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Army Will Offer Promotions, New Medals for Some Soldiers Who Bring in Recruits Soldiers in paygrades E-1 through E-3 who participate in a new referral program would be promoted if they bring in recruits.
A New Medal and Revised Marketing Tactics Part of Army's Fight Against Recruiting Slump The Army is putting the finishing touches on a new ribbon to be awarded to soldiers who help convince someone to join the...
Major to Be First Air National Guard Flight Nurse Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross Maj. Katie Lunning and her team rescued and cared for at least 20 patients in the aftermath of the attack on Abbey Gate at...
Marine Colonel Awards Medal to Corporal Who Saved His Life A Marine colonel is alive today thanks to the quick thinking and medical training of a young corporal who happened to be...
Crew That Delivered Baby Mid-Flight from Afghanistan Will Receive Distinguished Flying Cross Minihan will award a total of 36 Distinguished Flying Crosses at Joint Base Charleston.
Air Force Awarding 96 Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts This first batch of awards is just a small part of the total the service is bestowing on airmen.
Senators Want Military Ribbons for Service Members Who Compete in Olympics A handful of active-duty service members typically compete in the Olympics and Paralympics every four years, oftentimes...
Space Force Guardians Are Officially Eligible for the Bronze Star and Other Awards, Biden Says The changes made by President Joe Biden add the Space Force, founded in December 2019, into executive orders issued over the...
Here's Why the Pentagon Will Stop Issuing the National Defense Service Medal The move, announced by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, ends the longest run for the award in its history.
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...