An enduring symbol: why troops keep naming things after reptiles
From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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Oregon Army National Guardsman sets push-up world record
Maj. Tommy Vu previously set the world record for the most ground-to-chest burpees in 2024.
By Riley Ceder
Tyler Perry to direct film on WWII’s only all-Black, all-female unit
The 6888th Battalion was the first all-Black, all female unit in the U.S. military.
By Sarah Sicard
Remains of Army Air Forces sergeant who died in WWII identified
Staff Sgt. Michael Uhrin, 21, of Metuchen, New Jersey died in a B-17F crash in Germany on Oct. 14, 1943.
By Staff Report
Air Force Col. (ret.) Joseph Kittinger, who set parachute record, dies
Kittinger, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and former POW, parachuted from 19 miles high, a record that stood for more than 50 years.
Hawaii remembrance draws handful of Pearl Harbor survivors
The youngest active-duty sailors on Dec. 7, 1941, would have been about 17, making them 98 today. Many of those still alive are at least 100.
Honor those killed at Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona survivor says
The U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor on the 81st anniversary of the 1941 Japanese bombing.
By Haven Daley
Remains of Army Air Forces private, WWII POW identified
After the 65-mile forced march, Pvt. Joseph E. Lescaut died in July 1942. He will now be buried in Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be determined.
By Staff Report
US forces monitor Mideast skies at Qatar base amid World Cup
The creation of a task force focused on drones and other off-the-shelf battlefield technology at Al-Udeid Air Base shows the U.S. is in Qatar to stay.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98
The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.
By Staff Reports
Soldier killed in WWII to be buried in home state of West Virginia
Cpl. Joseph H. Gunnoe's unit was captured near Vossenack, Germany on Nov. 2, 1944.
By Staff Report