NCC Harsh

On an ordinary Wednesday at U.S. Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., Lt. Cmdr. Kim Jenish had just given her crew a motivating lecture about resilience and staying focused on their goals. She didn’t know that very evening would bring a crisis that would put her words to the test. Just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 29, an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 outsid...[Read More]

Childhood astronaut dreams first attracted Staff Sgt. Yuji Moore to the mission of the Space Force. But while his career didn’t lead where he initially expected, he’s discovered an ability to reach new heights in every role he fills. Moore, 25, began his military career in 2018 in the Air Force as an all-source intelligence analyst supporting remotely piloted aircraft operations. He calls the job ...[Read More]

When Iran dispatched some 200 attack drones and cruise missiles toward Israel in a brute-force attack on April 13, 2024, all of Capt. Carla Nava’s training was suddenly put to the test. A weapons systems officer with the 494th Fighter Squadron out of RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Nava knew her F-15E Strike Eagle was prepped to be first in a two-ship formation if called upon. But when the pair of...[Read More]

Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ahmed El Haroun almost didn’t join the Navy. An immigrant from Egypt, he was proficient in a number of languages but insecure about his English skills and worried his different background would make it hard for him to fit in. But during a 2023 deployment to the Middle East, that background would enable him to engage with attacking Somali pirates and ensure the safety of ...[Read More]

When Zachary Sessa joined the Marine Corps, he signed a ground contract, paving the way for a career in the infantry. But as fate would have it, an opportunity came to switch to the high-demand fighter aviation field — giving him the chance to be a pilot like his father and grandfather. And that was where he’d end up making history. Sessa, 33, from Butler, Pennsylvania, was named Military Times’ M...[Read More]

Staff Sgt. David Quay wasn’t a trained or experienced rescue swimmer. But he was ready and willing to go to any lengths to save a fellow soldier, and that made him the best man for the job. Quay, 29, a standardization instructor with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, was on deployment and conducting a routine training flight over the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10, 2023, when his MH-47 Chi...[Read More]

Veterans Affairs administrators could potentially save hundreds of millions of dollars with improved systems for tracking their reusable medical equipment inventories, according to a report released by the department’s watchdog on Thursday. Officials from the VA Inspector General’s Office estimated that roughly 5% of nonexpendable medical equipment — items including wheelchairs, hospital beds and ...[Read More]

Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector general report that substantiated allegations of inappropriate and unprofessional behavior on the job.

The newly appointed senior military officer of the U.S. Navy released objectives for the service that he intends to accomplish during his term. Adm. Daryl Caudle, who became the 34th chief of naval operations on Aug. 25, outlined his priorities in a Navy administrative message, as well as a graphic uploaded to X. “We stand at an inflection point — an era marked by great power competition, prolifer...[Read More]