Why most of military life rarely makes the screen
Between training and combat exists a long stretch of routine and waiting. Those experiences remain largely absent from military portrayals in film and TV.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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The ace of aces: This Marine Corps aviator shot down 23 enemy planes
As a member of Guadalcanal's "Cactus Air Force," Joe Foss made an enduring mark.
By Jon Guttman
A drone ‘war is more silent and more deadly’ — and America is behind
If the U.S. is ever dragged into a large-scale war against an adversary like China or Iran, it will be ill-equipped for a drone-heavy background.
By Tom Mutch
These Army-Navy game players would go on to receive the Medal of Honor
Eleven cadets and midshipmen who played for their service academies would go on to receive the nation's highest award for valor.
Why Hitler declared war on the United States
Was it an irrational act? Hardly. Pearl Harbor merely gave him the excuse he had long been seeking.
By Gerhard L. Weinberg
Congress to require greater oversight of military health restructuring
The proposed defense authorization bill calls for more eyes on proposed modifications to military treatment facilities.
By Patricia Kime
US Navy recovers helicopter, jet that crashed in South China Sea
The service on Friday salvaged an F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk helicopter that crashed in the South China Sea on Oct. 26.
By Riley Ceder
The Army-Navy game that ‘stopped the war’
The 1944 game delivered a brief respite from the far-flung battles across the globe, drawing attention back to a good, old-fashioned American rivalry.
Is carrier Wi-Fi distracting sailors? Jet mishap probe raises concerns
The arrival of readily accessible Wi-Fi onboard ships is reducing crews’ commitment to professional excellence, the investigation found.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Lawmakers move to block effort to privatize military commissaries
Lawmakers have moved to prevent the Defense Department from privatizing military commissaries as part of Congress’ proposed compromise defense policy bill.
By Karen Jowers
Five minutes of chaos: How the Navy shot down its own jet
A long pattern of rushed training and failed equipment contributed to the embarrassing and costly error, a recently published command investigation found.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
The proposed NDAA also includes a boost in family separation allowance, among other policy alterations designed to improve troops’ quality of life.
By Patricia Kime