Pentagon

The Pentagon has identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean over the weekend.

Duke University researchers were able to purchase information about thousands of U.S. military personnel often for as little as 12 cents per person.

The Pentagon released footage of more than 180 intercepts of US warplanes by Chinese aircraft.

Court documents say that several dogs were seized from the Maryland home of Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer, along with equipment used to electrocute animals. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Frederick D. Moorefield Jr., the Pentagon’s deputy chief information officer, and co-defendant Mario Flythe were charged with helping to run a dogfighting ring in Maryland.

Retired firefighter Alan Wallace was stationed at the Pentagon helicopter pad on Sept. 11, 2001, and when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, he quickly suited up and ran toward the danger. The scenes replay like a horror film through Wallace’s mind every day, watching Flight 77 in the seconds before 184 people were killed at the Pentagon….

Retired firefighter Alan Wallace, who was stationed at the Pentagon helicopter pad on Sept. 11, 2001, when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, was the keynote speaker at Monday’s remembrance ceremony at the fire station on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder shares his story.

22 years ago, Alan Wallace was a Fort Myer firefighter who responded to the attack on the Pentagon. News4’s Megan McGrath reports on his emotional story.

American military officials stress it takes years of training to be able to field F-16 squadrons, limiting the impact the aircraft will have on Ukraine’s defense for the near future.

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.

The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches during 2020 protests over George Floyd’s murder.

Approving military nominations and promotions has long been one of the most bipartisan duties of the Senate.

Amendments authored by Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Robert Garcia, D-Calif., would allow past marijuana users to join the military and gain security clearances, respectively.

The 21-year-old former Air National Guardsman could face up to 60 years behind bars if found guilty of all counts.

The show at Nellis AFB in celebration of Pride Month was approved by Air Force leaders, but Defense Secretary Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Milley said no.

A Chinese J-16 fighter jet cut in front of the nose of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft on May 26, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.

A Chinese fighter jet flew directly in front of the nose of a U.S. reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea on Saturday, the Pentagon said Tuesday, another in a rising number of incidents involving Chinese military aircraft and ships. The “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” by the Chinese J-16 forced the U.S. RC-125 to fly through the fighter jet’s wake...

The Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret Pentagon documents on Discord was warned repeatedly by superiors about his handling of classified information, prosecutors said Wednesday, alleging that he may have shared sensitive secrets with people outside the United States.

The family of Jack Teixeira issued a statement of support for the first time since his April 13 arrest. The 21-year-old is facing charges under the Espionage Act.

Overall, there were more than 8,942 reports of sexual assaults involving service members during the 2022 fiscal year, a slight increase over the 8,866 the year before.