80 Years After D-Day, the Family of a Black World War II Combat Medic Receives His Medal for Heroism A Black combat medic who treated 200 troops during the harrowing invasion of Normandy during World War II is being honored...
Black D-Day Combat Medic's Long-Denied Medal Tenderly Laid on Omaha Beach Where He Bled, Saved Lives The medal was placed on the sand, close to the spot where Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr. is thought to have come ashore on June...
Air Force to Posthumously Award Distinguished Flying Cross to Crew in Mysterious 2010 Osprey Crash The news of the awards comes as the service currently grapples with a deadly CV-22 crash that killed eight airmen off the...
A WWII Private Was Stripped of His Distinguished Service Cross for Being a Dog The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army's second-highest military honor.
Army Guard Pilots Get Distinguished Flying Cross for Engaging Taliban at Close Range Two North Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor last week.
A-10 Warthog Pilots Receive Distinguished Flying Crosses for Lifesaving Close Air Support Twpo pilots were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in a ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.
Army Service Cross Recipient Died Shielding Polish Officer from Blast Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis sacrificed his life to save a Polish Army officer from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2013.
Soldier Killed in Baghdad Invasion Will Receive Distinguished Service Cross Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker was killed protecting his platoon's flank as his unit worked to topple Saddam Hussein's regime.
Soldier Killed at COP Keating Receives Distinguished Service Cross Army Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos was posthumously upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross Dec. 15.
Navy Pilot Gets Distinguished Flying Cross for Shooting Down Syrian Bomber A Navy pilot who took out a Syrian attack jet that was dropping bombs on friendly forces was recognized for his heroism.
'He's Going to Have to Explain It': Surprise Defense Secretary Pick's History Takes Center Stage Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's surprise pick to be the next defense secretary, has an extensive history of...
'It Could Be Very Hard to Do Our Job': Top Military Officers Brace for Trump's Potential Loyalty Review Boards The Wall Street Journal reported on a draft executive order that is under consideration by the Trump transition team that...
2 Navy Destroyers Attacked by Barrage of Houthi Drones, Missiles Off Yemen Coast The attack on the ships was the latest in months of violence in the region by the Yemen rebels, who are backed by Iran and...
What to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Be Director of National Intelligence Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn't have the typical intelligence experience of past...
Trump Won. Here's What That Could Mean for the Military. Trump's election victory means he will have the opportunity to enact plans to use the military against what he calls domestic...
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![Lt. Cdr. Michael Tremel stands next to his F/A 18-E Super Hornet on board the USS George W. Bush last July. The tomahawk symbols represent strike missions and the "kill" symbol for his shootdown is upper right. (Photo courtesy of Save The Royal Navy)](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/people/2017/09/tremelandplane091617.jpg?itok=OTxH74JC "Lt. Cdr. Michael Tremel stands next to his F/A 18-E Super Hornet on board the USS George W. Bush last July. The tomahawk symbols represent strike missions and the "kill" symbol for his shootdown is upper right. (Photo courtesy of Save The Royal Navy)")
![Pete Hegseth shakes hands with Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-11/ApNewsroom_Trump_Pardon_19401.jpg?itok=rdqmVqvA "Pete Hegseth, left, with Fox News, shakes hands with Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance during his appearance on "Fox & Friends," Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)")
