Steve Walsh

After months of preparation, the U.S. military is opening a floating pier to deliver humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.

Though TikTok could soon be banned in the U.S., the app continues to gain followers among members of the military. Miltok has become a hub to talk about daily life in the service.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest and most expensive aircraft carrier, returned to Norfolk, Va., after being deployed to protect Israel. The carrier cost more than $13 billion.

Forty years ago, a devastating bombing at a U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killed 241 U.S. service members. It's widely seen as the attack that touched off the so-called war on terror.

The last time the government shut down, members of the U.S. Coast Guard lined up at food pantries — while they worked without being paid. The previous government shutdown last 35 days.

Women in the U.S. military's special forces still face intense sexism according to recent reports, including one that focuses on Army Rangers.

Admiral Lisa Franchetti is set to become the first woman to head the Navy. Her confirmation is being held up by one Republican senator as part of a protest over abortion policy within the military.

While the U.S. Coast Guard investigates the cause of the Titan submersible tragedy, expert submariners say it could have been avoided by following the Navy's design principles known as SUBSAFE.

The military has a suicide rate higher than the national average, but many proposed solutions haven't been implemented. This issue has been studied for more than a decade.

In an effort to end gender segregation, the Marine Corps recently decommissioned a historic recruit training battalion that for decades was the only one open to women.

The National Guard airman suspected of leaking classified data is in court Thursday. Experts say it will be hard to find a single solution preventing a bad actor from leaking classified documents.

The Navy is trying to learn why it has high suicide rates. One answer may lie with the practice of putting sailors together on limited duty, which can exacerbate feelings of hopelessness and despair.

The corps is under a congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with the other services. Critics say it isn't moving fast enough. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2023.)

The Marines are under a Congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with all other services, but they say they don't plan to go all the way despite having a plan to carry it out.

After a recruit died in 2022, Navy SEALs have modified their notoriously grueling basic training. But some families worry the changes aren't enough.

The Navy has lost its most high profile cases recently, including the arson case involving the USS Bonhomme Richard. Advocates say the verdict shows military justice is ripe for reform.

More than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, the arson trial is set to get underway. The Navy continues to unravel why the fire became one of its worst peace-time disasters.

Tens of thousands of Afghans are trying to establish new lives in the United States. Many were at-risk and granted special immigration status because of the help they provided the American military.

A year ago, 13 Marines and more than 100 Afghans died when a bomb exploded at the Kabul Airport. Stories from the frenetic last days of the American evacuation are still coming out.

The largest U.S.-led navy exercise in the world is now under way. Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, is increasingly focused on containing China, as tensions rise in the region.