Facing desperate odds, soldiers’ Vietnam stand led to Medals of Honor
Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of Honor recipients.
By Jon Guttman
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How the Army’s first Hispanic 4-star distinguished himself in 2 wars
Gen. Richard Cavazos was a believer in the moral ascendency of leaders, achieved by earning the faith and trust of those he led.
By Jon Guttman
Army’s 10th Mountain Division takes reins in anti-ISIS fight
The U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division handed off control of Operation Inherent Resolve’s land component to the 10th Mountain Division at a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq.
By Kyle Rempfer
DoD identifies 7 airmen killed in helicopter crash in western Iraq
The Defense Department on Saturday released the names of seven airmen who were killed this week when their HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq.
By Michelle Tan
Air Force EOD tech receives Airman’s Medal for saving double amputee from flood
The airman rescued a double leg amputee from a flood in Missouri in 2015.
By Charlsy Panzino
Medal of Honor recipient to future leaders: Be good people
Retired Army Capt. Flo Groberg told high schoolers that his military experience inspires him to pay it forward.
By Charlsy Panzino
Air Force honors 12 airmen who died defending top-secret outpost in Laos during Vietnam War
A monument was unveiled at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, to mark the 50th anniversary of 12 airmen who died defending Lima Site 85, a classified outpost in Laos that was overrun by North Vietnamese fighters in 1968.
By Kyle Rempfer
Green Beret receives Soldier's Medal for saving crash victims
The staff sergeant watched the victims' truck drive off the road in October 2016.
By Charlsy Panzino
Trump pardons sailor convicted of taking illegal photos aboard submarine
The case of Former Machinist's Mate 1st Class Kristian Saucier had become entangled with the 2016 presidential campaign and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's own mishandling of classified information.
Troops who responded to hurricanes last year eligible for Humanitarian Service Medal
Service members who responded to locations hit by three major hurricanes last year for disaster relief are eligible for the Humanitarian Service Medal.
TV ad aims to pressure Trump on transgender military service
Activist groups are turning to television ads, including on President Donald Trump’s go-to network, Fox News, to pressure the White House into allowing transgender people to keep serving in the military.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Black soldier killed in WWI was denied Medal of Honor. Advocates are now trying to change that
The U.S. soldier was badly wounded, returned to battle and fought to the death. He was recommended for the nation's highest valor award, but the award was downgraded. Some say racism had a role in that.
By Nicole Bauke