MILITARY

The event connected homeless and at-risk veterans with the services they need to overcome challenges and help them get back on their feet.

The city of Jacksonville will host the annual Homeless Veteran Stand Down on Friday and Saturday at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office task force arrested a husband and wife linked to the mysterious death of a young girl in central Alabama.

Starting Tuesday, veterans who are in immediate danger of harming themselves will be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care clinic for emergency care -- and it won't cost them a penny.

Troops are using homemade arms against their own people, says a report which urges an end to supplies.

After reviewing an internal U.S. military investigation of the 2021 U.S. drone strike that killed civilians in Kabul, the New York Times called the attack a "deadly blunder."

An American Legion post on the Northside is helping its veteran and non-veteran community members gain access to health care and knowledge about their health.

A Mayport sailor was arrested this week on one count of video voyeurism, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Four years after the murder of Army soldier Brittney Mitchell, her estranged husband has been convicted.

A federal jury has convicted the estranged husband of a former U.S. Army soldier from Jacksonville in her murder four years ago on a military base.

More than 300 sailors on board the USS Thomas Hudner returned to the bright smiles of their loved ones on Saturday after seven weeks of deployment in Europe.

News4JAX Meteorologist Richard Nunn has shown us everything from rescue operations to maintenance while going onboard with the Coast Guard. Now, he's giving us a closer look at how Coast Guard Station Mayport can stop a potential threat.

The pre-commissioned USS Cooperstown arrived Sunday morning ahead of possibly deploying early next year.

A local charity helping veterans transition back into society got a big boost from The Players Championship golf tournament. Five Star Veterans Center on Friday received a grant.

The man who in previously pleaded guilty to charges related charges in the death of a U.S. Coast Guard member was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A national group conducted a survey in Northeast Florida to let city leaders know what next steps need to be taken to help veterans.

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian woman during a raid in the occupied West Bank

In these challenging times, we pause to reflect and thank those in the military for their service and sacrifice, as we do each November.

A well-deserved gift for Command Sergeant Major Andrew Wynn Sr. on Veterans Day.

Veterans Treatment Court, also referred to as VTC, has been available to active duty or military veterans since 2013 in Duval County. There are similar programs in Clay and Nassau counties.

Military veterans battling cancer because they were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances, will have their benefits claims expedited to ensure they get “timely access to care and benefits.”

Military officers in Somalia say at least five people were killed and 11 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the front gate of a military training camp in Mogadishu on Saturday evening

Join the City of Jacksonville as it honors our veterans and active-duty military.

The U.S. military has been busy with direct and indirect involvement in several conflicts and military developments around the globe. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Errol Barnett spoke with Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow and director of research for the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, about how the Department of Defense is managing its assets.

‘My life has been a blessing’: Army veteran wins Hyundai Hometown Hero

Warrior Sailing is in Jacksonville this weekend and there’s more than what meets the eye than just teaching veterans the ins and out of sailing.

My flight with Blue Angel No. 7 was what everyone said it would be: the adventure of a lifetime and something I’ll never forget.

A 29-year-old former U.S. Army sergeant has admitted he stabbed a soldier to death in a murder plot that also involved a 21-year-old ex-soldier from St. Marys.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday it's ready to begin draining 1 gallons (3.79 million liters) of fuel from three pipelines as part of an initial step toward closing a World War II-era fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water last year. Starting Tuesday, the military will spend six days draining the pipelines one by one. The fuel has been sitting in the pipes since the military suspended use of the Red Hill last year after it leaked petroleum into a drinking water well serving 93,000 people in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

More than 200 volunteers from CSX and around the city teamed up Saturday with Operation Gratitude to provide care packages to deployed troops.

We’ve got everything you need to know before you head to Naval Air Station Jacksonville for the big air show.

A well-known resource for traveling military members and their families has closed at Jacksonville International Airport — abruptly.

Nominate a military servicemember or veteran who displays the Hometown Hero attitude.

Nominate a military servicemember or veteran who displays the Hometown Hero attitude.

Olivia Sowell was sitting with her fellow students on the floor of the Hickory Creek Elementary School cafeteria. Her principal, Mrs. Yvette Cubero-Gonzalez, gave them a brief lesson on military history and culture, an appropriate foreshadowing for a surprise to come.

Patrol Squadron Eight, the Fighting Tigers, returned home Tuesday afternoon after six months at sea.

Nominate a military servicemember or veteran who displays the Hometown Hero attitude.

The centerpiece of Jacksonville's Naval Museum opens to the public next week. The USS Orleck will officially welcome guests on board starting Wednesday.

Agencies and nonprofits providing resources to veterans to prevent suicide say a lower suicide rate is an encouraging trend but believe there is still more work to be done.

A Naval commander accused of distributing child sex abuse videos was indicted, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

A driver who attempted to crash through the Birmingham Gate at Naval Air Station Jacksonville on Thursday morning died after gate sentries deployed the protective barrier that stopped the vehicle from entering the base, Navy officials said.

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank

Harley-Davidson on Wednesday gave a motorcycle to a veteran who pulled a woman from a burning car earlier this year.

The family of a local military veteran who recently died is getting a new roof on their Arlington home.

Veterans groups are hopeful Congress passes a bill that sends full disability pay to thousands of combat veterans

Naval Station Mayport is hosting a tri-base job fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 at the University of North Florida.

The University of North Florida and a national service organization are collaborating with the city to help conduct a survey to learn what service gaps need to be filled.

A Navy veteran who has struggled to get around Jacksonville since losing his leg following complications from hip replacement surgery will find the ride a little smoother from now on.

