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Troops injured in landing craft collision returned to duty or stable
All but one service member injured following a collision between two landing craft while training off the coast of Florida have returned to duty.
By Staff Reports
Marine receives rare heroism award for saving victim shot 23 times
Sgt. Amed Issa, a Marine infantryman, ran toward gunfire to save a man who had been shot 23 times outside a bar in Honolulu.
Judge issues order keeping Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
The Army had planned to remove the memorial this week.
Middle East-focused Marine command cancels birthday ball
A spokesman attributed the “tough decision” to cancel the Tampa ball to “the dynamic and uncertain security environment" in the Middle East.
Vet who lied about paralysis pleads guilty to nearly $700K in fraud
A former soldier who pleaded guilty to theft of government money and providing false statements faces prison for his actions.
Patrol Squadron 45 conducts rare, all-female P-8A Poseidon flight
“I think you could really feel the empowerment that we all felt, from the brief, to the pre-flight, to the mission execution, even to landing."
By Diana Stancy
Watch: Marine Corps flies its Valkyrie robotic aircraft for the 1st time
The test flight is an early step toward getting the robot aircraft ready to fly in support of Marine Corps missions.
Coast Guard arrests Florida man running on seafaring hamster wheel
The Coast Guard rescued and then arrested Reza Ray Baluchi for this stunt, and now he is facing federal charges.
By Sarah Sicard
Hurricane Idalia threat prompts VA to move patients, warn other vets
Officials sent information to more than 650,000 veterans ahead of the storm's possible landfall.
Navy evacuates ships, aircraft from Florida bases prior to hurricane
The Navy said it started moving ships out of Naval Station Mayport, Fla., on Monday — starting with the littoral combat ship Cooperstown.
By Diana Stancy