A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Silver Star Awarded to Army Ranger Who Came to Aid of Fellow Troops During Battle of Mogadishu More than three decades after his actions during the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, retired Army Maj. Larry Moores has been...
Trump Awards Medal of Honor to His Own Secret Service Agent The most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor is fighting stage 4 lung cancer.
Ghost Army Members Who Staged Secret WWII Battlefield Deceptions Awarded Congressional Gold Medal House Speaker Mike Johnson said during the ceremony that it’s estimated that between 15,000 to 30,000 lives were saved...
Air Force to Posthumously Award Distinguished Flying Cross to Crew in Mysterious 2010 Osprey Crash The news of the awards comes as the service currently grapples with a deadly CV-22 crash that killed eight airmen off the...
Lawmakers Want Medals, Not Certificates, to Honor Veterans Involved in Nuclear Testing The current version of the House defense policy bill has a measure that would award "atomic veterans" with a service medal.
'Combat Con Artists' of World War II Who Hoodwinked Nazis Get Long Overdue Top Honor from Congress From D-Day to the crossing of the Rhine, the Army's top-secret 23rd Headquarters Special Troops unit used inflatable tanks...
These 2 Marines Are the Service's Top Recruiters. Here's How They're Navigating the Recruiting Crisis. Marine Corps, Gunnery Sgts. Russell Cowan and Tristan Wiggin earned the titles of top recruiter and runner-up, respectively.
Army Still Weighing Combat Awards for Soldiers Hit by Deadly Drone Attack at Jordan Base All three soldiers killed in the strike were from the same Georgia reserve unit, and at least 40 Army National Guardsmen and...
Air Force Has New Software for Decorations Submissions, But Old Awards Nominations Must Be Resubmitted The new program, "myDecs Reimagined," comes amid frequent complaints from airmen and Guardians who said the previous program...
Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP's Fight Against 'Woke' Military Extended to 2025 Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer...
Camp Lejeune Sergeant Identified as Marine Killed During Training in North Carolina Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, died Thursday evening during a training...
‘Indefinite’ Defense Department IDs Inconvenience Air Travelers, May Be Dropped as Acceptable Identification The Transportation Security Administration's Credential Authentication Technology reads the cards' INDEF date field as...
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
Navy Chief Petty Officer Convicted of Attempted Espionage at San Diego Court-Martial The Navy has convicted a chief petty officer of attempted espionage, among other charges, at a court-martial in San Diego...