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Tuberville’s proposal for academy athletes to go pro undermines duty

Academy athletes should not be allowed to defer their service commitments to play pro sports, the author of this op-ed argues.

This sailor requested leave to get his wife pregnant. It was approved.

“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.”

Defense officials considering cuts to military treatment facilities

Officials are examining facilities across the military medical system, which could mean closing some facilities or downgrading some hospitals to clinics.

Sink ships, get Scotch: An officer’s spirited revenge for Pearl Harbor

Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the Kido Butai.

Downed in enemy territory, this American pilot refused to be captured

Maj. Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces.

Could this device help catch Osprey clutch problems before disaster?

Gear and clutch problems in the Osprey have killed more than a dozen troops in recent years, leading to groundings of the tilt-rotor aircraft.

Plan would make military enlistment, retention bonuses tax exempt

A bill introduced in the House this week proposes to end federal taxes on bonuses given to troops for joining or re-enlisting in the military.

DOVE – Stepping Up in Support of Vietnam Veterans

There is a profound way to Thank a Vietnam Veteran for their Service – Be their Living Kidney Donor.

What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian

An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.

The WWI aviators who gave their lives to help the ‘Lost Battalion’

With his final breaths, one of the aviators provided information to give Allied artillery accurate coordinates to target German forces.