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First lady Jill Biden greets members of the National Guard with chocolate chip cookies, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Jill Biden thanks Guard members with chocolate chip cookies

New first lady Jill Biden took an unannounced detour to the U.S. Capitol on Friday to deliver baskets of chocolate chip cookies to National Guard members, thanking them “for keeping me and my family safe.”

Capitol police officers in riot gear push back demonstrators who try to break a door of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. <br>Jose Luis Magana/AP Capitol police officers in riot gear push back demonstrators who try to break a door of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. <br>Jose Luis Magana/AP
FAA employee charged with taking part in US Capitol riot
A TSA agent watches an xray monitor while screening luggage at a special TSA Pre-check lane at Terminal C of the LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 27, 2014 in New York City. <br>John Moore, Getty Images/TNS A TSA agent watches an xray monitor while screening luggage at a special TSA Pre-check lane at Terminal C of the LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 27, 2014 in New York City. <br>John Moore, Getty Images/TNS
TSA agent convicted for tricking woman into showing breasts
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marine corps

Two girls wear masks while enjoying a sunny day near Sagami Bay in Chigasaki, Japan, Jan. 19, 2021. <br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
Two girls wear masks while enjoying a sunny day near Sagami Bay in Chigasaki, Japan, Jan. 19, 2021. <br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes

Okinawa Marines ban most off-base activities as island’s coronavirus case numbers climb

On Okinawa, Marine Corps bases reported no new cases but curtailed most off-base activities indefinitely due to a record-breaking number of new infections on the island.

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air force

Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, left, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, shown here with his wife Megan Murat Phaneuf, died on Jan. 27, 2020, in the crash of a Bombardier E-11A aircraft in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. <br>U.S. AIR FORCE, JENILYNN PHOTOGRAPHY
Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, left, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, shown here with his wife Megan Murat Phaneuf, died on Jan. 27, 2020, in the crash of a Bombardier E-11A aircraft in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. <br>U.S. AIR FORCE, JENILYNN PHOTOGRAPHY

Engine failure, pilot error caused crash that killed two airmen in Afghanistan

A broken fan blade started the series of events that led to the death of two pilots last year in Afghanistan, according to a report on the accident.

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army

Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur “Cliff” Burgoyne, the senior noncommissioned officer of III Corps and Fort Hood, was temporarily suspended Friday for allegations of “unprofessional language inconsistent with Army values,” according to service officials. <br>U.S. Army
Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur “Cliff” Burgoyne, the senior noncommissioned officer of III Corps and Fort Hood, was temporarily suspended Friday for allegations of “unprofessional language inconsistent with Army values,” according to service officials. <br>U.S. Army

Fort Hood’s top enlisted soldier cleared by investigation, will return to work

The investigation into the behavior of Command Sgt. Maj. Arthur "Cliff" Burgoyne III began last month after he allegedly spoke to subordinates in a manner that wasn’t appropriate of a corps-level noncommissioned officer.

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navy

In a Nov. 22, 2020 photo, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, concluding the ship's homeport shift from Mayport, Fla., to Virginia.<br>Joshua D. Sheppard/U.S. Navy
In a Nov. 22, 2020 photo, the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New York arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, concluding the ship's homeport shift from Mayport, Fla., to Virginia.<br>Joshua D. Sheppard/U.S. Navy

The Navy is concentrating its amphibious ships in Hampton Roads, but moving some destroyers to Florida

The Navy is moving its East Coast amphibious ships to Hampton Roads and will shift some guided-missile destroyers to Naval Station Mayport in Florida.

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coast guard

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter sits on the tarmac at Sector North Bend, in North Bend, Or., Feb. 26, 2020. <br>Ryan Brown/U.S. Coast Guard
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter sits on the tarmac at Sector North Bend, in North Bend, Or., Feb. 26, 2020. <br>Ryan Brown/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescues hiker who fell 50 feet down Southern Oregon cliff

A helicopter crew from the Coast Guard’s North Bend sector lowered a rescue swimmer to give the hiker immediate medical care. Because of challenging weather and difficult terrain, they waited several hours to hoist her out of the area.