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A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, 508th Military Police Company, walks down the hallway at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., April 29, 2020. The National Guard is assisting the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in reopening a wing of the East Orange General Hospital in response to the COVID-19 relief effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)
Veterans

Supreme Court asked to rule if troops can sue over military health care mistakes

A former Air National Guard reservist was denied legal reparations for a botched, routine back surgery and veterans groups are fighting back.

For many Afghanistan vets, chaotic withdrawal overshadows wartime service
Analysis

For many Afghanistan vets, chaotic withdrawal overshadows wartime service

The traumatic memories of the withdrawal have defined their memories of the conflict.

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Mandatory Fun

New Tinker Air Force Base motto immediately lampooned by airmen, veterans

The new mantra for airmen assigned to Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is ‘Tinker Strong.’ It is meant to promote a warrior ethos.

Cpl. Daniel Heller after receiving the Navy Cross.
Marine Corps

Vietnam Marine vet awarded Navy Cross 55 years after saving Marines while wounded

“I just wish I could have done more.”

An Army team won the Call of Duty Bowl as services look online for new recruits
Army

An Army team won the Call of Duty Bowl as services look online for new recruits

The Army took home the trophy for The Call of Duty Endowment Bowl V, beating teams from each of the other military services.

A photo of the gym dedication to Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee.
Marine Corps

USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

Sgt. Nicole Gee was famously depicted holding an Afghan baby before she was killed by an ISIS-K suicide bomber at Abbey Gate. Now, a part of her legacy will live on aboard the USS Iwo Jima.

Michael Powell
Army

‘I want to be an infantryman,’ says man who joined the Army at 39

Michael Powell, 39, received waivers for his age and tattoos so that he could enlist in the Army at 39. He’s attending basic training at Fort Moore, Georgia.

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Air Force

Did the Pentagon match with Hezbollah on Tinder?

An ad in Arabic shown to users in Lebanon bore the U.S. Central Command's logo and warned users not to take up arms against the U.S.

Couple celebrating moving day, mortgage, and relocation concept.

Ready to buy a home? Here are some questions to ask yourself

Don’t get burned as a first-time buyer.

A Hawaii soldier has been charged in his missing wife's case.
Army

Army brings charges against Hawaii soldier in missing wife case

Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II is charged with providing false official statements, obstruction of justice, and the production and distribution of explicit images of children.

One of the Argus rockets sitting on the USS Norton Sound waiting to launch. (AEC/USDE, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
Past Conflicts

The Navy once tried to create a nuclear death cloud

A naval task force fired three nuclear missiles into the sky to test a Cold War superscience theory. It kind of worked.

Ismail Haqmal during filming of the documentary, "Interpreters Wanted."
News

Documentary tells story of Afghan withdrawal through eyes of interpreters

A U.S. Army vet and filmmaker explores the Afghanistan war and its ending through his interpreters, Ismail and Saifullah Haqmal.

Air Force Zion National Park Rescue
Air Force

Airmen rescue pregnant woman from flash flood during backcountry hike

A group of airmen hiking in Zion National Park, Utah, helped rescue four hikers including a pregnant woman.

An Army CH-47 Chinook chose an in-flight call sign of "FUKIRAN" for their flight.
Army

Army Chinook takes flight with ‘FUKIRAN’ call sign

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… oh wait, it’s an Army CH-47 Chinook with a "FUKIRAN" call sign.

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News

Military removes pictures of coffins and ceremonies for 13 killed at Abbey Gate

The US military removed from its public photo archive images of a 'ramp ceremony,' memorial services and the 'dignified transfer' of 13 service members killed in the Abbey Gate attack.

Hawaii soldier earns rare triple tab: Ranger, Sapper, Jungle
Army

Hawaii soldier earns rare triple tab: Ranger, Sapper, Jungle

1st Lt. Mackenzie Corcoran became the 135th woman to earn her Ranger tab and the 8th woman to wear both Ranger and Sapper tabs.

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore (left) and Sunni Williams aboard the International Space Station. (photo courtesy NASA)
News

NASA Starliner astronauts, both veterans, will stay in space into 2025

Marine veteran Nathan Thornsberry in several screenshots from Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol. (image courtesy Department of Justice)
News

Marine veteran arrested after writing book detailing his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot

The USS Kingsville at its commissioning ceremony on Aug. 24, 2024. (photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy)
Navy

Navy commissions the USS Kingsville, one of the last new littoral combat ships

The military is trying to get rid of several of the troubled ships.

Missing wife of soldier in Hawaii believed dead
News

Missing wife of soldier in Hawaii believed dead