A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.

Dozens of businesses and attractions are honoring veterans and active duty military members for 2024

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.

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 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.

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

On Thursday afternoon, many Waffle Houses in Central Florida, Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida were still closed, and the ones that were open could only offer limited service.

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.

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.

Robert Ronscka spent 28 years in the Navy leading men and women while being in charge of 10 Los Angeles class nuclear submarines, but he’s on a new mission as a speaker and author.

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

Trooper Steve and James 'Goose' Gosselin explain why this assignment is one of the highlights of their respective careers

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.

Trooper Steve and photojournalist James 'Goose' Gosselin document their 19-hour mission to honor our heroes

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

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 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.

John Marsack isn’t in the military anymore, but this U.S. Navy veteran continues to serve his country in a heroic way.

One of the largest-ever expansions to veterans' healthcare means millions more will be eligible for VA health care years sooner

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

DAV helps veterans get their benefits, and offers several assistance programs on everything from careers to medical appointment transportation

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

Not sure what to do after high school, Matt Winstel and a friend joined the U.S. Navy on the buddy program and “the rest was 26 years of Naval lore.”

Before entering the Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. Ortega had his eyes set on becoming a Navy SEAL.

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.

Veteran Winston E. Scott served over 26 years in the U.S. Navy, with seven of those years spent as a NASA astronaut.

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.

Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal following allegations of 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.

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 historic tugboat built in DeLand in 1944 has made its final voyage back into Volusia County after being in Europe for 79 years.

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.

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.

Iran has seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the second such capture by Tehran in recent days.

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.

The centuries-long history of the U.S. military has allowed those who serve to essentially develop their own language.

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.

Residents of the area have long raised concerns about what they see as an abnormal number of rare illnesses among their number, and worry that long-forgotten military waste remains a continuing health risk.

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

The Orlando Veterans Affairs Health Care System is using virtual reality to help veterans with their mental health.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Baumann is one of the sailors maintaining the aircrafts that will be used in the unified flyover during Super Bowl LVII.

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

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.

Fullback Daba Fofana rushed for 114 yards, and Navy beat No. 17 UCF 17-14 without completing a pass.

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 died after gate sentries deployed the protective barrier that stopped the vehicle from entering the base, Navy officials said.

Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues opened back up.

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.

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

Have a few hundred dollars lying around? Then you too can own a piece of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Navy boots.

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.

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.

Navy training schedules indicate training will take place at the Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest from June 6 - 18.

The UCF Athletic Association has come to a naming rights agreement for the Knights’ home football stadium.

The UCF Athletic Association has come to a naming rights agreement for the Knights’ home football stadium.

The Navy will be conducting bombing exercises at the Pinecastle Range Complex on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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

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.

The Supreme Court is giving the Navy a freer hand determining what job assignments it gives to 35 sailors who sued after refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The new measure to replace the Florida Standards Assessments with progress monitoring is not welcome news to educators and students.

It's a bird, it's a plane. It's a bird.

Two people were injured in a rollover crash in Ocala, fire officials say.

A 21-year-old woman died in a fiery single vehicle crash in Ocoee early Monday morning, police said.

Marion County deputies are searching for a missing man and woman who left over the weekend to meet family in South Florida but never arrived.

Deputies are investigating after a man turned up at a hospital in Seminole County, shot multiple times, according to the sheriff's office.

If you take blood pressure medication, listen up.

Meet the women of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, the Fighting Blacklions.

A sailor accused of starting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard will face a court martial for arson.

The U.S. Navy conducts live and inert bomb training in the Ocala National Forest at the Pinecastle Range Complex.

The football schedule for the 2022 season for the University of Central Florida has been released.

The Air Force has became the second military service to approve religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, granting requests from nine airmen to avoid the shots.

The Navy said it has discharged 23 active duty sailors for refusing the coronavirus vaccine, marking the first time it has thrown currently serving sailors out of the military over the mandatory shots.

The Navy is adding two weeks to boot camp in a major overhaul aimed at improving recruits' war fighting and emergency skills while also focusing on suicide prevention and character issues such as sexual assault, hazing and extremism in the ranks.

A federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Navy from acting against 35 sailors for refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

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.

An electrical engineer who examined the USS Bonhomme Richard after it was destroyed by fire last year testified it might have started with an electrical malfunction.

Navy prosecutors say a sailor charged with setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard was disgruntled after dropping out of Navy SEAL training and used foul language with a superior days before the blaze.

A Florida-based U.S. Navy flight officer has been convicted of buying guns for a Chinese businessman who was later convicted of export crimes.

Navy leaders say they're making changes and increasing oversight to correct widespread failures that led to the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard as a a result of arson more than a year ago.

Federal prosecutors are asking that a Navy engineer charged with trying to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country remain locked up as his case moves forward.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

The University of Central Florida will look to get the team’s first conference win of the season as the Knights host the East Carolina Pirates at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

The Quilt of Valor Foundation was started in 2003 by Catherine Roberts, whose son had been deployed to Iraq. Each quilt is handmade and awarded to a veteran to thank them for their service.

A military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport to his Indiana hometown.

Officials say a 34-year-old chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy is accused of locking her husband in their garage and fatally shooting him as he spoke to a 911 dispatcher.

The Pentagon has released the names of the 13 American service members killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport.

A sailor charged with starting the fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard had been assigned to the ship's crew after dropping out of Navy SEAL training, according to a newly unsealed court document.

A retired Navy skipper who successfully petitioned for documents delving into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history says he's satisfied there was no coverup.