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Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...
US Destroyer Crew Fought U-Boat Sailors Hand to Hand During World War II, the crew of a brand-new destroyer escort, USS Buckley, slugged it out in hand-to-hand combat...
Soldier Born into Life of Crime Received Medal of Honor Charles Barger's life began under difficult circumstances and never really got any easier.
8 Legendary US Military Snipers The most notable snipers in U.S. military history aren’t just legends. They include real soldiers, sailors and Marines who...
VIDEO: How a Former Waffen-SS Officer Became an American War Hero Buried at Arlington National Cemetery A headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery marks the remains of the only known former Waffen-SS member...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
The Last American Killed in WWI Charged a German Machine Gun Seconds Before the Armistice Took Effect Gen. John Pershing would officially designate Gunther as the last American soldier killed in World War I. He was one of...
Rescued From a WWI Battlefield, This Dog Became Hollywood's Biggest Star and Saved Warner Bros. From Bankruptcy On Sept. 15, 1918, Corporal Lee Duncan walked through the bombed-out ruins of a German camp near Flirey, France. There, he...
US Government Shutdown Forces Local Workers at Some Overseas Bases to Go Without Pay At least 2,000 people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the shutdown began almost...
U.S. Deploys F-35 Fighters to Cold War-Era Puerto Rico Base as Venezuela Tensions Escalate The U.S. military has reactivated a Cold War-era naval base in Puerto Rico and deployed thousands of troops to the Caribbean...
US Government Shutdown Forces Local Workers at Some Overseas Bases to Go Without Pay At least 2,000 people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the shutdown began almost...
How a 20-Year Air Force Veteran Made the Leap to Small Business Owner With tactical and leadership skills honed from decades in the Air Force, along with his wife's business savvy, Rick Bottoroff...
Two Space Force Units Bring the 'Invisible Front Line' to Ohio A ceremonial ribbon-cutting is planned for Friday for the Space Intelligence Production Cell at the Springfield-Beckley Air...
Clearing The Orbits: Space Force Partnerships In Orbital Cleanup The growing congestion of Earth orbit has raised risks to satellites, space stations, and long-term space sustainability. The...
Wounded K9 Handler Overcame Near-Fatal IED Blast, Found Faith to Help Others Gill would eventually earn a degree in theological leadership and dedicate his life to protecting others—especially children...
Command Crisis on Saipan: The Only Time a Marine General Ever Fired an Army General Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Holland M. “Howlin' Mad” Smith—commanding the V Amphibious Corps—had just done something unprecedented...
More Recruits Require More Space: Coast Guard Announces New Training Center Days after the U.S. Coast Guard announced some of its highest recruiting numbers in decades, it now intends to open a new...
US Coast Guard Recruitment Hits Highest Mark in Decades: 'Workforce of Future' The service hits its highest numbers since 1991, with bigger plans to come.