Pentagon memo urges military members not to use DNA ancestry kits

The Pentagon issued an internal memo that urged military personal to avoid using consumer DNA kits due to safety concerns, according to a report from Yahoo News.

Trump signs bill giving military members largest pay increase in a decade

President Donald Trump signed off Friday on nearly $1.4 trillion in spending, including a measure that will give members of the military their largest pay increase in 10 years. 

Taliban claims attack that killed US soldier in Afghanistan

An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province that killed the U.S. soldier.

Gary Sinise helps families of fallen military heroes find comfort and joy at Walt Disney World

The Gary Sinise Foundation hosted the 14th annual Snowball Express event, a five-day, all expenses paid retreat for more than 1,700 family members of our fallen military heroes.

Navy: Flight training suspended for Saudi students

Flight training has been suspended for more than 300 Saudi Arabian students at three bases in Florida in the wake of the deadly shooting by a Saudi Air Force officer on Friday, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday.

FBI says it presumes Pensacola naval base shooting was act of terrorism

Authorities investigating the attack are reportedly focused on finding several unaccounted for Saudi nationals linked to the shooting.

Officials: Slain Arkansas police officer 'ambushed' in patrol vehicle

Police say a man who “was looking for an officer to kill” drove into a police parking lot in Arkansas, approached an officer sitting in a patrol car and shot him point-blank in the head.

Sailor from St. Petersburg, 19, among victims in Pensacola Navy base shooting

St. Petersburg native Mohammed Haitham was one of the three victims killed in Friday's shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola, the US Navy confirmed.

'He died a hero': Family recounts heroics of 23-year-old sailor killed in Pensacola shooting

Joshua Watson had just graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and looked forward to a military career as a pilot. On Saturday, he was being hailed a hero, as his family recounted how the 23-year-old — in his last minutes of life — led first responders to an active shooter at the Pensacola naval base.

Tuskegee Airman from Bethesda celebrates 100th birthday with a flight

Retired Col. Charles McGee will turn 100 years old on Saturday and while the years may have slowed him down some, they haven't dimmed the memories of his 30-year service to his country as a Tuskegee Airman who paved the way for generations to come.

Timeline: The critical events which led to the Japanese 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.

FOX 26 serves lunch at residential center for veterans
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A shoutout to this veteran who my FOX 26 team members were lucky enough to meet today! Thank you for your service sir, and thank you for watching Isiah Factor Uncensored!

Farm donates more than 400 Christmas trees to military families

Organizers said 465 donated Christmas trees were loaded onto two FedEx trailers Monday, Dec. 2 by almost 100 volunteers. 

Free job fair in Houston for veterans & military spouses

Nearly 60 employers will be at a free job fair for veterans, military spouses, transitioning military, National Guard members and Reservists in Houston this week.

Instead of having homeless veteran's car towed, deputies help get it repaired for free

Instead of displacing a homeless veteran living in a seemingly abandoned car, deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Carson Station, coordinated with local businesses in order to get the vehicle towed and repaired for free.