Pentagon Could Make Combat Action Badge Retroactive to World War II Congress says the DoD should consider authorizing the Combat Action Badge for soldiers serving as far back as World War II.
Fort Hood Soldiers Killed and Wounded By Hasan to Get Purple Hearts The Army has approved the award of the Purple Heart and its civilian counterpart to the victims of the 2009 rampage at Fort...
Airborne Soldier Earns Distinguished Service Cross A soldier from the Army's only airborne explosive ordnance disposal company was presented with the nation's second-highest...
Texas Lawmaker Wants Medal of Honor for 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle Rep. Roger Williams of Texas filed legislation to award the Medal of Honor to the late Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL...
Airman Rescues Allies, Earns Airman's Medal An Airman from Royal Air Force Lakenheath ran toward the wreckage of the crash site to help pull injured service members to...
Corpsman Awarded Silver Star Medal Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin D. Baskin, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman was awarded the Silver Star Medal...
Combat Action Badge Eligibility Recommendation Expected by July A DoD review panel's recommendation regarding making the Combat Action Badge retroactive to World War II is expected to be...
Gunnery Sergeant to Receive Navy Cross for Afghanistan Valor Gunnery Sgt. Brian C. Jacklin, a critical skills operator with 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps...
1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Honors its Heroes Two Rangers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, were awarded the nation's third highest honor for their heroic...
Marine Awarded Bronze Star Salka, the executive officer of Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with combat...
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...
