Special Tactics Airmen Earn 90 Awards for Battling Terror Groups Worldwide Members of the Air Force's 21st Special Tactics Squadron earned over 90 awards for actions against extremist organizations.
Daughter of Coast Guard's Top Enlisted Leader Awarded Lifesaving Medal for Water Rescue Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Victoria Vanderhaden is only the second female Coast Guard member to receive the award.
Retired Army Master Sergeant Gets Heroism Medal for Stopping Shooter on Kansas Bridge The medal, which is the Army's highest award for non-combat heroism, was presented by Gen. James McConville.
National Guardsman Gets Heroism Medal for Stopping a Shooting at a Football Game Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Shields received the Soldier's Medal from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee during a ceremony.
Troops Who Responded to COVID-19 Crisis Are Now Eligible for These Medals The eligibility window applies to anyone whose mission started on Jan. 31, 2020 or later.
Sailors and Marines Receive Heroism Medals, Purple Hearts for Pensacola Attack The Navy has recognized 16 people whose heroic actions saved lives during a terrorist attack on a Florida military base.
Airman Awarded Bronze Star for Providing Care to More than 600 Casualties in ISIS Fight An Air Force surgical technician has been awarded the Bronze Star for providing care for more than 600 combat casualties.
MQ-9 Drone Crew Awarded Air Force Achievement Medals After RPG Attack Five airmen belonging to a C-130 crew conducting the airdrop in Afghanistan were given the Air Force Combat Action Medal.
Hercules Crew Receives Air Force Combat Action Medal After RPG Attack It started as a routine nighttime airdrop mission last fall for five airmen aboard a C-130 Hercules .
3 Marines Tackle, Subdue Threatening Passenger on Long-Haul Flight The incident happened Monday on a flight from Tokyo to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
