Biden's Pentagon nominee Gen. Lloyd Austin puts some Democrats in a bind

President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense has put some Senate Democrats in a bind.

TIMELINE: From Vanessa Guillen's disappearance to Fort Hood review findings

A timeline between the disappearance of Spc. Vanessa Guillen's and the Army's independent investigation findings that lead to firings, suspensions, and policy changes at Fort Hood.

‘He was not surrounded by friends and family’: Kansas man’s obituary slams people who won’t wear masks

“He was born into an America recovering from the Great Depression and about to face World War 2, times of loss and sacrifice difficult for most of us to imagine,” the obituary said. “He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.”

Timeline: Critical events that led up to 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor

When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, it became one of the worst attacks ever carried out on American soil and changed the course of the country, spurring the United States' entry into WWII.

Virtual Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held at USS Arizona Memorial Gardens
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A virtual Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony is being held on Dec. 7 at the USS Memorial Gardens at Salt River. The event will include a flag-breathing ceremony and 21-gun salute.

U.S. Marine Corps cracks down on drug violations, begins random LSD testing

Military leaders say several marines and sailors aren’t getting the message that drugs aren’t tolerated, and now they’re cracking down on violations.

Trump orders approximately 700 US troops to leave Somalia

The Pentagon says President Donald Trump has ordered most of the approximately 700 troops in Somalia to leave the country.

Navajo Nation WWII veteran dies at age of 103

World War II veteran and Navajo Nation resident Fred Johnson has died at 103, leaving behind six kids, 32 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great grandkids.

Soldier faces murder charge for ordering girlfriend’s son out of car on busy highway as punishment

An active-duty soldier is facing criminal charges after his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son was struck and killed on a busy highway in Alabama after he allegedly forced the child to get out of the car in the rain and after dark as punishment.

Navy will decommission warship damaged by suspected arson fire

The USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship, burned for more than four days in July and was the Navy's worst U.S. warship fire outside of combat in recent memory. 

Scientist linked to Iranian military's nuclear program 'assassinated'

Authorities say an Iranian scientist named by the West as the leader of the Islamic Republic’s disbanded military nuclear program has been killed in an ambush on the outskirts of Tehran.