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MacArthur still endures as a larger-than-life figure — for good or ill
Few subjects in military history are more loaded than public perception of Douglas MacArthur.
By Jon Guttman
Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature
“We are unique among militaries,” said Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
DoD leaves military families waiting on tenant bill of rights
How much longer must military families wait for something that is already the law, asks the author of this commentary.
By Noelle Pacl
2 lance corporals accused in drug case that led to Camp Pendleton Marine’s overdose
Two U.S. Marines were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges the lance corporals were involved in selling drugs to Marines, including to a fellow Marine who died from an overdose.
Eye of the storm: Airmen fly through year’s first Pacific hurricane
The Hurricane Hunters repeatedly flew into the eye of Douglas to collect a variety of meteorological data that will help with hurricane forecasts.
Kirk Douglas, WWII Navy vet, Hollywood star, dead at 103
An errant depth charge nearly killed him in 1943.
Coast Guard seaman charged with murdering shipmate
Investigators collared him in connection with the January slaying of Seaman Ethan Kelch in Alaska.
By Carl Prine
Marine colonel commanding cyber operations group fired following drunk driving arrest
Col. Douglas Lemott Jr. was the third colonel fired in recent weeks from a key command position.
By Todd South
Laser pointed at Air Force C-17 in North Carolina
Authorities in North Carolina say someone pointed a laser at an Air Force C-17 as it approached an Air National Guard base in Charlotte.
At this time in 1941, a Clipper plane was trying to get home the hard way — flying around the world!
The attack on Pearl Harbor forced one Pan Am crew to attempt a round-the-world flight to escape Japanese warplanes. Others weren't so lucky.
By C.V. Glines, Aviation History Magazine
Christmas in wartime
Amid shortages, rationing, separation, and grief, Americans fought to keep the yuletide spirit alive during the long years of World War II.
By Stanley Weintraub, World War II Magazine