After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Iran War Deaths Could Resurface Trump’s Complicated History With Military Sacrifice One of Trump's first controversies after entering politics involved criticism of Sen. John McCain's military service.
Iowa Governor Believes in US War With Iran Despite ‘Sacrifice’ by State Soldiers Who Died The governor of Iowa says four soldiers from her state have been killed since December, including two killed last weekend in...
Gold Star Family Receives Life-Changing Gift Through Service Dogs Following the tragic death of her Army husband, Jillian Hinton was lost. After seeing how her daughter was helped through a...
How the US Marine Corps Reinvented Itself in 2025 The U.S. Marine Corps overhauled training and technology through emerging programs like Project Dynamis, preparing current...
The Walking Dead in Vietnam: How 1st Battalion, 9th Marines Earned the Marine Corps' Highest Casualty Rate When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight...
Marine Corps Names Pilot Killed in California Helicopter Crash The Marine Corps has identified the pilot killed when his AH-1Z Viper helicopter crashed near Imperial Gables, California...
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.
Navy Identifies Recruit Who Died at Great Lakes Firing Range Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson, 18, died Wednesday following an incident at the base's firing range, according to the Lake...
Airman Killed by M18 Handgun Discharge Identified as 21-Year-Old Kentucky Native Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, was killed by the firearm discharge on Sunday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming by a firearm...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...