A war horse that refused to quit honored by Korea vets
The Chinese came in force, focusing their attacks on three outposts in front of the Marines' frontlines.
View ArticleNavy wants to expand Philippine presence, create temporary base
Your chances to visit historic Subic Bay, once a favorite port of call, are increasing.
View ArticleFt. Hood shooting suspect: U.S. at war with Islam
The Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting said in a statement to Fox News that the U.S. government is at war with Islam.
View ArticleRecording reveals calm amid Va. Beach jet crash
Audio recordings from the April 2012 crash of a malfunctioning F/A-18D Hornet reveal the calm, controlled response of a team of air traffic controllers amid the maelstrom of a $29 million fighter jet...
View ArticleWWI vet's family accepts delayed Purple Heart
The family of a World War I veteran from New York has been given a Purple Heart medal 95 years after he was wounded in battle.
View ArticleSailor, 23, gets Purple Heart at Naval Academy
A 23-year-old Georgia native was presented with a Purple Heart during a ceremony at the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
View ArticleWWII B-29 gunner gets long-delayed honor
The act of military heroism that led to Millard 'Lefty' Palmer receiving an award for valor began with an accident.
View ArticleAs generation ages, Korean War vets look to share stories
With much of the Korean War generation now in their 80s, thousands of veterans gathered Saturday to ensure the legacy of their military effort lives on after them.
View ArticlePhoto gallery: North Korea celebrates 'Victory Day'
Goose-stepping soldiers, columns of tanks and a broad array of ominous-looking missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang's main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed...
View ArticleObama says Korean veterans 'deserve better'
Six decades after the Korean War ended, President Barack Obama said Saturday that American veterans deserved a better homecoming from a war-weary nation and that their legacy is the 50 million people...
View ArticleFormer Mich. Coast Guard station now a museum
A former U.S. Coast Guard lifesaving station in Keweenaw County that played a role in hundreds of Lake Superior rescue missions has been converted into a museum.
View ArticleSchofield soldier dies in skydiving incident
A Honolulu skydiver who died after losing consciousness while jumping from a plane was a decorated Army veteran.
View ArticleWildfire damages Eielson power, data lines
A wildfire near Fairbanks earlier this summer damaged power lines and fiber optic cables on Eielson Air Force Base training grounds, but it won't affect the upcoming Red Flag-Alaska training
View ArticleBahrain raises alarm over rising violence
Bahrain's king urged lawmakers Sunday to move ahead with proposed harsher measures against escalating attacks by Shiite-led opposition factions, including banning protest gatherings in the capital,...
View ArticleUK troops briefly return to Helmand
Britain confirmed Sunday it briefly sent troops back to a bloody district of Helmand Province to assist Afghan forces, raising further questions about Afghan readiness to maintain security after NATO...
View ArticleSuit says Postal Service forgot about Korean War Memorial sculptor
In late January 1996, a retired Marine named John Alli visited the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., for the fifth time since it opened the summer before.
View ArticleCorps eyes X-ray gear for working animals
Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command is purchasing a new field-expedient X-ray machine for use on animals.
View ArticleNavy eyes C-2, H-60 replacement programs
The Sikorsky H-60 Seahawk helicopter and Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhound carrier-on-board delivery (COD) plane are longtime stalwarts of Navy operations.
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