In a now-viral Facebook video, injured Marine Tagen Schmidt was promoted to lance corporal while in the hospital being treated for injuries sustained in an AAV fire. (Facebook video image)

Marine injured in AAV fire gets promoted while in the hospital

Marine Tagen Schmidt was injured at Camp Pendleton, California, in an amphibious assault vehicle fire.

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is escorted into Busan port, South Korea, after completing a joint drill with the South Korean military, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. U.S. naval commanders on Saturday reiterated Washington's

US commanders stress 'ironclad' commitment to defend South Korea

U.S. naval commanders on Saturday reiterated Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to defend South Korea against North Korean threats as an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier visited a South Korean port following a joint naval drill.

It took months for the Air Force to figure out a plan to notify potentially affected patients, answer their questions, and offer testing and care to make sure they had not been infected by blood-borne diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis B and C. (Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum/Air Force)

Al Udeid patients weren’t notified for months about improperly cleaned endoscopes

The effort to figure out a plan to notify potentially affected patients, answer their questions, and offer testing and care to make sure they had not been infected by blood-borne diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis B and C dragged on for months.

The casket of Sgt. La David T. Johnson of Miami Gardens, who was killed in an ambush in Niger. is wheeled out after a viewing at the Christ The Rock Church, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 in Cooper City, Fla. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)

Funeral held for Sgt. La David Johnson

Mourners remembered not only a U.S. soldier whose combat death in Africa led to a political fight between President Donald Trump and a Florida congresswoman but his three comrades who died with him.

In this Oct. 5, 2017 photo, Jesse DesRosier, a Marine veterans and Blackfoot language instructor at Cuts Wood School poses in Browning, Mont. DesRosier’s 28-year journey is a dizzying endeavor, even if he’s right back where he started - living on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. (Greg Lindstrom /Flathead Beacon via AP)

Native American Marine vet considered a homeland hero

Marine veteran Jesse DesRosier has dedicated most of his adult life to mounting a full-throated defense of his country, his culture, his community and his heritage.

Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington is seen in Arlington, Va., on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. The memorial is located next to Arlington National Cemetery but is not part of the cemetery itself. The national memorial to military women is celebrating its 20th anniversary. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

National memorial to female vets marks its 20th anniversary

The 33,000 square-foot (3,066 square-meter) memorial, known formally as the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend with a series of events.

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An F-22 Raptor pilot assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., conducts a preflight check at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Oct. 13, 2017. (Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Air Force)
BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Oct. 19, 2017) Explosive ordinance disposal divers from the U.S. and Republic of Korea navies exit an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to the Vanguards of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, Detachment 2A, during the annual Multinational Mine Warfare Exercise (MN MIWEX). (Specialist Seaman William Carlisle/Navy)
Marine Corps recruit Jorge Pelaez crawls through mud during the final challenge of recruit training, known as the Crucible, at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Oct. 13, 2017. (Lance Cpl. Devon Burton/Marine Corps)
A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade applies face paint during exercise Swift Response 17 in Hohenfels, Germany. (Staff Sgt. Alexander C Henninger/Army)
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