D-Day soldier awarded Distinguished Service Cross after 81 years
Decades after Staff Sgt. William Owens' heroic actions at La Fiere Bridge, his Bronze Star was posthumously upgraded thanks to the efforts of a veteran.
By Dave Kindy
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The 5 Americans who made history by earning the Victoria Cross
Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military award for valor.
By Jon Guttman
Six seconds of courage: Veteran’s film depicts heroics of 2 Marines in Ramadi
Gen. John Kelly gave a gripping speech about their story. Now a Marine veteran has put it on screen. Watch it here:
By Andrea Scott
US, Philippines stage scaled down military drills amid pandemic
The annual exercises were canceled last year as the pandemic spread across the world.
US-Philippines defense officials discuss concerns over China’s ships
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday discussed with his Philippine counterpart China’s recent positioning of “militia vessels” near the Philippines in the South China Sea.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
COVID shots may be widely available to military families in April
Fauci says high school-age children may be able to get the COVID-19 vaccination sometime in the fall.
By Karen Jowers
Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers: Talent through diversity, equity and inclusion
The success of officers from ROTC programs at Historical Black Colleges and Universities was based on the realization of the value diversity brings to the U.S. military, says the author of this commentary.
By Charles D. Allen
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Pentagon updates electronic warfare handbook with new cross-branch approach
The Joint Chiefs of Staff released a new joint publication for joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, which replaces a previous document focused on electronic warfare.
By Mark Pomerleau
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Decades after World War II, DoD struggles to clear unexploded ordnance at Navy and Air Forces bases on Guam
The problem was laid out in a Defense Department Inspector General report released last month
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and China and a sign that the Navy has bounced back from the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press