Fred Smith, FedEx founder and Marine Corps veteran, dies at 80
Before launching FedEx, Smith served two tours in Vietnam, where he was twice wounded and earned the Silver Star for combat valor.
By Military Times staff
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USS Oscar Austin crew awarded combat action ribbon for Red Sea actions
The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.
By Riley Ceder
‘Modern Love’ episode features Marine battling PTSD, and of course, Jody
“In the Waiting Room of Estranged Spouses" features a Marine dealing with PTSD and a Jody in suburbia.
By Sarah Sicard
Pilot of WWII plane, an Air Force vet and one of the ‘Geico Skytypers,’ killed in crash at Pennsylvania airport
Andy Travnicek, 50, a commercial airline pilot from Hampton, New Hampshire, was a member of the Geico Skytypers Air Show Team and was scheduled to perform Saturday.
Islamic State threat forces US changes to evacuations at Kabul airport
Potential Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul.
By Ahmad Seir and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Five troops, including first Marine, dead from COVID-19 during pandemic’s deadliest week
The COVID-19 mortality rate for troops has grown 25 times in the past few months.
Marines in Afghanistan pull baby over barbed wire to safety
An update on the baby pulled over barbed wire in viral video:
By Philip Athey
The Space Force met its 18-month deadline to get up and running. Here’s what’s next.
Space Force leadership expects to take on wideband satellite communications in the Army and narrowband SATCOM operations in the Navy this fall.
Marine wounded in Afghanistan during first days of airport defense
The Marine was shot Monday as Marines were trying to establish the perimeter around the airport and create a defensive.
By Philip Athey
Enlisted development ‘action plan’ coming this fall, Chief Bass says
A series of 90-day "sprints" to redefine enlisted professional military education will begin this month.
Naval Academy introduces Marine Corps dress blues football uniform
Midshipmen will sport the uniform on 9/11.
By Sarah Sicard
Why the 82nd Airborne is directing airfield security for Afghanistan evacuation
The division regularly trains on seizing and securing airfields.
By Davis Winkie