Black Special Forces Officer to Receive Medal of Honor After Decades of Delays Capt. Paris Davis, disregarding his own safety, saved at least three Americans under the command of his Special Forces unit...
A Vietnam-Era Marine Received a Silver Star After 43 Years. Now Supporters Want an Upgrade. Supporters of Danny Hernandez are pushing for his Silver Star to be upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
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Army Will Offer Promotions, New Medals for Some Soldiers Who Bring in Recruits Soldiers in paygrades E-1 through E-3 who participate in a new referral program would be promoted if they bring in recruits.
A New Medal and Revised Marketing Tactics Part of Army's Fight Against Recruiting Slump The Army is putting the finishing touches on a new ribbon to be awarded to soldiers who help convince someone to join the...
Major to Be First Air National Guard Flight Nurse Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross Maj. Katie Lunning and her team rescued and cared for at least 20 patients in the aftermath of the attack on Abbey Gate at...
Marine Colonel Awards Medal to Corporal Who Saved His Life A Marine colonel is alive today thanks to the quick thinking and medical training of a young corporal who happened to be...
Crew That Delivered Baby Mid-Flight from Afghanistan Will Receive Distinguished Flying Cross Minihan will award a total of 36 Distinguished Flying Crosses at Joint Base Charleston.
Air Force Awarding 96 Flying Crosses, 12 Bronze Stars for Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts This first batch of awards is just a small part of the total the service is bestowing on airmen.
Senators Want Military Ribbons for Service Members Who Compete in Olympics A handful of active-duty service members typically compete in the Olympics and Paralympics every four years, oftentimes...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...