Four U.S. Navy Blue Angel F/A 8 Hornets fly in formation during their performance Sept. 1, 2018, at the Cleveland National Air Show, Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland National Air Show is one of the oldest and most established annual air shows in the country. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Alexis Wade)

Cleveland National Air Show celebrates 60 years with Blue Angels and more Labor Day weekend

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels Jet Demonstration Team, U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II and the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II are among the highlights of the 60th Cleveland National Air Show over Labor Day weekend.

Evan Wright, the author of "Generation Kill," has died at 59. Wright's book detailed the experiences of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the 2003 invasion of Baghdad. The influential work was adapted into an HBO television series.

Evan Wright, who told story of young Marines in ‘Generation Kill,’ dies at 59

Evan Wright, the author of the iconic book “Generation Kill,” which captured the danger and wild camaraderie of young Marines in combat, has died. He was 59.

A sailor handles an F-35C Lightning II from Strike Fighter Squadron 147 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington Dec. 5, 2023.

F-35Cs, Ospreys to replace Super Hornets and Greyhounds at Marine base in Japan

The Navy said Monday it is replacing squadrons of F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters and C-2A Greyhound transports with next-generation stealth fighters and tiltrotors at this base south of Hiroshima.

Marine Lance Cpl. Alize Reyes, left, and Austin Walker, check IDs at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2024. Sobriety checks are scheduled at all Marine bases on Okinawa on July 13 and 14, 2024.

Marine Corps imposes sobriety checks at its Japan bases, more changes coming

The Marine Corps is imposing 100% sobriety checks Friday and Saturday evening at its bases in Japan following complaints from local government leaders about recent charges against U.S. service members for alleged sexual offenses.

Maj. Gen. Marcus Annibale speaks after taking command of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2024.

Marine general returns to Okinawa to lead Corps air wing in Japan

A Marine Corps general returned to this air station from Washington, D.C., to take command Friday of the Marines’ air wing in the Indo-Pacific.

Suicides in Air Force, Navy and Marines in first quarter of 2024 top pandemic-era rates, DOD data shows

Suicide rates among troops in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for the first quarter of 2024 topped pandemic-era rates while the Army saw a significant dip, according to new data released by the Defense Department.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, left, and Maj. Gen. Robert C. Fulford, the outgoing and incoming commanding generals of 1st Marine Division, salute during a pass in review as part of the division’s change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 2, 2024. During the ceremony, Watson relinquished command of the division to Fulford. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cameron Hermanet)

1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton gets new leader, salutes outgoing commander

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Watson handed over the reins of the storied Blue Diamond division to Maj Gen. Robert Fulford during a change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton last week.

Vice Adm. Dan Cheever, commander, Naval Air Forces, Capt. Pete Riebe, commanding officer of Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and USO representatives cut a ribbon during a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the USO center aboard Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is currently moored at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego.

USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier hosts new USO center

The USO opened a new leisure center aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, adding to their more than 200 entertainment centers for service members globally.

A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T aircraft prepare to taxi during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-15 in Yuma, Ariz., April 11, 2015. WTI is a seven-week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jodson B. Graves, 2d MAW Combat Camera/Released)

Ex-engineer in Warner Robins charged with obstructing probe into crash that killed 16 service members

A former employee of an aircraft maintenance company in Warner Robins, Ga., was recently arrested for obstruction of justice and making false statements during a criminal investigation of a fatal military plane crash in 2017 that killed 15 Marines and one Navy corpsman.

Nita Kay holds a photo and dog tags of her uncle World War II Marine Sergeant Arthur Ervin at her home in Chisago City on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

A brother, killed 80 years ago in WWII. A sister, left wondering. A resolution, finally.

WWII veteran Arthur Ervin Jr., was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in October 2023, four years after his sister Barbara Dyer was buried at age 86 — even though he died 75 years before her at age 22. Dyer spent her life wondering if her brother’s remains would ever be found, identified and returned.