Two Years Later, Guardsmen Finally Receive Purple Hearts for Brain Injuries Suffered in Iran Missile Strike Staff Sgt. Aaron Futrell did not anticipate a difficult deployment to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq in January 2020.
US Troops Who Suffered TBIs in Missile Attack Recommended for Purple Hearts An unspecified number of troops injured in the Al Asad missile attack have been recommended for Purple Hearts.
Fallen Fighter Pilot Honored with Memorial at Florida State Twenty-seven years after his disappearance, Navy aviator Michael “Scott” Speicher was honored by his alma mater with a...
Falling Out of Love with War: It Could Never Live Up to My Expectations. I love war but I’m not “in love” with war. It’s like a relationship that went bad.
The US Just Ended Combat in Iraq, but Thousands of Troops Will Stay Put for Now About 2,500 service members are in Iraq after months of winding down the mission against the Islamic State group.
'Hold on to Something!' — A Moment that Shifted the Fate of the USS Samuel B. Roberts Crew On April 14, 1988, the USS Samuel B. Roberts guided missile frigate had already escorted several oil tankers in and out of...
Military Contractor Claims It's Not Liable in Abu Ghraib Case CACI, a Virginia-based contractor that supplied interrogators at the infamous prison, is seeking to have the 13-year-old...
'Cheated and Guilty': The Struggle for Troops Who Missed Out on Combat More than a dozen service members and veterans spoke to Military.com, describing feelings of dread that they had missed out...
Bill Repealing Iraq War Powers Advances in Senate Committee members voted 14-8, with three Republicans voting with Democrats, to repeal the 1991 measure.
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...
