Top stories Active duty troops have until June 6 to voluntarily identify themselves to the department, and troops in the National Guard and Reserve have until July 7.
The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California, killing all five Marines aboard.
The high court moved to allow President Donald Trump's administration to enforce a ban on transgender troops while legal challenges proceed.
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The expansion of the veterans online memorial includes the names of almost 93,000 veterans killed overseas during World War II.
Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday designating May 8, 2025, as a “day in celebration of Victory Day for World War II.” It is not a federal holiday.
Unions representing DOD educators are challenging President Trump's executive order excluding federal workers from collective bargaining.
In other news The impact of VA Secretary Collins' staffing cuts remains hazy, not unlike the downwind side of a burn pit, Dan Clare of DAV argues in this op-ed.
“My wife is planning on getting pregnant this weekend,” the 1967 liberty request read, “and I would sure like to be there when it happens.”
An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma. The soldier has been charged for allegedly using a fraudulent pie business called “Granny’s Delight” to obtain COVID-related business relief loans.
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