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Marine veteran pleads guilty to 2022 Planned Parenthood clinic bombing
Marine Corps

Marine veteran pleads guilty to 2022 Planned Parenthood clinic bombing

He admitted to planning additional attacks at Dodger Stadium and on the power grid.

World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor
Culture

World War II combat engineer to receive French Legion of Honor

Despite not being part of a combat unit, Charles Hardy captured dozens of POWs and took part in the Battle of the Bulge.

Navy fires head of Amphibious Squadron 5 for ‘loss of confidence’
Navy

Navy fires head of Amphibious Squadron 5 for ‘loss of confidence’

Capt. James Harney took over the command in June 2023.

millennial veteran
Opinion

Opinion: Veterans won’t help the recruiting crisis until our issues are addressed

Veterans aren’t going to put lipstick on a pig.

osprey crash identified
Air Force

Air Force linguist identified in Japan Osprey crash, 7 still missing

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob "Jake" Galliher was killed Wednesday in the crash of a CV-22 Osprey in Japan.

Minority officers stay in the Army longer but receive fewer promotions, study finds
Army

Minority officers stay in the Army longer but receive fewer promotions, study finds

The report comes as the Army faces one of its hardest recruiting environments in a generation.

Army Ranger Marshall Bahr
Culture

Former Army Ranger launches addiction treatment program

Bahr has seen how broken the current system is, with a lot of clinics helping addicts get their ‘fix’ but not treating the root cause.

CV-22
Air Force

One Airman confirmed dead in Osprey crash, 7 Air Force personnel still missing

Both U.S. and Japanese forces continue to search for seven missing airmen.

No more late night beer runs — AAFES to end overnight alcohol sales in 2024
Air Force

No more late night beer runs — AAFES to end overnight alcohol sales in 2024

In a move aimed at suicide prevention. stores on Army and Air Force bases worldwide will stop selling alcohol after 10 p.m.

Navy releases underwater video of P-8A stuck in Hawaiian coral field
Navy

Navy releases underwater video of P-8A stuck in Hawaiian coral field

The P-8A subhunter slid off a runway into the ocean at a Marine Corps air station on Hawaii last week. The Navy is preparing to haul it out.

Orin Pickering
Air Force

Father loses 80 pounds, joins Air Force alongside his 2 sons

‘You can achieve anything if you put in the effort.’

Christopher Siwanowicz Army Ranger Appalachian trail
Culture

‘A role model’: Christopher Siwanowicz remembered by family, fellow Army Ranger

The Ranger veterans will be remembered as a forward observer, skydiver, backpacker, standard bearer, and good friend.

Woman says she was raped by Military Sealift captain in lawsuit
Coast Guard

Woman says she was raped by Military Sealift captain in lawsuit

She was told she could lose her job if she reported the incident.

fort stewart deaths
Army

Still no details on Army family found dead in Fort Stewart home

Army investigators said they have not disclosed any information about the deaths in order “to protect the integrity of the investigation."

CV-22
Air Force

8 Air Force service members missing after Osprey crashes off Japan

The status of the crew is unknown.

Here are all the airplanes and easter eggs in the amazing Skunk Works video
Culture

Here are all the airplanes and easter eggs in the amazing Skunk Works video

How many easter eggs can you spot?

veteran homelessness
Analysis

Homelessness among vets down 11% since 2020, more in western cities

As COVID policies like foreclosure relief kicked in during 2022, more veterans stayed in their homes or found housing, the VA says.

world war II remains identified
World War II

Her father died in WWII — Now 79, she’ll finally welcome him home

Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker was one of more than 72,000 still-unidentified American troops from World War II.

Marine Infantry veteran says enlisted shouldn’t become officers — mayhem ensues
Culture

Marine Infantry veteran says enlisted shouldn’t become officers — mayhem ensues

Veterans on social media widely rejected the idea

Mother and daughter
Family

Jobs for spouses and childcare will be goals of new Army app

About 1 in 5 Army spouses is unemployed, often due to frequent moves, licensing issues and lack of childcare. A new Army app hopes to ease those issues.