Danger pay for US troops could double, expand to more regions
The U.S. defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 has raised the prospect of an increase in the monthly stipend paid out to troops in dangerous regions.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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The US Army wants to manufacture meatless proteins in combat zones
The service "is exploring how the emerging alternative-protein sector can help meet several objectives, including enhancing food supply chain resilience."
By Michael Peck
UK volunteers still honor US airmen, 75 years after D-Day
As the wartime allies celebrate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, people around Britain are also remembering the Americans who paved the way for the invasion, especially aircrews that flew bombing missions over occupied Europe.
Call from terrified wife leads to arrest of Army vet husband, accused of placing IED at a VA facility in Florida
Mark Edward Allen, 60, of St. Petersburg, a patient at that facility, was arrested Tuesday in connection with the IED found at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center May 29. according to court documents.
By Laura Murgatroyd
Tactics, tech and work of close combat experts is turning warfare ‘upside down’
The retired Army 2-star envisions enabled squads running future wars from the ground.
By Todd South
Graphic novel spotlights actions of Medal of Honor recipient who, even in a body bag, refused to die
Benavidez was not one to be deterred by gun shot, shrapnel, or stab wounds.
By J.D. Simkins
Acting US defense chief: Major military drills with South Korea still on hold
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Sunday that so far he sees no need to restore large-scale military exercises with South Korea that have been curtailed over the past year as a diplomatic olive branch to North Korea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
This state will turn vet MPs into police officers with just 2 weeks of training
Instead of going through the usual 12-week training process, Army and Marine police officers are now eligible to take a two-week course before their final exams.
By Joshua Axelrod
More US troops from Korean War identified from 55 boxes of remains returned by North Korea
The U.S. military says it has identified the remains of three more Americans killed during the Korean War, even as efforts to recover additional remains have stalled amid souring relations with North Korea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
World War II airman to be buried June 5 in California
Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Rogers Jr. will be buried at Riverside National Cemetery in California June 5
By Kent Miller
The real history of Memorial Day
Though Memorial Day was made an official federal holiday in 1971, its roots trace all the way back to the Civil War.
By Rebecca Miller
Guardsman recalls Hurricane Michael, urges coastal residents to prepare for new season of storms
Riding out a direct hit from Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base in October tested the nerve of this Air Force veteran, and spurred him to double down on preparedness plans for his family.
By Vicki Dean, Sarasota Herald-Tribune correspondent