Known as “the enlisted Marines’ Commandant” and by some as “Papa Bear,” Gen. Al Gray served in a Corps that had to rapidly change through major conflicts.
The author of this commentary asks whether the National Guard would be the best option for a quick reaction force to protect the U.S. Capitol, as a report recently recommended.
"Call Me Commander" shows how reporters revealed the U.S. Navy Veterans Association was a scam, and uncovered how the man who operated it was a Harvard Law School graduate and former U.S. Army intelligence officer who had been wanted since the 1980s.
The federal Bureau of Land Management is working with the military to allow for the continuation of testing, training and national defense at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in southern Arizona.
The Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group transits the Pacific, Marine helocast training, an Army live-fire exercise in Slovenia and more of the best photos from around the military.
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.