Recruit at Naval Station Great Lakes dies
Amid reports of a gunfire incident on base, an investigation is underway into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
By Riley Ceder
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What the military could learn from the NFL preseason (and vice versa)
NFL preseason and military pre-deployment training appear unrelated on the surface. But dig a little deeper, and you will find a shared set of challenges.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
Donors flood charity drive for fallen soldier, but bring questions about money's use
Families of troops killed on overseas deployments are already eligible for a host of financial support benefits, including college tuition for surviving children.
MISFIRE: Trump should let John Kelly’s son rest in peace
Rarely do we hear a remark from a commander-in-chief that is as off-key and seemingly thoughtless as President Trumps comment on Tuesday morning about combat death of his chief of staff’s son.
By Military Times Editors
Trump invokes death of Gen. Kelly’s son to counter critics
Trump suggested that President Barack Obama did not call John Kelly, a former Marine general who is now White House chief of staff, when his son, Marine 2nd Lt. Robert Kelly, was killed in Afghanistan in 2010.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
WWII veteran, Bataan Death March survivor gets his medals
"As long as there is a New Mexico National Guard, these men will never be forgotten," said New Mexico National Guard Adjutant General Kenneth Nava. "We will never forget their sacrifices."
By Maddy Hayden, Albuquerque Journal via AP
Fitzgerald’s CO and sailors standing watch face discipline in fatal collision
The Navy plans to discipline up to 12 Fitzgerald sailors, including the commanding officer, in connection to the destroyer’s fatal June collision with a commercial ship that led to the drownings of seven sailors in their berthing.
Utah guardsman killed fighting ISIS in Afghanistan
A soldier from the Utah National Guard was killed and 11 others injured Wednesday during an operation against Islamic State forces in eastern Afghanistan, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert confirmed.
By Tara Copp, AP
The family of this fallen POW will receive his Purple Heart in NYC ceremony <br>
The private survived the Bataan Death March, only to die later at the hands of his captors.
By Tony Lombardo