A Nevadan’s Longtime Commitment to Veterans Earns Army’s Highest Civilian Honor A Nevada man was honored with the U.S. Army’s highest civilian award for his decades of work supporting veterans.
Operation Washtub: How the Air Force and FBI Recruited Alaskans to Resist a Soviet Invasion From 1951 to 1959, the FBI and Air Force ran Operation Washtub, a covert program that trained bush pilots, trappers, hunters...
Dozens Killed Seeking Aid in Gaza as Israel Weighs Further Military Action The latest deaths came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announce further military action — and possibly...
Air Force Investigating After Security Forces Kill Civilian Who Crashed into Arizona Base Gate An airman from the base's Security Forces Squadron "shot and fatally injured" the civilian after several of the troops used...
Dozens Killed as Palestinians in Gaza Scramble for Aid from Air and Land Israel's blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid, contributing to the territory...
Trinity Test Fallout Victims in New Mexico Finally Get Compensation After 80 Years Congress earlier this month finally got around to making New Mexico fallout victims of the first test of an atomic bomb and...
Organization Denies AP Report that US Contractors at Its Gaza Food Distribution Sites Used Live Ammo An Israeli-backed American organization running a new aid program in Gaza is denying a report by AP that contractors guarding...
Army Secretary Fires Entire Corps of Civilian Advisers from Communities Across US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has ousted his entire slate of civilian advisers in a sweeping move aimed at clearing space for...
67 Killed in Gaza as Israeli Forces Strike a Cafe and Fire on People Seeking Food Videos circulating on social media showed bloodied and disfigured bodies on the ground and the wounded being carried away in...
Army Eliminates Office for Minimizing Civilian Deaths on Battlefields The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which once housed roughly 30 staff, has been folded into the Army's dense web...
The Latest in Ex-Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill's $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit The $25 million defamation lawsuit by ex-Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill could be decided by a jury in state or federal court.
Veterans Can Now Get VA Auto Grants Every 10 Years. Here's What Changed A disabled veteran who received a Department of Veterans Affairs automobile grant decades ago can now apply for another one.
US Space Force Turns 6: Has It Met Expectations? The U.S. Space Force marked its sixth anniversary in December, reflecting a shift from stand-up to sustained operations as...
A U-Boat Killed 763 American Soldiers on Christmas Eve in 1944. The Army Kept It Secret for 50 Years Howard woke up around midnight in a hospital in Cherbourg, France. He was among the lucky ones. On that Christmas Eve in 1944...
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![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-10/full_size_6356_x_4673.jpg?itok=prPcSAsU "U.S. Air Force personnel stand guard at an Alaska airbase during the Cold War in this painting by Mort Kunstler. Operation Washtub trained 89 civilian Alaskans as stay-behind agents to gather intelligence if Soviet forces invaded the territory between 1951 and 1959. ("Guardians of the North" by Mort Kunstler, courtesy National Guard Bureau)")
