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Like father, like son: Book explores legacy of first Black general
It took a lot of questions and a decade of research for Doug Melville to learn the extent of his family's military history.
By Todd South
Marines clarify combat evaluation orders in aftermath of deadly AAV sinking
It is now explicitly stated that units preparing to deploy must got through a combat evaluation within six months of the deployment.
By Philip Athey
US flag, sewn by soldier at POW camp, settles at Smithsonian
The flag's pieces were once wrapped in canvas and buried in dirt to keep it concealed from Japanese guards.
By Ollie Reed Jr., Albuquerque Journal via the AP
Indiana Marine donates kidney to stranger after seeing Facebook post
When the staff sergeant decided to answer her friend’s Facebook post, she had no idea her organ would be going to a Marine veteran.
By Laura Arwood, Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune via the AP
Air Force Academy airfield named in honor of Tuskegee Airmen commander who later became a general
Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr., the legendary Tuskegee Airman and World War II pilot, will be celebrated today as the Air Force Academy names its airfield after the ground-breaking aviator.
By Kent Miller
Green Beret awarded Medal of Honor for Afghanistan actions in 2008
President Trump delivers remarks and confers the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sgt. Matthew Williams, who led a team of commandos to fight back against a force of insurgents in the Shok Valley in 2008.
President Trump awards Medal of Honor to Master Sgt. Matthew Williams
“Matt’s heroism ensured that not a single American died in the Battle of Shok Valley,” President Trump said.
By Kyle Rempfer
Medal of Honor announced for Green Beret who braved enemy fire to rescue teammates in Afghanistan
The battle took place in Shok Valley, Afghanistan, during a joint U.S.-Afghan raid to kill or capture Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
By Kyle Rempfer
This veterans advocate supports an assault weapons ban and buyback program. Here’s why.
In this opinion piece, a veterans advocate carrying on her son's legacy says the former soldier would have wanted to keep weapons of war out of the hands of civilians.
By Stephanie Keegan
LCS fires ship-killing missile during ex-frigate Ford’s SINKEX
The frigate reportedly absorbed a lot of firepower.
By Navy Times staff