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Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor.
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The federal firings have affected an estimated 6000 veterans, who make up a disproportionate share of the government workforce.
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Hundreds of Fort Bragg troops are deploying to eastern Europe this week. They're part of a force of about 4,700 soldiers from the base who have been sent to Poland amid fears that Russia may invade Ukraine.
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The Pentagon has begun a long process of trying to identify and cleanup PFAS contamination at hundreds of military sites around the country. Critics say the process will take too long.
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Biden has said he will not put American troops in Ukraine to fight any Russian incursion, although the United States is supplying Ukraine with weapons to defend itself. The military moves come amid stalled talks with Russia over its military buildup at Ukraine’s borders.
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Strict restrictions aboard Navy ships - put in place after a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 - have been eased, as the Navy tries to balance safety with fulfilling its mission.
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In a sign of how desperate some states are for health care workers during the pandemic, New York has begun teaching EMT skills to National Guard members.
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More Vietnam vets now qualify for disability benefits, but it may be years before they see the moneyVeterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filing have added to the agency's huge backlog.
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The State Highway Patrol said the truck was making a right turn onto a highway Wednesday afternoon when it lost control and overturned. A highway patrol spokesman, Lt. Devin Rich, said indications were that the truck was traveling too fast for the turn. The patrol says 17 Marines aboard the truck were ejected.
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Leaders of the 18th Airborne Corps have staged what they call “Dragon’s Lair” six times in the past year. Now they're exploring the idea of taking it on the road.
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Fayetteville Technical Community College's 'Transition Tech' program partners with companies like Red Hat to start training service members even before they leave the Army.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard members to the U.S./Mexico border to arrest migrants.