The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.

RV City is the ultimate Georgia-Florida game experience, where fans transform parking lots into a bustling tailgate town!

The Fraternal Order of Police has joined with local businesses to donate a new roof to an elderly veteran in need.

Miami has climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, its highest ranking since 2017.

Jeremiyah Love ran for 102 yards, scored two touchdowns and extended his streak of rushing for a TD to eight games in leading No. 12 Notre Dame to a 51-14 victory over No. 24 Navy, knocking the uncharacteristically mistake-prone Midshipmen from the unbeaten ranks.

A Navy veteran who went from making six figures to being homeless for nine years finally has a new home thanks to a Jacksonville nonprofit.

A new history of the USS Intrepid will be co-written by Montel Williams, a former Navy man otherwise known for his long career as a daytime television host.

The two-day show NAS Jacksonville Air Show is this Saturday and Sunday and is free and open to everyone.

Oregon and Penn State each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll following thrilling wins in high-profile games.

A military investigation has concluded that two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned as they tried to climb aboard a ship carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen because of glaring training failures and a lack of understanding about what to do after a fall into deep, turbulent waters.

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.

The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.

The Navy says its highest-ranking military officer has been successfully treated for early-stage breast cancer.

Naval Station Mayport sailors, Navy security forces and first responders held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Wednesday.

The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs.

The captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people, has decided not to respond to prosecutors’ questions.

The Defense Department says a Navy sailor tried to access President Joe Biden’s medical records early this year, but no personal information was compromised.

Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts.

Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

A helicopter from Naval Air Station Jacksonville made an emergency landing in Volusia County on Wednesday morning.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy completed its first operational deployment of ghost fleets in the Pacific, according to Warrior Maven.

Friday marks 37 years since two Iraqi missiles struck the USS Stark in the Persian Gulf, killing 37 sailors and injuring dozens more.

After withdrawing from two huge U.S. military bases in the Philippines at the end of the Cold War in the early 1990s, American forces are returning and building a new presence in nine sites on Philippine bases under a 2014 defense pact to counter China's increasingly assertive actions.

The aircraft carrier, USS George Washington, kicked off its Southern Seas 2024 route with a stop at Naval Station Mayport Tuesday.

Nearly two dozen veterans flew to the nation’s capital Saturday morning as a part of the First Coast Honor Flight.

Autonomous vehicles are on the way – with Jacksonville in the spotlight.

The U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon has flown through the Taiwan Strait.

The Army and Air Force say they are on track to meet their recruiting goals this year, reversing previous shortfalls using a swath of new programs and policy changes.

Naval Air Station Jacksonville held its change of command ceremony Thursday. Executive Officer Capt. Gregory deWindt took over for Capt. Marcos Cantu.

Navy jet training starting Monday.

On Monday, a Jacksonville U.S. Navy veteran received a new roof from Reliant Roofing as part of the Owens Coming Roof Deployment Project (OCRDP) according to a press release.

From the Revolutionary War to serving in the Middle East: Looking at the history of Black women in the military

The death toll from wildfires that ravaged central Chile for several days has increased to 131.

The Federal Trade Commission has a scam warning specifically for military veterans.

One member of the "Spartans" helicopter squadron based out of NAS Jacksonville met his baby for the first time Sunday when the pilots returned from a nearly nine-month deployment.

The Senate has unanimously confirmed 11 top-ranking military officers.

When Hurricane Otis roared into Acapulco Bay on Oct 25 with 165 mile per hour winds, sailor Ruben Torres recorded a 10-second audio message from a yacht called the Sereno.

As dominant as Michigan’s defense has been through nine games, where it ranks among the best of all-time is far from being determined.

The USS Mason deployed from Naval Station Mayport Friday for the eastern Mediterranean. It’s part of an effort to deter hostile actions against Israel and an expansion of the war underway.

Among the ships accompanying the USS Ford will be two ships from Naval Station Mayport: the USS Carney and the USS Thomas Hudner. Both are guided missile destroyers.

The USS Detroit and the USS Little Rock were decommissioned just six and seven years after they went into service. The USS Sioux City was decommissioned in August. The USS Milwaukee was decommissioned last month. There are now five Littoral Combat Ships at Mayport.

The Glynn County Health Department will offer the updated Pfizer COVID vaccine starting Monday, Oct. 2 for everyone aged 6 months and older.

The “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 will be returning home to NAS Jacksonville on Saturday after a six-month deployment overseas.

The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November.

The Navy is issuing written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021.

Crew members of the USS Carney are deploying Wednesday from Naval Station Mayport without any certainty about their coming paychecks because of a looming government shutdown.

Residents of a Jacksonville mobile home park have been speaking out and expressing frustrations to the News4JAX I-TEAM after they were hit with outrageously high water bills.

Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct.

The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another strike like the one three years ago.

A new report says the U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing, and shift behavior training into the classrooms in order to address an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct.

Five people were taken to a hospital Monday after a fire broke out at Naval Station Mayport on the USS Winston S. Churchill — a guided missile destroyer, officials confirmed.

Investigators with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs division have completed an investigation into a JSO traffic stop where a local veteran claims he was the victim of racial profiling.

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.

A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.

U.S. officials say a Navy admiral with extensive experience in the Indo-Pacific has been recommended to be the service’s next top leader.

Cmdr. Katie J. Lunser took the reins of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50 during a Change of Command Ceremony on Thursday at Naval Station Mayport.

Members of the Navy ESPORTS Team, Goats & Glory, paired with wounded warriors to participate in the first-ever Navy ESPORTS Wounded Warrior Tournament.

A Navy investigation triggered by a series of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors, as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs.

If you hear gunfire from military boats on the St. Johns River next week, don’t worry: It’s only a drill.

China's military has dispatched a pair of navy ships to take part in joint drills with Singapore's navy and join in a regional maritime security exhibition.

More than 300 sailors returned to Mayport after a nearly nine-month deployment

Naval Station Mayport is taking new steps to offer sexual assault and misconduct survivors support.

Members of Patrol Squadron 45, the Pelicans, reunited with loved ones at NAS JAX.

Concerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only the largest carriers as in the past.

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Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school year.

The Pentagon says the Chinese balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast was part of a large surveillance program that China has been conducting for “several years."

COVID-19 vaccinations are no longer required for military personnel.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office task force arrested a husband and wife linked to the mysterious death of a young girl in central Alabama.

The new leader of Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works said he's been rejuvenated by a shift from his former aerospace job to building ships.

Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a “contributing factor” in one of the deaths.

After viewing body-worn camera video of a traffic stop involving a Navy veteran who claims he was racially profiled by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, legal experts are weighing in on the officers’ actions.

If you hear explosions and gunfire from the Naval Hospital at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Friday, don’t be alarmed — it’s only training drills.

The organization looked for someone they called a key influencer. They found it with Timothy Simmons — the High School Region Superintendent for Duval County.

The Naval Hospital will be holding training evolutions on Oct. 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which could include simulated explosions and gunfire, the Navy said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is visiting Hawaii this week amid lingering community frustration and distrust after jet fuel from a military storage facility last year spilled into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water.

A Navy judge has ruled a sailor was not guilty of setting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020.

A driver who attempted to crash through the Birmingham Gate at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Thursday morning died after gate sentries deployed the protective barrier that stopped the vehicle from entering the base, Navy officials said.

Several local veterans have reached out to News4JAX about delays in receiving their benefits upon retirement… leaving them in limbo. They say the issue lies with a backlog of paperwork.

They take care of our kids in a special way by making sure they get into school safely and just like most employees in schools, crossing guards are in demand in Duval County.

A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife have withdrawn their guilty pleas in a case involving the sale of secrets about American nuclear submarines.

Notre Dame receiver Avery Davis will miss the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee.

An electrical fire was sparked onboard the USS Milwaukee on Friday afternoon, according to Naval Station Mayport.

When “Top Gun: Maverick” roared into theaters in late May, the Air Force was ready.

Navy leaders have disciplined more than 20 senior officers and sailors in connection with widespread leadership and other failures that contributed to the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard.

The USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul docked at Naval Station Mayport around 9 a.m.

Tropical Storm Bonnie formed over the Caribbean and is closing in on the coast of Nicaragua.

A GOP sweep of Virginia’s 2021 statewide elections has helped energize the Republican field in two of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races.

The USS Orleck is sprucing the ship up to celebrate the city’s Bicentennial celebration.

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.

Navy veterans—and the nation—marked 80 years Saturday since the Battle of Midway, the decisive victory at sea that was the turning point in the fight for the Pacific during World War II.

Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the largest Naval base in the Southeast region and the third-largest in the United States.

A temporary traffic shift is being implemented at the entrance of Naval Air Station Jacksonville for safety reasons after a number of recent crashes. according to a news release from the Navy.

The former Navy petty officer first class at Naval Station Jacksonville who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the disappearance and death of her 5-year-old daughter was back in court on Thursday.

Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling seaweed-like algae on the country’s Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.”.

More than 200 sailors are back home with their families.

Fans of singing competition shows might remember local fan-favorite Paris Winningham's recent all-star performance on NBC's The Voice. Winningham, a Jacksonville resident and Navy veteran, finished third on the show in Season 21.

A federal judge in Texas is barring the Navy from taking action for now against sailors who've objected to being vaccinated against COVID-19 on religious grounds.