A Year Later, a Guardsman Who Responded to the Capitol Riot Recalls Delays and Uncertainty Since Jan. 6, 2021, lawmakers have searched for answers about the Guard's delay, and the digging is expected to continue.
The Top 10 Military.com News Stories of 2021 The riot at the U.S. Capitol was just the warmup for a year that also included the end to the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
Capitol Police Chief Can Now 'Unilaterally' Ask for National Guard Help In Emergencies The bill streamlines a process that lawmakers have identified as one of the reasons for the Guard's slow response during the...
Pentagon Plan to Fight Extremism in the Ranks Is a Start, But Experts Say Problems Loom The 21-page report created new guidelines for activities that are banned for service members.
Guardsman in Jan. 6 Mob Gets Probation, Still Serving in the Guard Pfc. Abram Markofski was sentenced in federal court Dec. 10 to two years of probation and $1,500 in fines.
What Did the National Guard Do? Jan. 6 Probe Hones In on Guard Response The Guard's response, with troops arriving several hours after supporters of then-President Trump first breached the Capitol...
The National Guard Is Stuck in the Middle of Political Infighting, and It’s Getting Worse After spending two decades in near constant rotations to the Middle East, National Guardsmen have been caught in heated U.S...
Fellow Guardsmen Push for Soldier in Jan. 6 Mob to Be Allowed to Continue Serving Pfc. Abram Markofski is set to be sentenced Friday, faces up to six months in prison and has agreed to pay a $500 fine.
10 Airmen Investigated for Trespassing at Capitol Riot, New Military Extremism Report Shows The cases are among 281 investigations into alleged instances of extremism in the military over the first nine months of this...
Air Force Recruit Shipped Off to Boot Camp After Allegedly Assaulting Police on Jan. 6 Prosecutors noted that Aiden Bilyard was initially identified by online detectives who have been pouring over videos and...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Frantic Refugees, Helicopters Pushed Overboard: Memories of the Fall of Saigon 50 Years Later Fifty years later, the surreal images of U.S. sailors and Marines scrambling to push, drag and muscle helicopters overboard...
Reports of Civilian Deaths in Yemen Are Mounting. The Pentagon Is Remaining Mostly Silent. After reports of two major strikes against targets inside Yemen, officials at U.S. Central Command are refusing to discuss...
Trump Locks In Future of Michigan Air Base with New Fighter Jet Announcement President Donald Trump landed in Michigan and shared a hug with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as...
48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a...
![Marines at the border wall](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-04/staff-border-wall-marines-wire-1800.jpg?itok=a3dIOHTu "Marines were deployed here to reinforce barriers during President Donald Trump's first term, but they were not armed with the long guns their Guardian Angels carry now, NPR reported. An old policy from the very unit these Marines come from said Guardian Angels must watch over their units' security with an "ambush mentality." (Drew F. Lawrence/Military.com)")