lawrence River as part of Helocast training, which simulates the soldiers entering an area of operation.

The federal government on Monday agreed to pay Guam $48.9 million for costs associated with cleaning up a toxic, former Navy landfill that was handed over to the island 53 years ago.

A hotline linking the United States and China to prevent a crisis in space would be valuable but is not in the works, the U.S. Space Force commander said Monday during a visit to the Japanese capital.

The Navy fired the USS Alabama’s skipper on Friday, a little over a year after he took command of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine.

 The Coast Guard says it received a call at 10:50 a.m. Monday about a woman who was reportedly taken by ocean currents while she was on Rialto Beach near Olympic National Park. 

Three Marines have died at Parris Island in the last two-and-a-half months — including two in last week — but the Marine Corps has yet to release the causes of death.

The California Capital Airshow returned on Saturday and Sunday, filling the skies over Rancho Cordova with spectacular aerial demonstrations.

Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure troops will be paid in case of a looming government shutdown, including Coast Guard members who typically go without paychecks during the closing of federal agencies.

Colleagues of a U.S. Army paratrooper who was killed last month in a nighttime crash on an Italian road held a memorial Monday at Caserma Del Din, paying tribute to his dedication to the job and kindness to others.

The cruiser USS Bunker Hill — one of the first American warships to attack Iraq with cruise missiles during the Persian Gulf War in 1991 — was decommissioned Friday at Naval Base San Diego, ending 37 years of service.

The US Space Force is expanding its presence in Japan with the transfer of an Army missile-tracking unit and possibly establishing a headquarters in the country, the Space Force commander said.

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is late returning to its routine patrol, having missed five planned departure dates in the past week, according to the city of Yokosuka.

The first “hot-pit” refueling of an F-35A Lightning II during the inaugural overseas deployment of Japan’s fifth-generation fighter jets took place on Guam.

Nine US and South Korean navy vessels began three days of live-fire and antisubmarine exercises, South Korea said.

Spc. Izaiah Sneed, who was assigned to Kadena Air Base, died in a car crash, police said.