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DoD: Military athletes can no longer defer commitment to play pro sports
The Defense Department had changed the policy last year so athletes could join Ready Reserve instead.
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Monument honoring Vietnam helicopter crews approved for Arlington Cemetery
It took three years, but the pilots and crew members who died will be honored.
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Doolittle Raid turns 75: Veterans mark anniversary of daring WWII attack
World War II vets laid wreaths at the memorial in D.C.
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Iowa National Guardsman uses Army training to help save shooting victim
The specialist ran to help a man who was shot outside her apartment.
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CENTCOM: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS in Afghanistan
The U.S. military says it dropped a MOAB bomb to target Islamic State group caves.
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Reactive armor deflects blasts away from tank crews
Soldiers tested installing reactive armor to beef up their tanks in Germany recently, according to the Army.
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12 military awards now eligible for new ‘C’ and ‘R’ devices, and 2 no longer rate a ‘V’
Commanders are authorized to award the new devices for specific wartime achievements dating to January 2016.
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The Army is developing a new Expert Action Badge for soldiers who aren’t grunts
If approved, the badge could roll out in October 2019.
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This Army chaplain stopped a machete-wielding soldier during a hostage situation
The captain received the Soldier’s Medal for his actions.
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Air Force identifies 3 airmen killed in New Mexico training crash
The special operations airmen were killed when their U-28A crashed.
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DoD: Military athletes can no longer defer commitment to play pro sports
The Defense Department had changed the policy last year so athletes could join Ready Reserve instead.
-
Monument honoring Vietnam helicopter crews approved for Arlington Cemetery
It took three years, but the pilots and crew members who died will be honored.
-
Doolittle Raid turns 75: Veterans mark anniversary of daring WWII attack
World War II vets laid wreaths at the memorial in D.C.
-
Iowa National Guardsman uses Army training to help save shooting victim
The specialist ran to help a man who was shot outside her apartment.
-
CENTCOM: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS in Afghanistan
The U.S. military says it dropped a MOAB bomb to target Islamic State group caves.
-
Reactive armor deflects blasts away from tank crews
Soldiers tested installing reactive armor to beef up their tanks in Germany recently, according to the Army.
-
12 military awards now eligible for new ‘C’ and ‘R’ devices, and 2 no longer rate a ‘V’
Commanders are authorized to award the new devices for specific wartime achievements dating to January 2016.
-
The Army is developing a new Expert Action Badge for soldiers who aren’t grunts
If approved, the badge could roll out in October 2019.
-
This Army chaplain stopped a machete-wielding soldier during a hostage situation
The captain received the Soldier’s Medal for his actions.
-
Air Force identifies 3 airmen killed in New Mexico training crash
The special operations airmen were killed when their U-28A crashed.
-
DoD: Military athletes can no longer defer commitment to play pro sports
The Defense Department had changed the policy last year so athletes could join Ready Reserve instead.
-
Monument honoring Vietnam helicopter crews approved for Arlington Cemetery
It took three years, but the pilots and crew members who died will be honored.
-
Doolittle Raid turns 75: Veterans mark anniversary of daring WWII attack
World War II vets laid wreaths at the memorial in D.C.
-
Iowa National Guardsman uses Army training to help save shooting victim
The specialist ran to help a man who was shot outside her apartment.
-
CENTCOM: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS in Afghanistan
The U.S. military says it dropped a MOAB bomb to target Islamic State group caves.
-
Reactive armor deflects blasts away from tank crews
Soldiers tested installing reactive armor to beef up their tanks in Germany recently, according to the Army.
-
12 military awards now eligible for new ‘C’ and ‘R’ devices, and 2 no longer rate a ‘V’
Commanders are authorized to award the new devices for specific wartime achievements dating to January 2016.
-
The Army is developing a new Expert Action Badge for soldiers who aren’t grunts
If approved, the badge could roll out in October 2019.
-
This Army chaplain stopped a machete-wielding soldier during a hostage situation
The captain received the Soldier’s Medal for his actions.
-
Air Force identifies 3 airmen killed in New Mexico training crash
The special operations airmen were killed when their U-28A crashed.













