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.
Jill Biden thanks US troops in Romania amid Ukraine war
The first lady arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania, near the Black Sea, in time to help serve Friday dinner to U.S. troops.
‘We’re so sorry’: Mariupol steel plant evacuees feel relief, grief
The steel plant has a maze of more than 30 bunkers and tunnels spread out over its 11 square kilometers (4 miles), and each bunker was its own world.
US gave intel before Ukraine sank Russian warship, says official
The Biden administration has ramped up intelligence sharing with Ukraine alongside the shipment of arms and missiles to help it repel Russia’s invasion.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
This Marine was nearing college graduation when she died in Kabul. Her sister walked for her instead.
Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021.
Army pressed to fix dilapidated base housing by senators
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee pressed top Army leaders during a hearing to spend money on military housing in their states.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Military college student sues armed forces over HIV policy
The student’s lawyers argue the military’s HIV policies date to the 1980s when little was known about the condition, which, if left untreated, can lead to AIDS.
Pentagon denies US intelligence is targeting Russian generals in Ukraine
A Pentagon spokesman said the U.S. does not provide locations of senior Russian military officials to partners in Ukraine.
Air Force to end preferred basing for enlisted as it changes how airmen find new jobs
The "base of preference" program's last day is May 31.
See the weapons at Russia’s Victory Day parade rehearsal
Victory Day is a rare event in the nation’s divisive post-Soviet history that is revered by all political players, and the Kremlin has used that sentiment to encourage patriotic pride and underline Russia’s role as a global power.
Mariupol steel mill battle rages as Ukraine repels attacks
Heavy fighting raged Thursday at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol, as Russian forces attempted to finish off the city’s last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press