April 16, 2017 Man getting lost Purple Heart 66 years after brother's death In a journey from celebration to sadness to celebration again, a California man who learned of his brother's death in the Korean War on the day he turned 14 celebrated his 80th birthday Saturday by receiving his brother's long lost Purple Heart medal.
April 14, 2017 Afghanistan: Friend raises $181,000 for family of Green Beret killed Online donations have poured in for the family of a Green Beret killed in action while fighting ISIS extremists in Afghanistan over the weekend, Fox & Friends reported Friday.
April 14, 2017 Afghanistan: Maryland Green Beret killed in ISIS fight remembered as hero The Green Beret killed in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend -- days before the U.S. announced it dropped the "Mother of All Bombs" there -- strove to be "the best of the best," his family said.
April 10, 2017 Trump Calls Destroyer Commanders to Thank Them for Syria Strikes President Donald Trump thanked Cmdrs. Russell Caldwell and Andria Slough, commanding officers of the Ross and Porter respectively.
April 8, 2017 Carrier Strike Group Sails Toward Korea After North's Missile Test The Carl Vinson carrier strike group was ordered to cancel planned port visits in Australia and head toward the Korean peninsula.
April 7, 2017 Combat Vet, Doctor, State Senator Tapped for Army Secretary Trump has nominated Dr. Mark E. Green, a state senator and decorated West Point graduate, to be the 23rd secretary of the Army.
April 7, 2017 Army Announces Deployment of 1,500 Alaska-Based Troops The deployment of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne, 25th Infantry Division to Afghanistan is part of a regular rotation.
April 7, 2017 SGLI System Upgrade Allows Troops to Make Changes at Home U.S. sailors are now able to update their SGLI) information online, a major upgrade from the previous, old-fashioned method.
April 7, 2017 First Two Marines Punished in Facebook Probe; Dozens More Investigated The Marine Corps has taken its first punitive action as part of an effort to crack down on misogynistic internet postings.
