Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
Six airmen were killed when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran.
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Six US service members killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
“All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” CENTCOM announced.
Marine veteran to remain jailed in probe of paramilitary group, illegal weapons
A prosecutor describe the former Marine as a potentially violent man whose parents didn’t know about his white supremacist and anti-Semitic ideology.
Chinese Americans who served in WWII honored by Congress
For their service to the nation during the war, Chinese-American veterans were honored at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Wednesday.
How a Roman-era Rapunzel became the patron saint of artillery
Saint Barbara, beheaded by her own father, became the patron saint of artillery.
Marines awarded by DC fire department for saving woman trapped under car
A woman had been run over by a car while riding a scooter in front of the post.
Combat controller to receive Air Force Cross for his actions in ‘ferocious battle’ with enemy forces
Air Force Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich earned the award for his actions during an eight-hour battle with enemy forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province in April 2017.
US troop pullouts in Mideast raise fears of Iranian attacks
A senior U.S. military official with knowledge of the region said Monday that Iran may try to take advantage of America's troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan, and the planned departure of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz from the Arabian Gulf.
Virginia Military Institute removes statue of Confederate Gen. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
The school's board voted to remove the statue in late October after a story described an “atmosphere of hostility and cultural insensitivity” at VMI, the oldest state-supported military college in the U.S.
Retired surgeons general say Trump’s transgender ban damaged military readiness
A Palm Center study found that the policy negative affected recruiting, retention and morale.
Here are more details on the Marine Corps’ cancelation of its Combat Fitness Test
The cancellation does not apply to Marines who have taken the CFT in 2020 and failed it.
