Coast Guard Commandant Grants 2 Surprise Promotions During Personnel Reform Speech A pair of Coasties credited with saving lives were promoted by the Coast Guard's top officer as he announced new programs.
Marine Pilot Who 'Borrowed' Helicopter to End Sniper Situation Has Died Pitman is best known for ignoring military protocol and breaking regulations so he could save lives.
Navy EOD Tech Awarded Silver Star for Saving Comrades During ISIS Fight Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Matthew O'Connor received the Silver Star at a Naval Base Point Loma ceremony.
Save the Outrage: Do This Before Hitting Share on Military News Our fervor to make sure our friends witness the sacrifices of our military can result in one big problem: bad information.
The Navy Once Called Him an ‘Unknown Negro Sailor.’ Now It’s Naming a Carrier After Him The Navy's acting secretary is breaking with tradition to name a powerful aircraft carrier in his honor.
Aging Bombers, Benghazi Heroism and a Brand-New Bullet: Our Best Reporting of 2019 It's time to catch up on the stories from Military.com reporters from 2019 that you can't afford to miss.
Coast Guard Awards Heroism Medals for Daring Hurricane Harvey Rescues Four Coast Guard members who saved dozens during a 2017 storm have been awarded prestigious medals for their heroism.
Posthumous Promotions for Enlisted Sailors Killed In Pensacola Shootings Navy leaders called the move "right and fitting."
3 Sailors Killed in Pensacola Awarded Aviator's Wings of Gold The Navy secretary approved the posthumous award of the Wings of Gold to three trainees who were killed at NAS Pensacola.
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...
