Air Controller Guides 'Blindfolded' Harrier Pilot to Safe Landing The rhythm of his typical work of monitoring aircraft on final approach to the airfield was fractured when a gunnery sergeant...
Surrounded by SpecOps Legends, Navy SEAL Receives Medal of Honor Ed Byers Jr. became the first living sailor since the Vietnam War to receive the Medal of Honor in a ceremony Monday morning.
Navy SEAL Killed During Hostage Rescue Received Navy Cross Monday’s Medal of Honor ceremony brought new attention to the valor displayed by a fellow SEAL who sacrificed his life in the...
Congressional Gold Medal Sought for WWII Ghost Army that Duped Nazis The GIs who used inflatable tanks and sound effects to dupe the Nazis during WWII could be awarded the Congressional Gold...
Mildenhall NCO Recognized with Airman's Medal for Lifesaving Actions Nearly 22 months after the accident, Staff Sgt. Vicente Gomez was presented with a citation and distinction identifying his...
Navy Illustrates SEAL's Heroic Actions in Afghanistan to Honor MoH Day In honor of National Medal of Honor Day, the U.S. Navy created an informational graphic depicting the December 2012 hostage...
DoD Reveals Operation Inherent Resolve Medal for Campaign against ISIS Thousands of U.S. troops who have deployed in support of the mission against ISIS are now eligible for a new medal, officials...
MARSOC Marine Receives Posthumous Award Upgrade to Silver Star The family of a decorated special operations Marine killed in Afghanistan in 2011 received his Silver Star today.
11 Years After the Battles, Some Say It’s Time for a USS Fallujah More than 120 Americans died in the two battles of Fallujah that took place in the spring and fall of 2004.
Army Investigating 'We Were Soldiers' Legend for Inflating Awards The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that the late Command Sgt. Major Basil Plumley wore unauthorized combat and valor...
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...
