A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Silver Star Awarded to Army Ranger Who Came to Aid of Fellow Troops During Battle of Mogadishu More than three decades after his actions during the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, retired Army Maj. Larry Moores has been...
Trump Awards Medal of Honor to His Own Secret Service Agent The most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor is fighting stage 4 lung cancer.
Air Force to Posthumously Award Distinguished Flying Cross to Crew in Mysterious 2010 Osprey Crash The news of the awards comes as the service currently grapples with a deadly CV-22 crash that killed eight airmen off the...
Lawmakers Want Medals, Not Certificates, to Honor Veterans Involved in Nuclear Testing The current version of the House defense policy bill has a measure that would award "atomic veterans" with a service medal.
'Combat Con Artists' of World War II Who Hoodwinked Nazis Get Long Overdue Top Honor from Congress From D-Day to the crossing of the Rhine, the Army's top-secret 23rd Headquarters Special Troops unit used inflatable tanks...
These 2 Marines Are the Service's Top Recruiters. Here's How They're Navigating the Recruiting Crisis. Marine Corps, Gunnery Sgts. Russell Cowan and Tristan Wiggin earned the titles of top recruiter and runner-up, respectively.
Army Still Weighing Combat Awards for Soldiers Hit by Deadly Drone Attack at Jordan Base All three soldiers killed in the strike were from the same Georgia reserve unit, and at least 40 Army National Guardsmen and...
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...
Trump Says Space Command Is Moving to Alabama, Reversing a Biden-Era Decision While the move had been anticipated, it’s not clear why the expected announcement took so long to make. White House officials...
Pentagon to Begin Screening for 'Magic Mushroom' Use The Defense Department announced that service members suspected of using the hallucinogenic fungi will now be tested, while...
Trump Says US Military Destroyed Drug Boat from Venezuela: ‘A Lot of Drugs on That Boat’ Trump credited the military operation to the leadership of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, whom he praised for...
What to Know About Russia's GPS Jamming Operation in Europe This year, Nordic and Baltic nations — including Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia — have repeatedly warned about...
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
