Staff Sgt. Jake Galliher, 24, is survived by his wife Ivy and two sons, ages 2 and 7 weeks. Staff Sgt. Todd Darter helped rescue Sgt. Mark Garcia and his son from a car crash in September. The grim incident is detailed in the new book, “Sailing the Graveyard Sea." Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone was one of five Army special operations aviators killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10. Capt. Carlos Mendoza and Staff Sgt. Morgan Reed received the medals Nov. 9. Gen. Eric Smith signaled his desire to resume the commandant job when he can and wished Marines a happy birthday. “We’re Marines till we die,” a Silver Star recipient says in the video. “And we require a two-week notice for that.” Staff Sgt. Kory Wade's body was recovered from Arizona's Roosevelt Lake after a multi-day search in June. Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman Troy Black becomes the top enlisted voice on quality-of-life and combat readiness issues for the joint force. The top military court decided in June that service members accused of crimes aren’t entitled to unanimous verdicts, unlike in the civilian legal system. Load More