D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy to Mark 81st Anniversary of Landings Along the coastline and near the D-Day landing beaches, tens of thousands of onlookers attended the commemorations, which...
We Fought for This Country. Don't Cut the One Department That Fights for Us. On June 6 -- D-Day -- thousands of veterans will rally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., united by a shared message...
Remember and Protect Their Fragile Gift of Freedom. Thank You to The Greatest Generation As part of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing in 2024, my wife and I joined colleagues from the American Battle...
Coasties Braved Withering German Fire to Put Troops Ashore on D-Day The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in...
What 'D-Day' Actually Stands For What the "D" in D-Day actually stands for has been a source of debate almost from the time that the Allies first landed on...
How Normandy Remembers the Only US Military Chaplain Killed in Action on D-Day Catholic chaplain Capt. Ignatius Maternowski was immortalized in 2021 with a stained-glass window depicting his image, his...
The Critical Role the Coast Guard Played in the D-Day Invasion Operation Overlord was one of the most complex military operations in the history of modern warfare.
Veterans Organizing 'Call to Action' Rally on D-Day Anniversary in Nation's Capital The march, touted as a nonpartisan, pro-veterans employment and benefits protection rally, is expected to draw veterans...
What Ike Remembered When Returning to the Beaches of Normandy 20 Years After D-Day In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division tried to ease the concerns of...
The Real-Life D-Day Commandos Who Inspired Hollywood's 'Dirty Dozen' "The Dirty Dozen" had everything anyone could hope for in a war movie.
Decades of Troubles for Air Force Maintainers Set to Get Worse with Job Consolidation Systemic failure sparks concern about specialty code consolidation.
Airman Killed by M18 Handgun Discharge Identified as 21-Year-Old Kentucky Native Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, was killed by the firearm discharge on Sunday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming by a firearm...
A Man Is Halted Climbing the US-Mexico Border Wall. Under New Trump Rules, US Troops Sound the Alarm U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under...
The Marine Corps Is Using Ospreys in the Hunt for Submarines Officials told Military.com that the latest exercise marked a pivotal moment for the Corps' partnership with the Navy...
Pentagon Wants to Ban Officials from Participating in Forums Deemed Anti-Trump The announcement comes just more than a week after the Pentagon pulled top military officials from attending a major security...
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/mil%20coast%20guard%20at%20d-day%201200.jpg?itok=53wtzln1 ""The Jaws of Death" - A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks U.S. troops on the morning of June 6, 1944 at Omaha Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard/Chief Photographer's Mate Robert F. Sargent)")
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/mil%20filthy%20thirteen%20paratroopers%201200.jpg?itok=kdZ4HQcY ""Filthy Thirteen" member Clarence Ware applies war paint to Charles Plauda, June 5, 1944. The idea was McNiece's, to honor his Native American heritage and to energize the men for the danger ahead. (National Archives)")
