Female Sailor Recognized for Bravery During Iranian Detention Incident A Navy petty officer second class, the only female sailor among the 10 who were detained, received the Navy Commendation...
Airman to Get Silver Star for Leading River Evacuation Under Fire An airman who braved enemy fire during a river evacuation in Afghanistan in 2009 will receive a Silver Star for his bravery.
US General with Irish Roots Made Honorary British Knight A retired U.S. Army general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with Irish roots has been made an honorary British...
Medal of Honor Recipient Honored at Citizenship Ceremony Groberg was born in Poissy, France, and became an American citizen in 2001 at age 17.
Symbols of Sacrifice Should Not Be for Sale "The buying and selling of Purple Hearts transforms these symbols of our brave service members' sacrifices into commodities."
SecNav to Award Upgraded Valor Medals to Marines, Sailor Outgoing Secretary of the Navy Mabus will present four Marines and a sailor with higher awards for their service Friday.
SEAL Killed Fighting ISIS Among Operators to Receive Medal Upgrade SecNav Ray Mabus delivered 17 prestigious upgrades awards for current and former members of Navy special operations commands.
12 Airmen May Get Air Force Cross or Medal of Honor Upgrades The Air Force is recommending upgrading the awards of a dozen airmen to the Medal of Honor or the Air Force Cross.
Eight Airmen to Receive Valor Medal Upgrades Eight airmen will receive some of the Air Force's highest valor medals after a review of awards from the wars in Iraq and...
Meet the Airmen Who Will Get Upgraded Valor Medals The Air Force announced eight combat vets will get upgraded valor medals after a review of awards from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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...
