As of Tuesday, New York City’s death toll from COVID-19 related deaths hit an all time high of 5,489. According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Monday had the highest number of deaths thus far at 731. At the time of this publication, the United Sates has a ...
UPDATE: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly has resigned his position. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has accepted his resignation, and replaced him with Under Secretary of the Army James McPherson as the new acting Navy ...
This article was originally published on April 1, 2020, by the Department of Defense. The Battle of Okinawa, which began 75 years ago, was the last major battle of World War II — and the bloodiest of the Pacific campaign. At dawn on Easter Sunday, ...
The humor in suffering is almost always pondered after the fact in memories — but sometimes it’s the little thoughts that creep in that provide a sense of solace in the surreal moment we are living. For Brigitte Friang, the underground French ...
This article was originally published on March 10, 2020, by the U.S. Army. OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Army National Guardsman Sgt. Darren Watkins, a Soldier with the 2120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard, ...
This article was originally published on March 9, 2020, by the U.S. Army News Service. ARLINGTON, Va. — Constellations of small satellites orbiting close to Earth may provide faster communications and be less vulnerable than traditional ones, ...
This article was originally published on March 25, 2020, by the U.S. Army News Service. WASHINGTON — Army leaders announced plans to quickly convert unused buildings into makeshift hospitals in multiple states, starting in New York, as hospitals ...
This article was originally published on March 11, 2020, by the U.S. Army. WASHINGTON — A former four-star general who served as the Army's vice chief of staff was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony March 10 at the White ...
Plans change at the last minute. Living by government orders. As the country reacts to event cancellations, school shutdowns, and life under quarantine because of the global coronavirus pandemic, military families are collectively rolling their ...
This article was originally published on March 20, 2020, by the Department of Defense. Army researchers are working to rapidly develop and test experimental vaccines to combat COVID-19, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said. The Army is also ...
The American-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria suspended training operations with Iraqi security forces for at least 60 days in response to concerns about COVID-19, officials announced on Thursday. The coalition will redeploy several ...
At approximately 4:30 PM, Thursday, March 19, the body of Airman First Class Keigan Baker, 24, was recovered after going missing during a surface training swim at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida. “Baker was taking part in the Air ...
The U.S. National Guard is gearing up and moving out to assist the general public in a nation-wide effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. As of this publication, there have been 16,545 confirmed cases in the U.S. with 225 deaths. There have been 125 ...
Lance Corporal Chris Fleming didn’t know what day it was. His unit had been in Kuwait for days, maybe weeks, sitting in the desert and waiting to be told what to do. “We finally got the word to deploy, and that was mid-March — I don’t know if it ...
COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus, is gaining traction throughout the U.S. military. Thus far, all four branches have presumptive positive or confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. There are currently active cases at Naval Support Activities ...
This story was originally published on March 16, 2020, by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. It wasn’t a surprise when the U.S. Navy ...
This article was originally published on March 16, 2020, by the Department of Defense. As concerns of coronavirus grow, the Defense Department stands ready to provide support wherever it's asked to do so, the assistant to the secretary of defense ...
This article was originally posted on March 12, 2020, by the Department of Defense. St. Patrick’s Day celebrations are an American tradition for anyone with Irish roots, but many may not know that during the Civil War, several Irishmen helped keep ...
On Friday, March 13, one sailor from aboard the USS Boxer was sent home for isolation after a presumptive positive test for COVID-19 was confirmed. The U.S. Navy is awaiting official confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
This article was originally published on March 13, 2020, by the Department of Defense. Just days after Wednesday's rocket attack on Camp Taji, Iraq, killed two U.S. service members and a military medic from the U.K., the United States struck back by ...
On Feb. 29, 2020, the U.S. and the Taliban signed an agreement to work toward a peaceful resolution in Afghanistan. The agreement laid out terms for the Taliban to reduce its violence within the country as well as a timeline for the U.S. to withdraw ...
This article was originally published on March 12, 2020, by the Department of Defense. Two U.S. service members and a British soldier were killed and 14 others were wounded when an Iranian-backed Shia militia group in Iraq launched an attack ...
This article was originally published on March 9, 2020, by the Department of Defense. DOD has issued instructions to the armed services and department heads on how to respond to the implications of the growing coronavirus outbreak. The ...
The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor wasn’t the only time the Japanese struck U.S. soil during World War II. In response to the Doolittle Raid — the successful penetration of Japanese airspace and the bombing of strategic targets in Tokyo from the ...
If you have ever lived on a military post, chances are you’ve seen that big, bright, shiny Jeep Wrangler. You were either envious and headed to the nearest dealership right away, or you muttered that oh-so loved contemptuous phrase, ...
During the month of February, we pay tribute to historic contributions made by African Americans. Throughout the history of the United States, racism and segregation were motivating factors for not properly recognizing worthy people for the merits ...
Monte L. Gould stood before an American flag in Las Vegas with his right hand raised. He spoke these words in front of a uniformed officer: “I, Monte Gould, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States ...
eliz Navidad! Feliz Navidad!” Specialist Hester belted out the lyrics to the Christmas song as he and fellow soldiers sat waiting for their mission to start. It was a sunny November morning as soldiers with the 1-24 Infantry Battalion’s Alpha Company ...
H-Hour was set for 9AM as U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy corpsman prepared to launch an amphibious landing on the morning of Feb. 19, 1945. At sunrise, before the assault began, more than 450 ships bombarded the island in what became the largest naval ...
handful of soldiers looked up at a screen showing a group of mysterious figures moving through a field. Their shapes and movement were unusual, and with the angle of the sun, they were casting very large shadows. The soldiers had already ruled out ...
