Jill Biden has told children from military families who helped the White House donate toys for the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign to remember that they are loved.

The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service members in Japan.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought was settled long ago: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines.

The Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force say they will all meet their recruiting goals by the end of this month and the Navy will come very close.

A Vietnam veteran from Waycross, Georgia is sharing his story for the first time.

Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the aircraft's manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that led to the deaths.

Japan says it'll join the U.S. military in returning its Ospreys to flight following the deaths of eight U.S. service members in a crash there in November.

A large study ties contaminated drinking water at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune to an expanded range of cancers.

South Korea’s Olympic chief has defended a decision to send hundreds of athletes to a military camp next week as part of preparations for the 2024 Games in Paris.

South Korea's Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy training center to enhance their mental toughness ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Jill Biden and military kids are sorting toys donated by the White House to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

The Army is launching a sweeping overhaul of its recruiting to focus more on young people who've spent time in college or are job hunting early in their careers.

32 military families had a joint baby shower.

The crash site for a stealth fighter jet that went missing during the weekend after its pilot ejected has been located in rural South Carolina after the military asked the public for help finding an aircraft built to elude detection.

A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over South Carolina and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes near North Charleston.

Marine Corps leaders say they'll make their recruiting goal this year, at a time when the active-duty Army, Navy and Air Force expect to fall short.

Two military chefs crowned champions on the Food Network's “Chopped” have been cooking up their specialties in the White House Navy Mess.

Two Jacksonville women are on a mission to get justice for their husbands after both men died of cancer.

President Joe Biden has nominated a highly decorated Marine officer who's been involved in the transformation of the force to be the next commandant of the Marine Corps.

Two former Marines bonded by a kidney donation and their love of football are now headed to the Super Bowl.

Three active-duty Marines have been charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Florida motorists had more than 1.99 million specialty license plates as of last week.

Top national security officials from the United States and Japan are expected to agree to changes in the joint defense posture this week as the two nations confront rising threats from North Korea and increasing aggressiveness from China.

The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers — or 25% — short of its recruitment goal this year, despite a frantic effort to make up the widely expected gap in a year when all the military services struggled in a tight jobs market to find young people willing and fit to enlist.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday introduced retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chris Graham as the director of the Florida State Guard.

The Navy has issued letters of censure to three Marine and two Navy officers in connection with the sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle off the Southern California coast in 2020.

Authorities say a second military aircraft crashed and everyone on board survived near the California desert site where a Marine Osprey aircraft went down a day earlier, killing all five people aboard.

Janos “John” Lutz was 19 when he enlisted in the Marine Corps out of high school, aiming to do his part for his country in the aftermath of the 911 terrorist attacks.

A Defense Department-funded “resiliency review” finds Parris Island facing growing threats from climate change.

Relatives say a 22-year-old former U.S. Marine has been killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, in the first known death of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff says Chairman Gen. Mark Milley has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing very minor symptoms.

Four Fernandina Beach veterans are rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to fight PTSD and veteran suicide.

U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.

Monday is the Navy and Marine Corps’ deadline for service members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Navy says the sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have visited injured U.S. troops at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

American forces have left Afghanistan. The United States has completed an unmatched evacuation from the country.

U.S. military aircraft are ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people hit by the recent earthquake to make it through hurricane season.

Prosecutors say an active-duty Marine Corps officer seen on camera scuffling with a police officer and helping other members of the pro-Trump mob force their way into the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been charged in the riot.

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – A Marine Corps veteran and his family are now putting down roots in Fernandina Beach. Bradley Thomas and his family were surprised with keys to a brand new, mortgage-free and fully furnished home on Veteran’s Day. It’s was all thanks to Maxwell House, which worked in partnership with Operation Finally Home. “We couldn’t think of a better recipient,” said Rusty Carroll, the executive director of Operation Finally Home. AdThen, a military nonprofit helped him land a job, and he found a new purpose.

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. – Sisters by blood, now sisters-in-arms. Two sets of sisters graduated from Marine Corps training together this weekend, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. said. After deciding to join the Marine Corps, her sister Amber, 22, made the decision to enlist as well. The two will not be attending Marine Combat Training together, however, Ashley suffered a hip fracture prior to graduation and will be remaining on the island while she heals. The three other sisters, Maria, 21, identical twins Melissa and Vanessa, 22, were also in the ROTC program exploring their options of different branches, but it was their younger sister who first spoke with a Marine Corps recruiter.

Ray attended the Joint Chiefs meeting Friday in the so-called Tank — the classified meeting room in the Pentagon. Officials said that is where most of the military leaders were exposed to him, but he also had other meetings with officials. The Marine Corps remains operationally ready to answer the Nation’s call.”The news of the positive tests has stunned officials at the Pentagon. Overall, more than 47,000 service members have tested positive for the virus, as of Monday; 625 have been hospitalized and eight have died. According to officials, the military leaders were negative at that time, and they will continue to be tested in the coming days.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Chapter of the National Naval Officers Association is making a “Positively Jax” difference. This organization supports the nation’s military sea services, including the Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard. But this corps of dedicated active duty, reserve and retired officers, midshipmen and members of NROTC are very active in the community. Of course, they support operation readiness for the sea services, but they also support local schools and students. This year, the group delivered school supplies, book bags, hand sanitizer, masks and cleaning supplies to Northwestern Legends Elementary and Pine Forest Elementary School.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The State Attorneys Office has dropped charges against six more protesters from the first weekend of demonstrations in downtown Jacksonville following the death of George Floyd. Coricia Campbell, Joshua Lunford, Carly Griffith, August Jhai, James Pohlscheid and Nina Franklin were all charged with unlawful assembly on May 30. Cellphone video showed that Campbell, a Marine Corps veteran, was peacefully sitting in the street in front of the Florida Theater before she was dragged off and arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office. Earlier this month, the State Attorney dropped charges against 50 people arrested for unlawful assembly May 31. Some of them filed have filed a federal lawsuit against JSO.

Katheryn Hunter, a Marine drill instructor at Parris Island Recruit Depot in South Carolina, poses for a photo on May 27, 2020. In ways big and small, the virus is impacting training at the Marine Corps' Parris Island Recruit Depot and across the military. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. The booming shouts of the rain-soaked Marine recruits echo across Leatherneck Square training field, barely muffled by their masks. But in ways big and small, the virus is impacting training at the Marine Corps' Parris Island Recruit Depot and across the military. Marine recruits go to either Parris Island or to Camp Pendleton in southern California, for 13 weeks of training.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Marine Corps recruiter and husband of a Jacksonville police officer charged in a burglary of the estranged couple’s home pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges in the case. He’s out on bond while awaiting prosecution on criminal solicitation, burglary and auto theft charges. The acquaintance told police that Bego mentioned there were guns inside the home and where her patrol car keys could be found. Her patrol car was missing along with her agency-issued police gear and three firearms. Each is charged with armed burglary and motor vehicle theft.

Jacksonville will honor the men and women who serve America on Monday during the annual Veterans Day Parade. Nearly 600 runners participated in the Salute to Veterans Run on Sunday morning, kicking off the Week of Valor. If you plan to attend the Veterans Day Parade on Monday, this handy guide should help answer your questions:What you'll seeBoth veterans and active-duty military members will be honored during the Veterans Day Parade. Where to watchThe parade kicks off around 11 a.m. downtown along East Bay Street near the intersection of A. Philip Randolph Boulevard. The parade continues down Bay to Newnan Street, onto Independent Street and ends at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.