Meet the namesake of the Navy’s newest ship, the USS Robert E. SimanekThis Marine threw himself onto a grenade to save his entrenched comrades in Korea. He absorbed the full blast — yet survived.By Jon Guttman23 hours ago
A jacket, a coin, a letter: Relics of Omaha Beach tell the D-Day storyEighty years ago, Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel to land on Normandy beaches to defeat Hitler’s regime.By Frank A. Blazich Jr., Smithsonian Institution, The Conversation23 hours ago
In reversal of recent years, military sex assault reports dropA confidential survey also found a 19% drop in the number service members who said they'd experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press34 hours ago
Junior enlisted to get 20% pay bump, E5s get 13% more under House planHouse lawmakers are looking to overhaul the military's pay tables next year to dramatically boost junior enlisted pay.By Leo Shane III4 days ago
The USS Carney, salty and battle-tested, is back in the United StatesThe warship Carney has wrapped up its unprecedented cruise in the Middle East, where it battled Iran-backed Houthi rebel barrages on a near-daily basis.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 days ago
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has a new leaderThe combatant command oversees more than 380,000 U.S troops and civilians and is at the center of American efforts to counter China's military ascent.By Geoff Ziezulewicz11 days ago