Drug dealer sentenced to 6 years in Marine’s fentanyl overdose deathThe Marine overdosed within hours of buying the drug.By Todd South2 days ago
Noncitizen troops seek to end strict Trump-era citizenship policyFor three subsequent years following the appeals' pause, the Biden administration has submitted 17 updates containing identical text.By Zamone Perez3 days ago
Vets group recruiting poll workers says next few months are ‘critical’We the Veterans is attempting to recruit 100,000 veterans and military family members to serve as poll workers for the November presidential election.By Nikki Wentling10 days ago
How Gustav the pigeon broke the first news of the D-Day landingsGustav flew for five hours and 16 minutes across a distance of 150 miles to deliver the news, amid darkened skies and a headwind of about 50 mph.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher10 days ago
102-year-old WWII Navy vet dies en route to D-Day commemorationsRobert Persichitti enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and later sailed on the USS Eldorado to the Pacific, taking part in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.10 days ago
Nurses rally in DC, call for immediate hiring of VA medical staffAfter record hiring in 2023, official say the VHA's workforce is at its highest point in history.By Molly Weisner and Leo Shane III10 days ago
Actor Idris Elba discusses suppressed stories of D-Day’s Black vetsActor Idris Elba and director Shianne Brown spoke to Military Times to discuss their latest collaboration, "Erased: WWII Heroes Of Color."By Claire Barrett10 days ago
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years agoAmong the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit.By James Sandy, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation10 days ago
A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied FranceJune 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.10 days ago
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates D-DayWhile President Biden's uncles weren't among the thousands who came ashore on D-Day, they were in the Army and supported the war in other ways.11 days ago
D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weaponsIn World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.11 days ago
Enlisted pay raise, abortion ban included in panel’s defense budgetThe annual defense appropriations bill would give all troops a 4.5% pay raise in 2025, with some enlisted troops getting a boost of nearly 20%.By Leo Shane III11 days ago