Here’s a brief primer on Camp LeJeune.

Military police officers responded to a security incident at the main gate of Naval Station Mayport Friday afternoon.

All facilities at Naval Air Station Jacksonville will require facemasks until further notice, starting Monday, because of a rise in COVID-19 cases in Duval County, base officials announced Thursday.

Two soldiers, one of whom was from Baker County, were killed in a weather-related incident Tuesday during training on a mountain in the northern part of Georgia, U.S. Army officials at Fort Benning said.

The city of Jacksonville and a national service organization want to hear from local veterans.

Wounded heroes of the U.S. Armed Forces were recognized Friday evening by Jacksonville’s Military Affairs and Veterans Department and the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 524.

The Federal Trade Commission warns that U.S. service members and their families who are looking to buy a new car or truck are often targets of fraudulent car dealers.

A woman demonstration pilot is among the newest members of the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels.

Naval Station Mayport might be on track to keep several ships threatened with decommissioning.

According to a report from the Better Business Bureau, online scams are often directed at members of the military, their families and military veterans.

Russian artillery is pounding the eastern city of Slovyansk and has set a market on fire, Ukraine says.

The Al Jazeera news network has published an image of the bullet that it says killed its veteran reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

The following is a transcript of an interview with GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida that aired Sunday, May 22, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the Russian casualty rate a "huge tragedy" for the country.

With Russia still a powerful force, wide-eyed realism is what Ukraine needs from the US and Europe.

The United Nations says food distribution in Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region has reached its “all-time lowest” while more than 50,000 children are thought to be severely malnourished, the latest sign of growing crisis amid efforts to end the country’s 14-month war

The Israeli military says its forces shot and killed a Palestinian who had opened fire on them during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank

The massacres and scorched-earth tactics represent the latest escalation in the military's violence against both civilians and the growing opposition to the military's February coup.

Pakistan’s army says militants targeted an army post in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, killing a soldier in a firefight overnight

The US military has said that America's 2.1 million soldiers and sailors must all get the vaccine.

The military may start using robotic, autonomous weapons with the capacity for violence, and these could bring an onslaught of ethical issues.

The death of a former Syrian Druse lawmaker, allegedly by Israeli sniper fire, could mark a new phase in Israel’s war against Iranian entrenchment in neighboring Syria

France’s president says the head of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara has been killed

Alexanda Kotey is on trial for his involvement in the murders of US journalists and relief workers.

Lindsey Graham tweeted on Friday morning to insist that Biden be impeached if he fails to evacuate every American and thousands of Afghans.

Russia expanded military exercises along the Afghan border after the Taliban took Kabul.

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is set to take over as the preeminent solution to the U.S. military's light vehicle needs.

The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar is warning of “a full-scale civil war” without a successful dialogue involving the powerful military, supporters of the ousted democracy, ethnic groups and other key parties on issues ranging from the current COVID-19 outbreak to the root causes of the country’s crisis

The United Nations is calling the Myanmar military’s extension of the state of emergency and election delay moves in the wrong direction from international calls for the restoration of democracy

Military says a Palestinian woman attempted to hit soldiers with a car.

Arkansas lawmaker critical of ‘woke ideology’ in armed forces

A journalist who is critical of Pakistan’s powerful military and intelligence agencies says he has been severely beaten by three unidentified men in an attack at his apartment in Islamabad

A French court has dismissed the case of a French-Vietnamese woman who sued 14 companies that produced and sold the powerful defoliant dioxin Agent Orange, used by U.S. troops during the Vietnam War

Changing how the military handles racial bias in the ranks David Martin reports on the new efforts being put forth to address inequality in the military, this time under the watch of the country’s first Black secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin.

How the military plans to protect the Super Bowl The Super Bowl is the ultimate football game. It's also the ultimate security challenge. David Martin reports.

CBS Weekend News, January 31, 2021 Major winter storm threatens millions in the Northeast; American "pizza man" finds his passion in pizza aerobics

These resources are available to you if you are in crisis or have been the victim of sexual assault or domestic abuse in the military.

On "Real Time With Bill Maher," former CIA chief Michael Hayden said that the U.S. military refuse to follow Donald Trump's orders if he's elected president. Watch Trump's reaction on Sunday's "Face The Nation."

The U.S. military paid $43M for a single gas station in Afghanistan that should have cost a fraction of that price. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has more on the sticker shock.

The remains of the four Marines killed in last week's shootings at a U.S. Navy facility have arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Dean Reynolds reports on how the military community is coping and what arrangements are being made to honor the slain servicemen.

Fog hampers search for 11 servicemen presumed dead in helicopter crash Military rescue crews resume their search for any sign of seven Marines and four soldiers after a helicopter crashed in the Florida Panhandle. The troops were in a Black Hawk helicopter that came down Tuesday night near Eglin Air Force Base. Mark Strassmann reports from Navarre, where the weather is making the rescue effort very difficult.

Wild mustangs help military veterans re-enter society Military veterans often have a hard time rebuilding their lives after war. But something special happens when you get a soldier together with a wild mustang Omar Villafranca reports from Granger, Texas.

Israel strikes back: Military hits Gaza targets in response to rockets Israel's army says it attacked more than 160 Hamas targets inside Gaza, and it is calling up more than 40,000 reserve troops. Holly Williams reports from Tel Aviv.

Ukrainian military continues offensive to push back on pro-Russian forces CBS News' Clarissa Ward reports on the latest developments in the standoff between Ukraine and Russia.