Opinion
Campaign medals are for campaigns, not small-scale operations
Opinion: The appropriate medal for troops who participated in the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites is not the one a Texas congressman recently proposed.
By Dwight S. Mears
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Lawmaker proposes Iranian Campaign Medal for strikes on nuclear sites
Pilots and supporting service members involved in the complex airstrikes would be eligible for the new military medal.
Rescue swimmer awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for swimming through hell to rescue 59 others
He swam at night through 80 knot winds, ripped through a roof without the aid of a chainsaw and was repeatedly hoisted more than 100 feet into the air while battling turbulence and dangerous power lines around him as he aided in the rescue of 59 others in Houston, Texas, as Hurricane Harvey battered the area in August 2017.
By Shawn Snow
They ‘weren’t going to get beat that day’ — the Medal of Honor recipients who held COP Keating against all odds
It was the first time a single engagement resulted in two Medals of Honor since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
By J.D. Simkins
Isleta Pueblo members receive lost Vietnam War decorations
Both men say they rarely thought about their missing medals until family members asked about them.
Navy CNO takes over Gallagher court-martial amid controversy
"Any previous post-trial action has been rescinded,” read a statement emailed to Navy Times by the Pentagon.
By Carl Prine
Medal of Honor announced for soldier who fought through three floors of insurgents in Fallujah
During the battle, Bellavia single-handedly killed multiple insurgents, including one during hand-to-hand combat.
By Kyle Rempfer
B-1 crew awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic response to fire, ejection seat failure
With the plane on fire, an ejection seat failure trapped one of the airmen — so the crew fought to bring the stricken plane to the ground together.
By Tara Copp, AP
Air Force awards first-ever 'R' devices for remote combat ops
The Air Force awarded its first-ever remote "R" devices Wednesday to five airmen from the 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
By Kyle Rempfer
Special tactics community ‘fortunate’ to have an airman up for Medal of Honor, Air Force Cross recipient says
A well-known special operator’s Air Force Cross was not upgraded to a Medal of Honor during a recent military-wide review of valor awards at the Pentagon. But that doesn’t bother him, and he said the focus should be on another airman who is still slotted for an upgrade to the Medal of Honor.
By Kyle Rempfer
Commentary: Military needs a way to honor a different, critical kind of courage
Service members willing to innovate, at the risk of their careers, are key to the success in future fights, writes the author of 'World War Z.'
By Max Brooks
MEDAL: Marine Corps fitness test offers smart alternative to running
The other services should pay attention.
By Military Times Editors