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Airmen try out the Air Force's new physical training uniform at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2021. <br>Jim Varhegyi/U.S. Air Force
Airmen try out the Air Force's new physical training uniform at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 25, 2021. <br>Jim Varhegyi/U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s new PT uniform was designed to rival commercial athletic wear

The new physical training uniform is expected to become available to airmen in 2022, with a four-year transition period to mandatory wear.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a news briefing at the Pentagon on Feb. 19, 2021.<br>Caitlin M. Kenney/Stars and Stripes
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a news briefing at the Pentagon on Feb. 19, 2021.<br>Caitlin M. Kenney/Stars and Stripes

US airstrikes target Syrian sites connected to Iranian-backed militants

One militiaman was killed and a number of others were wounded in the airstrikes, an Iraqi militia official told The Associated Press on Friday.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to service members about the coronavirus vaccine in this screenshot of a video released by the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.<br>Department of Defense
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks to service members about the coronavirus vaccine in this screenshot of a video released by the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.<br>Department of Defense

Austin touts safety of coronavirus vaccine: 'I’ve taken it myself'

About 147,000 service members had been fully vaccinated as of a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Feb. 17.

Seaman Anja McIntosh, a culinary specialist from Kingston, Jamaica, receives the COVID-19 vaccine aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in San Diego, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. <br>Christian Huntington/U.S. Navy
Seaman Anja McIntosh, a culinary specialist from Kingston, Jamaica, receives the COVID-19 vaccine aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in San Diego, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. <br>Christian Huntington/U.S. Navy

Navy vaccinates thousands aboard aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in one day

The Carl Vinson’s medical department administered the shots in the hangar bay while the ship was docked at its homeport in San Diego.

U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade train with Indian Army soldiers during the Yudh Abhyas exercise being held through Feb. 21, 2021.<br>U.S. Army
U.S. soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade train with Indian Army soldiers during the Yudh Abhyas exercise being held through Feb. 21, 2021.<br>U.S. Army

Delayed by pandemic, US-India exercise slated for 2020 kicks off in 2021

The coronavirus pandemic stymied much of the one-to-one training the Army undertakes with partner nations last year, and the annual Yudh Abhyas exercise in India was no exception.

Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters fly over Wake Island, Aug. 1, 2018. <br>Francisco Diaz Jr./U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters fly over Wake Island, Aug. 1, 2018. <br>Francisco Diaz Jr./U.S. Marine Corps

Air Force wants to know if key Pacific airfield could disappear under rising sea

The Air Force is spending $1.75 million to gauge the effects of future sea-level rise at Wake Island Airfield, located on a remote Pacific atoll that is a key asset in America’s missile defense system.

The Army identified Selena Roth, a military spouse and Army veteran, as the person found dead at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2021. <br>Facebook
The Army identified Selena Roth, a military spouse and Army veteran, as the person found dead at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2021. <br>Facebook

Army specialist charged with murder after death of his estranged wife at Hawaii base

Spc. Raul Hernandez Perez was charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice with murder and failure to follow a lawful order following the death of his wife, Selena Roth.

The Army is tackling the problem of abandoned vehicles on Oahu, Hawaii, by launching a system requiring personnel to register the vehicles they drive onto bases.<br>U.S. Army
The Army is tackling the problem of abandoned vehicles on Oahu, Hawaii, by launching a system requiring personnel to register the vehicles they drive onto bases.<br>U.S. Army

Army launches vehicle registration system in Hawaii to curb glut of abandoned junkers

Dumping a vehicle in Hawaii is a crime, and active-duty soldier found doing so would face prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Michael Chen, an electrician's mate first class, is one of nearly 1,400 Navy Reservists deployed to the nation's four shipyards as part of the Surge Maintenance program.<br>Dave Amodo/U.S. Navy
Michael Chen, an electrician's mate first class, is one of nearly 1,400 Navy Reservists deployed to the nation's four shipyards as part of the Surge Maintenance program.<br>Dave Amodo/U.S. Navy

Navy reservists are playing a key role in shipyards from Maine to Hawaii during pandemic

Almost 16 years ago, the Navy launched a plan to identify Reserve sailors with maintenance backgrounds, familiarize them with shipyard operations and then send them to work there during their annual two-weeks of training.

Army veteran and military spouse Selena Roth was buried in her home state of Florida, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. <br>Brewer & Son Funeral Services
Army veteran and military spouse Selena Roth was buried in her home state of Florida, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. <br>Brewer & Son Funeral Services

Army veteran and spouse found slain at on-post home in Hawaii is laid to rest in Florida

Selena Roth, a former Army signals intelligence analyst, was found dead at her on-post home Jan. 13 by military police making a welfare check at a family member’s request.

A Navy Band member reads a critical tweet about the band's sea-shanty version of a Taylor Swift song in this screenshot of a video posted to Twitter, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. <br>U.S. Navy
A Navy Band member reads a critical tweet about the band's sea-shanty version of a Taylor Swift song in this screenshot of a video posted to Twitter, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. <br>U.S. Navy

Twitter critics roasted the Navy Band’s Taylor Swift sea shanty. The band responds.

Haters gonna hate, hate, hate — but the Navy Band is shaking off the criticism of its attempt at turning a Taylor Swift hit into a sea shanty in a new video.