Soldiers push limits to compete for expert badges
The Expert Soldier Badge was introduced in 2019 for soldiers with MOSs outside of infantry, medical and special forces communities.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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DOD imposes burdensome rules, retaliation on home day cares, moms say
The Pentagon said military families can help solve the child care shortage, but providers say over-the-top rules are driving them away.
By Jennifer Brookland, The War Horse
She was America’s first woman POW in Vietnam — and was never found
In 1962, Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam. She's still unaccounted for.
Veterans of one of Vietnam’s most dangerous jobs recount their mission
Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.
By Staff Reports
From history to controversy: 5 things to know about Memorial Day
The day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.
US military funeral traditions honor the fallen on land, air and sea
From missing man formation flyovers to taps, here’s how the services pay respect to America's fallen heroes.
By Jon Guttman
Former President Obama surprises volunteers at Memorial Day event
Obama joined local veterans groups and scouts in a volunteer event at a Virginia cemetery ahead of Memorial Day.
Marines say no more ‘death by PowerPoint’ as Corps overhauls education
Less lecture, more projects and problem-solving on the horizon in Marine schools.
By Todd South
Families of Marines killed in 2022 Osprey crash sue manufacturers
Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California allege the manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures.
By Tara Copp, AP
VA moving to let living veterans prep their online memorial pages
The latest planned expansion to the Veterans Legacy Memorial project would allow living veterans to craft their own lasting tributes.
A jacket, a coin, a letter: Relics of Omaha Beach tell the D-Day story
Eighty years ago, Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel to land on Normandy beaches to defeat Hitler’s regime.
By Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation