WWII Marine absorbed grenade blast to save his men on Tinian
While fighting on Tinian Pvt. Joseph Ozbourn sacrificed his life to save four fellow Marines.
By Jon Guttman
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Campaign medals are for campaigns, not small-scale operations
Opinion: The appropriate medal for troops who participated in the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites is not the one a Texas congressman recently proposed.
By Dwight S. Mears
This new boot sole can help troops ‘get a grip’ in slick, icy conditions
The boot design will be insulated and include a new compound on selected portions of the tread to improve gripping on wet, icy surfaces.
By Todd South
New degree program aimed at helping veterans run for public office
The Veterans Campaign and University of San Francisco will team up on a two-year Master's Degree program this fall.
How the US dropped more munitions in Afghanistan this year than it has since the height of the war
U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) has dropped more munitions in the first three months of this year than during the same time period in 2011 — a time widely considered the height of the war in Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
US airstrikes against Taliban drug labs extend to western Afghanistan
In perhaps a sign of the campaign’s success, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan recently announced that its efforts to stem Taliban financing by bombing narcotics facilities would expand beyond southern Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
Trump pardons sailor convicted of taking illegal photos aboard submarine
The case of Former Machinist's Mate 1st Class Kristian Saucier had become entangled with the 2016 presidential campaign and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's own mishandling of classified information.
TV ad aims to pressure Trump on transgender military service
Activist groups are turning to television ads, including on President Donald Trump’s go-to network, Fox News, to pressure the White House into allowing transgender people to keep serving in the military.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pentagon thinks China could be a partner in Afghanistan
As bombing in Northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province dials in on a little known terror group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, U.S. officials are eyeing a potential partnership with China in the fight against terrorists there.
By Kyle Rempfer
How the British army is trying to attract new recruits will make you cry — and that's ok
Not everyone is happy with the British army's new recruitment campaign.
By Staff Report
New book leaves Trump ‘furious,’ ‘disgusted’ with Bannon
President Donald Trump returned fire with both barrels Wednesday against criticism leveled at him in a new book that says he never expected — or wanted — to win the White House, his victory left his wife in tears and a senior adviser thought his son’s contact with a Russian lawyer during the campaign was “treasonous.”
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press