National Guardsman Gets Heroism Medal for Stopping a Shooting at a Football Game Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Shields received the Soldier's Medal from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee during a ceremony.
Troops Who Responded to COVID-19 Crisis Are Now Eligible for These Medals The eligibility window applies to anyone whose mission started on Jan. 31, 2020 or later.
Sailors and Marines Receive Heroism Medals, Purple Hearts for Pensacola Attack The Navy has recognized 16 people whose heroic actions saved lives during a terrorist attack on a Florida military base.
Airman Awarded Bronze Star for Providing Care to More than 600 Casualties in ISIS Fight An Air Force surgical technician has been awarded the Bronze Star for providing care for more than 600 combat casualties.
MQ-9 Drone Crew Awarded Air Force Achievement Medals After RPG Attack Five airmen belonging to a C-130 crew conducting the airdrop in Afghanistan were given the Air Force Combat Action Medal.
Hercules Crew Receives Air Force Combat Action Medal After RPG Attack It started as a routine nighttime airdrop mission last fall for five airmen aboard a C-130 Hercules .
3 Marines Tackle, Subdue Threatening Passenger on Long-Haul Flight The incident happened Monday on a flight from Tokyo to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas.
Retired Army 4-Star Jack Keane to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom A former Army vice chief of staff and Fox analyst will be awarded the nation's highest civilian honor by President Trump.
'Legendary' Air Force Crew Gets Medals After 9-Hour Firefight Against ISIS An Air Force AC-130U crew was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses and 12 Air Medals on Monday.
4 Marines Recognized for Heroic Rescue of Mother, 2 Daughters Caught in Rip Current In June, 2018, when a group of Marines noticed a family was being swept along by a rip current, they swam out to save them.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.