Above the water, the effects of 73 years on the partially sunken warship USS Utah are evident at its resting place just off Ford Island.

The Navy’s newest attack submarine was commissioned Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London, where 2,400 guests gathered to welcome USS North Dakota to the fleet and salute its crew.

Iraqi soldiers backed by Shiite militiamen retook control Sunday of a Sunni town seized previously by Islamic militants, said an Iraqi official and state-run TV, a rare victory for Iraqi security forces that have been battling to regain areas lost to the

Britain has ended combat operations in the Helmand province in Afghanistan, defense officials said Sunday.

Many are likely to view getting shot as the worst thing a person could experience, but former Lance Cpl. Matt McElhinney said getting turned over to Veterans Affairs care has been more painful than anything he experienced on the battlefield.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s recent 40-day disappearance from public view sparked speculation of a coup or serious illness, but U.S.

Meghan McCain wants America to know about the issues veterans face and the skills veterans possess that can make them top performers at any business.

Just over a year ago, Afshin Kobani was a teacher. Now, the Kurdish Syrian woman has traded the classroom for the front lines in the battle for Kobani, a town besieged by fighters from the Islamic State extremist group.

When Betsy, a 7-year-old bomb-sniffing dog from Bosnia-Herzegovina, arrived in the U.S.

The U.S. military effort to help contain the Ebola virus at home and in West Africa is gaining steam.