Army pauses helicopter flights near DC airport after more close calls
The pause comes after 67 people died in January when a passenger jet collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan airport.
By Tara Copp, AP
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This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
Eighty years ago, Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.
First batch of Marine amphibious combat vehicles arrive in Okinawa
The vehicle had its overseas operational debut in May.
By Todd South
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years ago
Among the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit.
By James Sandy, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation
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