D-Day soldier awarded Distinguished Service Cross after 81 years
Decades after Staff Sgt. William Owens' heroic actions at La Fiere Bridge, his Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded thanks to the efforts of a veteran.
By Dave Kindy
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The 5 Americans who made history by earning the Victoria Cross
Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military award for valor.
By Jon Guttman
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Six seconds of courage: Veteran’s film depicts heroics of 2 Marines in Ramadi
Gen. John Kelly gave a gripping speech about their story. Now a Marine veteran has put it on screen. Watch it here:
By Andrea Scott
COVID shots may be widely available to military families in April
Fauci says high school-age children may be able to get the COVID-19 vaccination sometime in the fall.
By Karen Jowers
Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers: Talent through diversity, equity and inclusion
The success of officers from ROTC programs at Historical Black Colleges and Universities was based on the realization of the value diversity brings to the U.S. military, says the author of this commentary.
By Charles D. Allen
Defense research director has a vision to connect with new, innovative companies
The DARPA leader wants to launch an accelerator and an Apple store-like storefront.
By Andrew Eversden
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Pentagon updates electronic warfare handbook with new cross-branch approach
The Joint Chiefs of Staff released a new joint publication for joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, which replaces a previous document focused on electronic warfare.
By Mark Pomerleau
Decades after World War II, DoD struggles to clear unexploded ordnance at Navy and Air Forces bases on Guam
The problem was laid out in a Defense Department Inspector General report released last month
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and China and a sign that the Navy has bounced back from the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
America’s adversaries keep investing in weapons to take out satellites
America’s four greatest adversaries are investing in systems that can take out satellites on orbit, including funding laser systems, nuclear power and satellites that shadow American space vehicles.
By Aaron Mehta