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An Air Force pararescue team dropped onto a cruise ship to retrieve a sick child
Air Force

An Air Force pararescue team dropped onto a cruise ship to retrieve a sick child

Air Force rescue forces rushed to reach a sick boy on the massive cruise ship, which is larger than a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

Dentist evaluating a service member.
Analysis

PTSD and oral health degradation are correlated, so why doesn’t the VA automatically service-connect them?

Veterans diagnosed with PTSD are still without a 100% guarantee of oral health coverage.

Harlan Chapman
Marine Corps

The Marine who was held longest as a Vietnam POW has passed away

Marine Lt. Col. Harlan Page Chapman died on May 6 at the age of 89.

Mitchel Coffman in front of his triptych painting
Culture

Meet Mitchel Coffman, the artist keeping fallen hero’s memories alive

“...I painted incomplete portraits to symbolize the incomplete lives that all these guys had.”

A US sailor has died while deployed in the CENTCOM region
Navy

A US sailor has died while deployed in the CENTCOM region

Selected Reserve Chief Hospital Corpsman Daniel D. McCracken died May 6, according to the Navy.

Florida sheriff releases graphic video of deputy shooting Air Force special ops flyer
Air Force

Florida sheriff releases graphic video of deputy shooting Air Force special ops flyer

Video shows the deadly encounter lasted just five seconds.

Marines high school
Marine Corps

Marines want to wear their uniform for high school graduation, but their school said no

The high school has offered the students a compromise to wear their Marine uniforms during the opening ceremony and then change into a cap and gown.

Army debuts new recruiting ads aimed at high-tech civilians rather than soldiers
Jobs

Army debuts new recruiting ads aimed at high-tech civilians rather than soldiers

Rather than "Be All You Can Be," the Army is hoping its latest TV ads convince civilians to, well, be what they already are as Army Civilians.

Apache helicopter
Army

Apache crash at Fort Riley injures two, latest in string of mishaps

The Army has seen 13 crashes since last October.

M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
Army

Special Forces halt training on firing ranges after soldier shot

The soldier is in stable condition.

A young soldier’s cold case murder is put to rest after 22 years
Army

A young soldier’s cold case murder is put to rest after 22 years

Pfc. Amanda Gonzales was 19 and four months pregnant in 2001 when she was found murdered in her barracks in Hanau, Germany. Her killer was just found guilty.

The Space Cowboys: Guardians earn their spurs in cavalry tradition
Army

The Space Cowboys: Guardians earn their spurs in cavalry tradition

“It's kind of cool to be called Space Cowboys."

Godron C. Black
Army

Soldier detained in Russia may have been set up by girlfriend, mother says

Before his ill-fated trip to Russia, Staff Sgt. Gordon C. Black's mother says she told him, "Do not go, please do not go, it’s not going to go well."

Fort Liberty gets taste of Army’s food transformation
Army

Fort Liberty gets taste of Army’s food transformation

Chipotle-style stations where chefs make food in front of you and automated kiosks could be coming to DFACs near you.

Russia
Army

US soldier detained in Russia

Staff Sgt. Gordon C. Black was transitioning from South Korea to Fort Cavazos, Texas.

Airmen helping homeless veterans.
Culture

How long can a veteran stay on the HUD-VASH housing program?

One homeless veteran is too much

This video flies through the Army’s first small drone obstacle course
Army

This video flies through the Army’s first small drone obstacle course

A new video from the Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Moore zooms through a hangar converted into an obstacle course for drones.

Senior Airman Roger Fortson
Air Force

AC-130 gunship crewman killed in shooting with Florida sheriff deputy

Senior Airman Roger Fortson was a Special Missions Aviator that flew as aircew on AC-130J Ghostrider gunships with the 4th Special Operations Squadron.

Army Master Sgt. Daniel A. Brooks
Army

Hero soldier honored by Bavaria for stopping knife attack

“We don’t turn away from things when we notice something wrong.”

Army sergeant arrested for helping finance a murder for hire scheme
Army

Army sergeant arrested for helping finance a murder for hire scheme

Sgt. Jeremiah Piekert is alleged to have helped pay for his brother's attempt to hire a hitman.