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Soldiers reflect on Battle of Mogadishu By Nick Duk On Oct. 3, Soldiers from across Fort Benning came together to mark the 21st anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu with a Maneuver Center of Excellence leader professional development event. The event saw eight veterans of the battle and one member …

Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Ensign Herbert C. Jones DEC. 6, 2021 | BY KATIE LANGE, DOD NEWS The 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killed more than 2,400 U.S. personnel and thrust the U.S. into World War II. Many of the service members who died that day were heroes. One of …

General Mark Milley 1. Sharp Decline in Trust and Confidence in the U.S. Military For the first time in our survey, a minority of Americans—only 45%—report having a great deal of trust and confidence in the military. Alarmingly, this is down 25 points in the last three years. Increasing numbers of …

An XM-1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP) round test shot showing effectiveness against a reinforced concrete wall. By Maj. Michael P. Brabner,  Ivy Division Crazy Horse crews test Army’s newest 120mm Abrams Main Battle Tank round By Maj. Michael P. Brabner,  Deep in the desert here, two Ivy Division tank crews of …

Mesquite Police Officer Richard Houston is killed in the line of duty Mesquite, TX – Dec. 4, 2021 – The Mesquite Police Department announced Dec. 4 that Police Officer Richard Houston was fatally wounded in the line of duty on Dec. 3 while responding to a disturbance in the 1500 …

July 1, 1863. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – The largest land battle ever fought in North America, involving about 90,000 Union and 75,000 Confederate troops, begins by accident when a column of southerners encounters Union cavalry while looking for a supply of shoes. On this first day the Confederates push the Union …

“We are not makers of history, we are made by history,” – Martin Luther King Jr. Members of the 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron recently took part in a restoration project for the Memorial Air Park at Hurlburt Field. The team worked to restore the park by washing, sanding and …

Former President of Argentina, Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner, was indicted over allegations that she oversaw irregularities in the central bank’s sale of U.S. dollars in the futures market during her administration. The transactions in the case involved between $5 billion and $17 billion, according to court papers published by Argentina’s …

A British warplane worth £100 million crashed into the sea during a take-off attempt and may have hit part of HMS Queen Elizabeth, leaked footage suggests, the Independent reported. The 16-second video, which surfaced on social media and has not been verified by The Independent, shows the F-35 stealth jet move slowly up the …

Ira Hayes: Immortal Flag Raiser at Iwo Jima VA Blog Following in his father’s footsteps, Hayes enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942. After completing recruit training in San Diego, Calif., Hayes volunteered for Marine paratrooper training at Camp Gillespie near San Diego. On Nov. 30, Hayes graduated from the …