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Remains of 17-year-old soldier killed during Korean War identified
Army Pfc. Thomas A. Smith was reported missing in action in 1950 when his unit took part in a battle at the southern end of the Korean peninsula.
WWII veteran receives France’s highest honor
Ernest Marvel was awarded the French Legion of Honor in July — almost 80 years after he helped liberate the country from the Germans in World War II.
By Shannon Marvel McNaught, The News Journal
Ex-Air Force sergeant gets life in deputy’s killing
At the time of his arrest, then-Air Force Sgt. Steven Carrillo was assigned to the 60th Security Forces Squadron, serving as a Phoenix Raven team leader.
New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
By Kyle Rempfer
US rushed air war planners to Europe ahead of Russia’s invasion
Airmen from the 505th Command and Control Wing helped direct the U.S. response to Russia’s buildup of forces and invasion of Ukraine.
Gunships, artillery retaliate after 3 US troops hurt in Syria attacks
AH-64 Apache helicopters, AC-130 gunships and M777 artillery hit back against the purported militants.
By Zamone Perez
US forces remember POWs killed on Hill 303 during Korean War
The ceremony was held in memory of the 41 U.S. soldiers killed by North Korean troops at Hill 303 on August 17, 1950.
Study to examine reasons for infertility among recent war veterans
Past research has shown that veterans' infertility rates may be two times higher than their civilian peers.
Divers find WWI Navy destroyer, the first to be sunk by enemy fire
The wreckage of the USS Jacob Jones was recently discovered off the southwest coast of England by a group of UK diving experts.
With war nearby, US troops show support for Poland on military holiday
Polish officials marked their nation’s Armed Forces Day holiday alongside the U.S. Army commander in Europe and American troops.
WWII tail gunner’s harrowing story preserved in a comic
Former WWII POW Russell Scott died in 2019, but a Virginia Commonwealth University student created a three-panel comic describing his experience.
By Bill Lohmann, The Richmond Times-Dispatch