Pentagon Nears Decision on Extending Combat Action Badge to WWII The Pentagon will announce later this summer if it believes Combat Action Badge eligibility should extend to vets going back...
Sailors, Marines Witness Presentation of 'Lone Star Medal of Valor' Sailors and Marines gathered to honor a Marine Corps veteran's heroic, life-saving actions, performed more than six decades...
US Air Force's 'Captain America' to Receive Airman's Medal for Heroism Air Force officials compared Airman Spencer Stone to "Captain America" and said he will be honored for helping stop a gunman.
Women in Combat: Silver Stars, Combat Action Badges and Casualties More than 9K female troops have earned Combat Action Badges in modern combat operations, including those in Iraq and...
Airman Who Helped Stop Attack on Paris-Bound Train to Get Purple Heart Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone will be awarded the Purple Heart for injuries suffered while subduing a gunman on a French...
Airman Hero on Train Attack: 'I'm Not Going to Leave Everyone to Die' The airman who charged a gunman on an Amsterdam-to-Paris train believed that might be his last act in this world, but said...
LIVE FEED: Pentagon Officials Present Medals to Train Attack Heroes Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul Selva present medals to...
Heroes of European Train Attack Receive Awards in Pentagon Ceremony Two service members and their friend who stopped a gunman on a Paris-bound train were honored at the Pentagon and the White...
US Army’s Combat Patch for ISIS Conflict Draws Flak over Design Troops are criticizing the Operation Inherent Resolve combat patch for looking like something Islamic State militants would...
Retired Army Captain to Get Medal of Honor for Heroism in Afghanistan A former U.S. Army captain will be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic actions during combat in Kunar Province in...
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...
