How a soldier’s relentless charge broke Japan’s line on Okinawa
The enemy positions that Pfc. Clarence Craft took out one by one added up to victory on Hen Hill.
By Jon Guttman
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Hegseth bans affirmative action at military service academies
Hegseth directed schools to rank applicants by an aggregate score factoring in athletic ability and past military experience, among other qualifications.
Junior enlisted would see only a small pay boost under Senate plan
A Senate panel supports an extra 1% pay bump for young enlisted troops next year, far less than what House lawmakers want.
North Carolina corporal faces murder trial in death of fellow Marine
Under murder and manslaughter charges, the corporal faces 10 years to life in prison.
By Todd South
US will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system
The system answers Kyiv’s calls for more air defenses as it battles against an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Virginia education program cuts for military families spark backlash
Virginia lawmakers plan to reconvene to address controversial cuts to a tuition waiver program for military families.
By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury
US lifts weapons ban on controversial Ukrainian military unit
The U.S. had banned the regiment from using American weapons, citing the neo-Nazi ideology of some of its founders.
Junior enlisted pay bump to cost as much as two new aircraft carriers
A plan to boost young troops' pay by an extra 15% next year will cost more than $24 billion over the next five years, officials said.
Vietnam vets recall what it was like to lose brothers in combat
Veterans of LRRP units talk about how they got into the military, and took jobs in Long Range Recon — one of the most dangerous jobs in Vietnam.
By Staff Reports