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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 20, 2021) U.S. service members from patrol coastal ship USS Typhoon (PC 5) interdict a stateless fishing vessel carrying illicit weapons while transiting international waters in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 20. (U.S. Navy photo) U.S. Navy Seizes 1,400 Assault Rifles During Illicit Weapons Interdiction 22 …

Upcoming movie to pay tribute to fallen Soldier, family By Devon Suits, Army News Service Shortly after the twin towers fell, King was reassigned to the NTC operations group’s “Cobra Team.” Under the call sign Cobra 07T, King ran units through drills at mock operating bases and Iraqi villages to …

Photo By: Courtesy of Morgan Freeman DEC. 22, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS Actor Morgan Freeman is known for his many roles in film, including “Driving Miss Daisy” (1969), “Glory” (1989), “Unforgiven” (1992), “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994), “Seven” (1995), “Amistad” (1997), “Million Dollar Baby” (2004), “The Dark Knight Trilogy” (2005-2012), …

Paratroopers jump into the holidays By Alexander Gago FORT BENNING, Ga.- Soldiers assigned to the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment donate toys to Columbus, and the Chattahoochee area, December 07, 2021. Soldiers are earning their Canadian and Australian Airborne wings by participating in this year s toy drop. (U.S. Army photos …

An MSNBC reporter may have never been noticed, but now his inappropriate over the Wokey Culture top has Americans wondering. He wants to delink Santa from NORAD tracking and from the military: “No, I’d prefer we end the tradition because it’s about time that we decoupled St. Nick from the …

Marine Corps Capt. Henry T. Elrod posed for a photo in Quantico, Va., Jan. 7, 1938. 1941:  December 11:   Attack on Wake Island The Japanese attacked Wake Island on December 11, 1941.   The Wake Island Garrison, under Commander Winfield Cunningham, USN, replused the Japanese invasion with shore battery fire, which sank …

Lieutenant Commander Daniel Min of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment was on the flight in the video below. The pilot asked the passengers to take a moment to honor Daniel Min and informed them that he had died while in active duty. He continued to say that Daniel …

Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8,  SEAL Team 8 Tragically Loses CO in Training Incident  08 December 2021SAN DIEGO – Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, commanding officer of SEAL Team 8, died on Dec. 7 at Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, after sustaining injuries during training on Dec. 4 in Virginia …

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 …