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‘Part of our team’: 5 nonprofits honored for their military programs
'It’s no exaggeration to say you save lives and you change lives,' Space Force's top general tells military and veteran nonprofits.
By Karen Jowers
Navy leader in charge of housing resigns
Phyllis L. Bayer's resignation comes at a time of mounting complaints about black mold and other poor conditions in privatized housing at military bases.
By Carl Prine
Marine first sergeant to be awarded Navy Cross for Vietnam War heroics
Lord entered the Corps in 1965 at the age of 17, and also is the recipient of the Purple Heart.
By Shawn Snow
NFL honoring military service with November campaign
The NFL began its "Salute to Service " campaign to honor the nation’s military, veterans and their families by pledging to donate up $5 to its nonprofit partners for every use of the hashtag Salute To Service through Nov. 19.
Naval Academy’s 1968 grads fund restoration of Chapel doors donated by 1868 class
A gift from the Class of 1868, the Naval Academy Chapel doors are bronze-cast monoliths. For its 50-year anniversary, the Class of 1968 funded restoration of the doors, linking their legacy to the midshipmen who graduated a century before them.
By By Danielle Ohl, The (Annapolis, Md.) Capital via AP
Black woman who fought discrimination during trailblazing Navy career dies at 83
Raye Montague made history as the first person to design a Navy warship — the frigate Oliver Hazard Perry — with a computer program. She produced the key draft design for the guided-missile frigate in less than 19 hours.
These are the DoDEA schools honored for ranking among top-performing US schools
Three elementary schools for military children have been recognized among the highest-performing schools in the nation.
By Natalie Gross
House Armed Services chair warns political fights are endangering national security
Rep. Mac Thornberry said turmoil in Congress is undermining efforts to ensure the military has the resources and support it needs.
Marine Corps pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross, 52 years after the fact
Retired Lt. Col. John Jennings received the award in late July at a ceremony in Tennessee.
Marine awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal for rescuing child drowning in river
The Navy and Marine Corps Medal was presented to Watson-Veal at a ceremony held at Twentynine Palms, California.
By Shawn Snow
30 years later, US downing of Iran flight haunts relations
Mourners tossed flowers from a helicopter and a ferry into the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Navy shooting down an Iranian commercial airline, which killed 290 people.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press