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The heroic military veterans we lost in 2022
The long list of heroes who died in 2022 includes a legendary Army Ranger, a Code Talker, a Tuskegee Airman and more.
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AFRICOM contributes to anti-poaching efforts in Namibia
Poaching and animal smuggling comprise the fourth-largest illicit trade in southern Africa.
Arctic will become ‘contested’ without US presence and partnerships, 2nd Fleet CO warns
Failure to maintain presence in the Arctic would “cede the space to the Russians or somebody else,” Lewis said, adding that it could also become a space where conflict arises.
By Diana Stancy
Best pics of the week: April 18, 2021
A day battle drill at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, refueling a Raptor over Alaska, an aircraft fire drill on the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Pompeo says USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams will be based at Souda Bay
The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams is the second of a new class of sea-basing ships.
By Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press
Best pics of the week: Aug. 30, 2020
Marines fast rope onto the amphib USS America, soldiers participate in the Air Assault course at Camp Blanding, Air Force Special Tactics operators conduct a static line jump, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Iwo Jima hero, 96, sees US warship commissioned in his honor
A 96-year-old war hero looked on as military officials commissioned a U.S. Navy warship in honor of the veteran, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima.
‘If fear takes over, you become useless’ — Medal of Honor recipient recounts the Battle of Iwo Jima
“They were trying to do something to my country, and I wasn’t gonna let them do that.”
By Jon Simkins
Navy 2nd Fleet commander: Atlantic Ocean is a ‘battle space’
The resurrected fleet reached its full operational status on New Year’s Eve.
The blinding of a WWII vet opened America’s eyes to the evil of Jim Crow
The brutal beating of a soldier returning home from war made an everlasting impression on President Harry S. Truman.
By Chris Lamb, IUPUI