Wasp, Oak Hill Amphibs Withdraw from Puerto Rico Relief Effort The amphibious assault ship Wasp and the transport dock Oak Hill have been withdrawn from the Puerto Rico relief effort.
Guard Units, Troops Mobilized for Hurricane Sandy Army and Air National Guard units from more than a half-dozen states have mobilized for Hurricane Sandy.
Guard Members Help Out in Hard-Hit South Carolina The South Carolina National Guard is helping to conduct health and welfare checks to ensure community members receive the...
Marines Rescued Injured Operator from Libya in Emergency Mission The Marine Corps' Africa crisis response task force was called upon to evacuate an injured special operations troop from...
Former Ranger With Appendicitis Wades 2 Miles to Houston VA Former Army Ranger Matt Meloni waded and swam two miles to the Houston VA with an appendix about to burst.
Puerto Rico Dam Under Threat as Military Expedites Hurricane Response The cracked Guajataca Dam dam in northwestern Puerto Rico was threatening to break and flood already devastated areas.
Guard Responds 'Big and Fast' to Sandy Devastation Army and Air National Guard units responded in force to the devastation Hurricane Sandy unleashed on the East Coast.
National Guard Engineers Aid Flood-Stricken South Carolina Residents More than 2,500 National Guard assets are on the ground in the area, including engineer support from North Carolina and more...
Beale AFB Takes in California Flood Threat Evacuees Beale Air Force Base in northern California has taken in several hundred evacuees from the Lake Oroville flood threat...
Military Response in High Gear as Texas Floodwaters Recede The one-line order from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was: "Texas gets everything they need."
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...