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 Guttman3 days 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 Conversation3 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 Ziezulewicz12 days ago
OpinionTime is running out to recognize, compensate aging atomic veteransThe VA’s failure to provide timely benefits makes RECA a critical lifeline for many veterans, Keith Kiefer argues in an op-ed.By Keith Kiefer13 days ago
The Holocaust survivor who became a Medal of Honor recipientTibor Rubin had a history of defying the Reaper.By Jon Guttman2 weeks ago
Air Force, Navy likely to fall short on reserve recruits in 2024The Air Force Reserve and the Navy Reserve are expected to fall short of this fiscal year’s recruitment goals.By Jonathan Lehrfeld2 weeks ago
Congress presses SECNAV for answers on recruiting challengesOne lawmaker called Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro’s answers to recruiting questions “a lot of hot air.”By Diana Stancy2 weeks ago
House lawmakers denounce Pentagon’s planned drop in submarine ordersA bipartisan group of 120 lawmakers asks defense appropriators to ignore the Navy budget proposal and procure two Virginia-class attack submarines.By Bryant Harris3 weeks ago
April Red Sea recap: Fight against Houthis continues after lullCompared to the months prior, the Navy reportedly engaged far fewer Houthi drones and missiles in April.By Jonathan Lehrfeld3 weeks ago
What Marines may be learning from Houthi tactics in the Red SeaTo some observers of the Marine Corps’ modernization plans, aspects of the Houthis' operations in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sound familiar.By Irene Loewenson3 weeks ago
Korean War hero Ralph Puckett Jr. lies in honor at US CapitolCongress gave one of its highest final tributes on Monday to Ralph Puckett Jr., the last living Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War.3 weeks ago
The Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient died rescuing MarinesWhen asked if he could go back and extract the overwhelmed Marines from Guadalcanal, the 22-year-old Munro reportedly gave a confident, “Hell, yeah!”By Claire Barrett3 weeks ago