Destroyer USS Truxtun deploys amid military buildup near Iran
The destroyer USS Truxtun left its homeport Tuesday for a regularly scheduled deployment, the service announced. Though its exact destination is unknown, the departure from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, comes as the U.S. Navy ramps up its presence in the Middle East amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. “The ship’s independent deployment departure comes after several months of trainin...[Read More]
Destroyer USS Truxtun deploys amid military buildup near Iran
The destroyer USS Truxtun left its homeport Tuesday for a regularly scheduled deployment, the service announced. Though its exact destination is unknown, the departure from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, comes as the U.S. Navy ramps up its presence in the Middle East amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. “The ship’s independent deployment departure comes after several months of trainin...[Read More]
Troops, veterans get free streaming of extended Olympics coverage
Service members, veterans and their families will have free access to more than 2,500 hours of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics through a partnership with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and NBCUniversal, AAFES officials announced. The Winter Olympics will begin with the opening ceremony on Feb. 6 through Feb. 22, with more than 2,900 athletes from 92 countries and territories compet...[Read More]
Troops, veterans get free streaming of extended Olympics coverage
Service members, veterans and their families will have free access to more than 2,500 hours of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics through a partnership with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and NBCUniversal, AAFES officials announced. The Winter Olympics will begin with the opening ceremony on Feb. 6 through Feb. 22, with more than 2,900 athletes from 92 countries and territories compet...[Read More]
Troops, veterans get free streaming of extended Olympics coverage
Service members, veterans and their families will have free access to more than 2,500 hours of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics through a partnership with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and NBCUniversal, AAFES officials announced. The Winter Olympics will begin with the opening ceremony on Feb. 6 through Feb. 22, with more than 2,900 athletes from 92 countries and territories compet...[Read More]
Soldier who died shielding Polish ally to receive Medal of Honor
The last act of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, 24, was to step between an Afghan suicide bomber and a Polish army officer — taking the force of the blast and sacrificing his own life to save another. Now, 13 years later, he’ll receive the military’s highest award for his valor, according to his parents. Robert Ollis, Michael’s father, confirmed to Military Times via phone that he and Michael’s mot...[Read More]
The corpsman who gave all on ‘Bunker Hill’ in Korea
Marines, whose primary, universal purpose is to kill, reserve an ungrudging respect for “Doc,” eschewing weapons but ever ready to sacrifice his own life to save those around him. On some occasions, however, a corpsman breaks the Hippocratic Oath by entering to combat. On one of those rare occasions the medic in question was compelled by extenuating circumstances and the weapons to which he resort...[Read More]
How a bombardier’s jacket inspired a failed Nazi propaganda campaign
Kenneth Daniel Williams was falling from the sky. His B-17, “Aristrocrap,” had just been shot over Bremen, Germany. A bombardier in the 351st Bomb Group, Williams was one of the few lucky ones of his crew — both the pilot and copilot of the Aristrocrap died in the Nov. 26, 1943, melee. “The escape hatch was on the floor of the tunnel,” Williams would later write. “I crawled back to see if I could ...[Read More]
US military team deployed to Nigeria after recent attacks
LAGOS, Nigeria — The U.S. has dispatched a small team of military officers to Nigeria, the general in charge of U.S. Africa Command told reporters in a briefing on Tuesday. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson said the move followed his meeting with Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, in Rome late last year. “That has led to increased collaboration between our nations, to include a small U.S. team that brings ...[Read More]
Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown
President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it with a 217-214 vote. “This bill is a great victory for the American people,” Trump said. ...[Read More]