Sailors to see $375 million in barracks improvements
Plans include major projects for more urgent renovations and improvements at six bases, as well as smaller projects across 50 bases.
By Karen Jowers
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Navy pilot rescued after ejecting from Super Hornet off Virginia coast
The U.S. Navy did not immediately identify the cause of the crash and the mishap is under investigation.
By Riley Ceder
How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-Day
As part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.
By Joseph Harris Carpenter, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation
A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied France
June 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.
Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWII
With vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.
Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends
Vets, many of them centenarians and likely returning for one last time, pilgrimaged to what was the bloodiest of five Allied landings on June 6, 1944.
D-Day medic was ready to give his life — and save as many as he could
On D-Day, Charles Shay was a 19-year-old Army medic. Now 99, he's about to take part in the 80th anniversary commemorations of the landings in Normandy.
Marine amphibious combat vehicle variants will arrive
The command and control and 30 mm-equipped versions will be ready for unit testing in 2024.
By Todd South
WWII medic honored for treating dozens of troops under enemy fire
Family and supporters of Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. are also pushing for him to eventually be awarded the Medal of Honor.
UN complains Russia blocks aid workers from Ukraine dam collapse area
Moscow claims area of dam collapse too dangerous for UN aid workers to visit because of fighting.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
A dam collapses and thousands face the deluge — often with no help
Some 6,000 have been rescued but the true scale of the disaster remains unclear for a region that was once home to tens of thousands of people.
By Illia Novikov, Yuras Karmanau, and Hanna Arhirova, AP