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Meet Lt. Preston, one of the only PT crewmen to be awarded the MOH
On Sept. 15, 1944, the 31st U.S. Infantry Division landed on the southwestern beach on the island of Morotai, Indonesia, which was deemed necessary as a base to support the upcoming campaign in the Philippines. This step across the South Pacific was garrisoned by only 500 Japanese soldiers and was virtually taken without a fight. In contrast, the nearby island of Halmahera had 37,000 Japanese troo...[Read More]
Meet the kids taking care of wounded veterans
Editors Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. It was horrifying every time it happened, every time Kylie Briest’s father choked on his food and started to turn blue, every time her mom, Jenny, sprang out of her own dinner chair to attempt the Heimlich maneuver on her ...[Read More]
Meink vows security as Qatar-gifted jet turned into Air Force One
Making a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 secure enough to serve as a presidential aircraft will require “significant modifications,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers Tuesday. Meink said in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that the Air Force is now looking at what it will take to adapt the 747 aircraft, which the Qatar royal family is offering to the Trump administration, into an Air ...[Read More]
Meink vows security as Qatar-gifted jet turned into Air Force One
Making a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 secure enough to serve as a presidential aircraft will require “significant modifications,” Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers Tuesday. Meink said in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that the Air Force is now looking at what it will take to adapt the 747 aircraft, which the Qatar royal family is offering to the Trump administration, into an Air ...[Read More]
Mexican Navy Training Vessel Hits New York’s Brooklyn Bridge. Some Injuries Reported
The Mexican navy said that an academy training vessel was damaged in an accident with the Brooklyn Bridge.
Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center conducts Virtual-Reality Suicide Prevention and Sexual Assault Prevention Training
NORFOLK, Va – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) is exploring the use of virtual reality (VR) technology to enhance training for suicide prevention and sexual assault prevention. The training immerses Sailors in realistic, interactive training scenarios designed to improve their response to these critical issues.
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor
The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed service members convicted or sentenced for war crimes, among other cases it believes were wrongfully tried or determined.
Military academies report drop in sex assaults for 2nd straight year
Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military service academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new Pentagon data, marking a sharp turnaround from an alarming surge two years ago that triggered sweeping reviews and an overhaul in leadership. The decline in reports was mirrored by a similar decrease in the total number of students who said in an anonymous survey that they...[Read More]
Military aid societies seek crucial funds for troops on Giving Tuesday
The four nonprofit military relief societies have joined forces on Giving Tuesday to encourage donations to help service members and their families with emergency relief, financial assistance and educational support. The Air Force Aid Society, Army Emergency Relief, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance and Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society help more than 2.5 million service members, families and qualified...[Read More]
Military aid societies seek crucial funds for troops on Giving Tuesday
The four nonprofit military relief societies have joined forces on Giving Tuesday to encourage donations to help service members and their families with emergency relief, financial assistance and educational support. The Air Force Aid Society, Army Emergency Relief, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance and Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society help more than 2.5 million service members, families and qualified...[Read More]
Military border zone spurs charges against hundreds of migrants
SANTA FE, N.M. — Several hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and western Texas since the Department of Justice introduced the new approach in late April. President Donald Trump’s administration has transferred oversight of a strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the military while ...[Read More]
Military child care centers see varying effects from personnel actions
The Trump administration’s efforts to cut the number of federal workers, including a hiring freeze, have resulted in various impacts on military child care centers, including the closure of one, according to service officials. The child development center at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has closed. No other centers have closed at Air Force, Army, Navy or Marine Corps bases, officials said, in respon...[Read More]