Air Force Has New Software for Decorations Submissions, But Old Awards Nominations Must Be Resubmitted The new program, "myDecs Reimagined," comes amid frequent complaints from airmen and Guardians who said the previous program...
Navy Destroyer Crew Receives Combat Award for Shooting Down Drones as Houthi Attacks Intensify in Red Sea Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of the Navy's forces in the Middle East, visited the ship and presented five awards to...
Larry Doby, World War II Navy Veteran Who Helped Integrate Baseball, Awarded Congressional Gold Medal At the ceremony in the U.S. Capitol on for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal, House Speaker Mike Johnson said...
5 Purple Hearts Awarded to Injured Troops After Spike in Attacks on Bases in Iraq, Syria U.S. and coalition forces have been attacked 97 times since Oct. 17, a defense official told Military.com.
Coast Guardsman to Receive Distinguished Flying Cross for Daring Vessel Boarding and Rescue Aviation Survival Technician 2nd Class Spencer Manson is to be awarded the highest honor for aviation bravery in a ceremony...
Medic in Black D-Day Unit, Long Denied the Medal of Honor, Gets Wide Backing for Nation's Highest Military Honor A growing chorus of historians, members of Congress and the U.S. First Army are pressing the case for Waverly B. Woodson Jr...
Hundreds of Airmen Will Receive New Medals for 2021 Afghanistan Evacuation The latest awards include a total of 229 Air Medals, 98 Meritorious Service Medals, eight Distinguished Flying Crosses and...
Iraq Campaign Medal Returns Amid Surge in Drone, Rocket Attacks on US Forces There he medal was introduced in 2016 and also covered service in Syria, even as the nature of those campaigns changed and...
Air Force General Fighting to Get Airmen Presidential Unit Citation for Afghanistan Evacuation Gen. Mike Minihan, the head of Air Mobility Command, told reporters during a media roundtable that it's a top priority to get...
Cobra Pilot Who Lifted Troops to Safety in Vietnam Is Awarded Medal of Honor at White House Ceremony Capt. Larry Taylor flew his attack helicopter into heavy enemy gunfire until he ran out of ammunition, then led a daring...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...