Army tests robotic coyotes to defend fighter jets
Unmanned ground vehicles mounted with life-size plastic coyotes are one idea proposed as part of a new effort to keep wildlife away from military aircraft.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Illinois veteran bestowed military honors nearly a decade after death
An extraordinary cold case investigation revealed a formerly unidentified ward of the state to be a Women's Army Corps veteran.
Slain Marine who cradled baby at Kabul airport loved her job — and more details about those who died
Heart-wrenching details have emerged about some of the 13 U.S. troops killed in a horrific suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport.
Case of 76 in veterans home who died of COVID lands in court
Prosecutors say the decision to cram residents who were positive for the coronavirus into the same unit as those with no symptoms was negligent.
‘Modern Love’ episode features Marine battling PTSD, and of course, Jody
“In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses" features a Marine dealing with PTSD and a Jody in suburbia.
By Sarah Sicard
Islamic State threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport
Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul.
By Ahmad Seir and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Five troops, including first Marine, dead from COVID-19 during pandemic’s deadliest week
The COVID-19 mortality rate for troops has grown 25 times in the past few months.
Marines in Afghanistan pull baby over barbed wire to safety
An update on the baby pulled over barbed wire in viral video:
By Philip Athey
The Space Force met its 18-month deadline to get up and running. Here’s what’s next.
Space Force leadership expects to take on wideband satellite communications in the Army and narrowband SATCOM operations in the Navy this fall.
Marine wounded in Afghanistan during first days of airport defense
The Marine was shot Monday as Marines were trying to establish the perimeter around the airport and create a defensive.
By Philip Athey
Navy corpsman dies after heat-related PT incident in Marine Corps schoolhouse
The physical training “heat-related incident” was on Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Samantha Rose Whitehead's 25th birthday.
By Philip Athey
Naval Academy introduces Marine Corps dress blues football uniform
Midshipmen will sport the uniform on 9/11.
By Sarah Sicard