Opinion
Valor may not expire, but award recognition should have limits
Opinion: The Valor Has No Expiration Act ignores why limitations on valor awards like the Medal of Honor matter.
By Dwight S. Mears
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No ‘significant’ mover capacity problems expected for troops, DOD says
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Marine’s lifesaving actions earn her an achievement medal
The Marine aided wounded motorists after spotting the aftermath of a multi-vehicle car crash in Virginia.
By Todd South
DOD terminates troubled HomeSafe contract for military moves
The Pentagon terminated the Global Household Goods Contract with HomeSafe Alliance, citing its inability to carry out military moves.
By Karen Jowers
Company conducts first autonomous helicopter flight for Marine program
The May flight was the first using the company's autonomus stack.
By Todd South
Her Medal of Honor was once revoked. Now her base is being renamed.
Fort Walker, named in 2023 after Civil War Union surgeon Mary Walker, will revert back to Fort A.P. Hill. For her family, the retraction feels familiar.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Navy reaches fiscal 2025 recruiting goal 3 months early
After falling short of its recruiting goal for the first time ever in 2023, the Navy has now reached its recruiting goal two years in a row.
By Riley Ceder
DOD schools reorganize to target more support to military children
The school system is adding more psychologists and administrative officers, but there's concern about some positions being eliminated.
By Karen Jowers
Trump taps Fleet Forces head as Navy’s next chief of naval operations
Caudle, a career submariner from North Carolina, has been in command of the Norfolk, Virginia-based U.S. Fleet Forces Command since December 2021.
By Riley Ceder
Why Homer Simpson is a government fixture familiar to all troops
If you’ve spent time in the armed forces, you’ve had a Homer in your unit. He's not a comedic exaggeration. He’s a federal fixture.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
Soldiers screened for appearance and politics ahead of Trump visit
Trump's partisan comments received cheers or jeers from the crowd, an expression of political views in uniform that would typically result in a reprimand.
By Todd South