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‘It’s Raining Men’: Meet the man behind the military’s parachutes
JC Berland has been taking to the skies since he was 16. Parachutes are his life's work.
By Sarah Sicard
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Army halts flag football Turkey Bowl after massive brawl
A flag football game went awry as paratroopers launched an all-out brawl.
By Sarah Sicard
Excerpt from ‘Rock Force’ on the retaking of Corregidor during World War II
In this excerpt from Kevin Maurer’s 2020 book “Rock Force,” we meet Pvt. Lloyd McCarter as he and the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for the airborne assault in February 1945.
By Kevin Maurer
Best pics of the week: July 5, 2020
Blue Angels and Thunderbirds participate in "Salute to America" flyovers, dual carrier operations in the Indo-Pacific, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Best pics of the week: June 28, 2020
Aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific area of operations, Misawa Air Base Elephant Walk, diving qualifications and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Best pics of the week: Jan. 5, 2020
Rapid response forces head to the Middle East, Marines secure the embassy in Baghdad and more pics from the services in this week's Frontline Photos.
Trump threatens Iran that US is targeting 52 sites if Tehran retaliates following death of Iranian general
“Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD. The USA wants no more threats!”
By Shawn Snow
The backstory behind 97-year-old Tom Rice’s D-Day 75th anniversary jump over Normandy
It all started at an air show in California last fall when two strangers bonded on the tarmac over a love of aviation.
By Natalie Gross
Memories of the Longest Day still linger for these D-Day survivors
As celebrations take place in France and around America honoring the men and women who took part in that mission on its 75th anniversary, there are fewer and fewer who remember it firsthand. Grapes, 98 and living in Houma, Louisiana, is one of five American D-Day survivors to share those recollections with Military Times.
By Brian Mackley