Warfighting, quality of life prioritized in USMC commandant guidance The 39th Marine Corps commandant focuses on modernization and quality of life, among other areas.By Todd South4 days ago
House shoots down amendment to cut F-35 purchaseMeanwhile, there's talk of authorizing the defense secretary to seize Lockheed Martin's intellectual property.By Bryant Harris2 months ago
Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friendsVets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.3 months ago
Parachute jump over Normandy kicks off D-Day 80th anniversaryWWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again.3 months ago
She was America’s first woman POW in Vietnam — and was never foundIn 1962, Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam. She's still unaccounted for.By Claire Barrett3 months ago
Veterans of one of Vietnam’s most dangerous jobs recount their missionVeterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.By Staff Reports3 months ago
From history to controversy: 5 things to know about Memorial DayThe day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.3 months ago
US military funeral traditions honor the fallen on land, air and seaFrom missing man formation flyovers to taps, here’s how the services pay respect to America's fallen heroes.By Jon Guttman3 months ago
Former President Obama surprises volunteers at Memorial Day eventObama joined local veterans groups and scouts in a volunteer event at a Virginia cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.By Leo Shane III3 months ago
House advances $884 billion defense bill with enlisted troop pay raiseIn addition to the enlisted pay raise, the bill pushes back against F-35 procurement as lawmakers bash Lockheed Martin over the troubled program.By Bryant Harris and Leo Shane III4 months ago
VA moving to let living veterans prep their online memorial pagesThe latest planned expansion to the Veterans Legacy Memorial project would allow living veterans to craft their own lasting tributes.By Leo Shane III4 months ago
A jacket, a coin, a letter: Relics of Omaha Beach tell the D-Day storyEighty years ago, Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel to land on Normandy beaches to defeat Hitler’s regime.By Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation4 months ago