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This wanted poster provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," who was on home confinement, and allegedly cut off his GPS ankle monitor and left his home on the morning of Sept. 4, 2022. Multiple agencies were searching for Francis on Tuesday Sept. 6, but they acknowledged he may already be in Mexico with the border only a 40-minute drive from his home. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP)

Eleven years after his arrest, 'Fat Leonard' faces sentencing in a massive Navy corruption scandal

Military contractor Leonard Glenn Francis bribed more than thirty Navy officials in one of the biggest military corruption cases in U.S. history.

Specialist Douglas Reece conducts anti-extremism training aboard the destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur in the East China Sea on March 22, 2021. The training was part of a worldwide Defense Department stand down ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after several service members and veterans were among the crowd at the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The military is likely to end its anti-extremism efforts after four years of uncertain results

Republicans have dismissed the Biden Administration's anti-extremism efforts as an unnecessary distraction for the military.

Major General Matthew P. Beevers, the adjutant general of the California Military Department, signs a solar panel during an energy resilience event at National Guard Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos in August 2023. (Photographs by David Loeffler, California National Guard Public Affairs)

Among the Trump Administration's first Pentagon cuts: Programs that respond to climate change

Experts say the Defense Department's decision to de-emphasize climate change will harm national security.

Fairbanks Senior Center Meals on Wheels volunteer coordinator Ashley Edginton carries a tote of food for a delivery run March 4, 2026. Edginton’s delivery list includes several food-insecure veterans. But as a group, she said, they can be really hard to reach.

A new law tightens work requirements for SNAP benefits. Advocates fear veterans will be left hungry

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress last year, able-bodied veterans are no longer exempt from SNAP's work requirements.

A Neros Archer drone flies during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2025. The Archer is one of the models that the Pentagon is purchasing as it tries to amass a supply of more than 300,000 small attack drones.

As small attack drones become vital in warfare, the U.S. is trying to catch up to other countries

During the wars in Iran and Ukraine, armies have increasingly relied on so-called "one way attack drones" - inexpensive unmanned devices that fly to their target and explode.

Maximo Purisima Young, 97, displays photographs from his military service. He helped transport supplies and troops in World War II, then fought as a guerilla alongside American soldiers.

Their Last Fight: Filipino Veterans Make A Final Push For Recognition

During World War II, more than a quarter million Filipinos fought alongside American soldiers. Many are still awaiting the recognition promised to…

A U.S. Marine is weighed during an April 2025 commanding general’s readiness inspection at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan.

Experts fear new military fitness rules may worsen disordered eating among troops

As the Pentagon rolls out tougher fitness standards and punishments for troops who fall short, some advocates are criticizing approaches that emphasize discipline over support.

The first Veterans Community Project campus in Kansas City, Mo. features 49 tiny homes for homeless veterans. The organization hopes to have similar villages in eight cities by the end of 2022.

Tiny Home Projects Are Expanding, Offering Homeless Veterans Independence And Security

In cities nationwide, groups addressing veteran homelessness by replacing the traditional shelter model with tiny homes.

Alena Knauss stands in the laundry room of her home, which she's been renovating and re-tiling. She placed the initials "R" and "A" in the tile for herself and her husband Ryan, who was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan August 26.

'He Just Wanted To Serve His Country': A Widow Mourns One Of The Last Troops To Die In The Afghanistan War

More than 2,400 U.S. service members were killed in the Afghanistan war. The Pentagon said Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss - who died from injuries suffered in the Kabul Airport bombing - was likely the final one.

Laura White of San Diego's Support The Enlisted Project helps distribute supplies to military families who are suffering financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For Young Military Families, The Financial Effects Of The Pandemic Can Be Severe

Deployments, job losses, and the Pentagon's "stop movement" order are among the factors contributing to financial stress for troops and their families.…

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