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How the ‘nuclear football’ remains a potent symbol of the unthinkable
While the contents of the briefcase have changed over time, the mission remains the same - the immediate ability to launch nuclear weapons.
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group joins up with British carrier ahead of its maiden deployment
The Royal Navy carrier Queen Elizabeth, with U.S. Marine F-35Bs embarked, begins its maiden operational deployment Sunday.
By Lianna Brown
Never too old? Meet a soldier who re-joined at 47 and is retiring in his 60s
Re-enlisting at 47 meant losing 50 pounds and 10 minutes off a two-mile run time.
By Davis Winkie
Retiree’s wife: Here’s what to do if you think you’re still covered under Tricare Select
“My concern is that we thought we had done it all correctly and were never notified of the error. We ended up spending a month scuba diving without health insurance." -- retiree's wife.
By Karen Jowers
124,000 retirees and family members were dropped from Tricare Select. Here’s what you can do
Nearly 650,000 have made arrangements for paying the new fees to keep their Tricare Select coverage.
By Karen Jowers
Reagan’s longtime secretary of state George P. Shultz dies
Schultz was the longest serving secretary of state since World War II and had been the oldest surviving former Cabinet member of any administration. The former Marine Corps artillery officer was 100.
Former Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar dies at age 99
Alfred Farrar would have turned 100 years old on Dec. 26.
Former Tuskegee Airman Frank Macon dies at 97
One of only two original, remaining Tuskegee Airmen in Colorado has died.
Sheikh Sabah, ruler of US ally Kuwait, dies at age 91
Kuwait hosts some 13,500 American troops, many at Camp Arifjan south of Kuwait City, which is also home to the forward command of U.S. Army Central.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
A 59-year-old Army and Marine vet, who served in Afghanistan, just graduated Army basic combat training
“For some of these kids, I’m older than their grandparents,” Gould said. “I went through [Marine Corps boot camp] in 1978. It’s a whole different world.”
By Kyle Rempfer