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Space Force to open launch business to a third provider
The move would expand competition for national security space launch, a field dominated by SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.
New Ship to Shore Connectors arrive at Little Creek
The Navy's new Landing Craft Air Cushions are now in the hands of an operational unit, and the Navy is focused on the getting sailors up to speed on how to operate the new craft.
By Diana Stancy
‘A shining moment’: Amid chaos and darkness, Marines showed up in Afghanistan
A look at how Marines stepped up during Afghanistan chaos.
By Philip Athey
How a World War I jazz-playing Marine gave us the best weapon name ever
A strange instrument became the namesake for a devastating weapon.
By Todd South
Marne Division honors fallen soldier in special ceremony 103 years later
Because of an unknown error, 1st Lt. Thomas Reed Beasley's awards weren't given to his widow in 1918.
By Davis Winkie
Now boarding: Space Force wants to turn launch ranges into rocket ‘airports’
Space Force launch range officials want their installations to be more like an airport departure terminal.
WW II veteran’s dying wish went viral. Then came his outdoor birthday party
The 97-year-old World War II veteran put on the uniform that went viral and ambled down the grass to the waterfront park within Mediterranean Manors in Dunedin, Florida, where he lives.
By Gabrielle Calise
The etymology of ‘f*ck’ and the war that popularized it
“If I hear another f*cking G.I. say ‘f*cking’ once more, I’ll cut my f*cking throat.”
Book excerpt: ‘Till Victory: The Second World War By Those Who Were There’
The poignant letters and diaries collected for "Till Victory" reveal the hopes, doubts and fears of about 50 Allied troops during World War II. In this excerpt, we learn about Leo Brown of the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.
By Clément Horvath
Virginia Military Institute removes statue of Confederate Gen. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson
The school's board voted to remove the statue in late October after a story described an “atmosphere of hostility and cultural insensitivity” at VMI, the oldest state-supported military college in the U.S.
By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press