‘Race of attrition’: US military’s finite interceptor stockpile is being testedIran's barrage of ballistic missiles and suicide drones threaten to deplete the U.S. military's finite number of interceptor missiles, experts warn.By Riley Ceder3 weeks ago
Trailer released for World War II drama ‘Pressure,’ starring Brendan Fraser The new film tells the true tale of how the success of D-Day and Operation Overlord hinged upon a weather forecast.By Claire Barrett4 weeks ago
How chocolate became one of the US military’s most important WWII rationsIn 1937, the Army approached the Hershey Company with a blunt request: Create a high-calorie chocolate bar that's intentionally unpleasant.By Clay Beyersdorfer6 weeks ago
D-Day veteran who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101 in NormandyShay was awarded the Silver Star for repeatedly plunging into the sea and carrying critically wounded soldiers to relative safety. 4 months ago
D-Day veteran and TikTok star ‘Papa Jake’ Larson dies at 102Larson was among the nearly 160,000 Allied troops who stormed the Normandy shore on June 6, 1944, surviving machine-gun fire when he landed on Omaha Beach.By Angela Charlton, The Associated Press8 months ago
Pope Leo XIV is the son of a D-Day veteranThe first American to ever be elected pope is the son of D-Day veteran.By Claire Barrett8 months ago