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Courtland Savage from early in his training. (Courtesy Courtland Savage)

Navy to Change Pilot Call Sign Protocol After Minority Aviators Report Bias

Then-Backup Spaceflight Participant Barbara Barrett during a press conference on Sept. 29, 2009, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Trump Taps Former Diplomat as Next Air Force Secretary

Two F-22s intercepted two Russian Tu-95 bombers and fighters entering Alaskan ADIZ May 20, 2019. (Photo: NORAD via Twitter)

F-22s Intercept Russian Bombers, Fighter Jets Off Coast of Alaska

U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 9, 2019. (DoD/Lisa Ferdinando)

Military's Big Middle East Response Made Iranians 'Recalculate,' Shanahan Says

FN MK 3 Fire Control Unit, which is designed to give grenadiers a complete sighting and aiming solution for 40mm grenade launchers. (Image: FN America LLC)

FN's Fire Control System May Offer Glimpse at Army's Next-Gen Weapon Tech

U.S. Soldiers with the Indiana Army National Guard take the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 15, 2019. (U.S. Air National Guard/Tech. Sgt. William Hopper)

Injured Soldiers May Not Have to Take the Army's New Fitness Test

Navy Cracking Down on Tuition Assistance Eligibility

Anti-War March in Chicago on August 10, 1968. (David Wilson/Wikimedia Commons)

5 Military Presidential Pardons You Might Not Remember

FILE- In this Nov. 10, 2010 file photo, Memorials National Spokesperson actor Gary Sinise speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A Visit with Gary Sinise: Memorial Day, Lt. Dan and Why He's a Grateful American

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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Todd R. Wasmund has been assigned to command France's Marseilles-based 3rd Armored Division as part of the first reciprocal exchange of general officers between the two armies. (Photo: U.S. Army)

In a First, US Brigadier General Named Deputy Commander of French Armored Unit

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley announced the assignment following the approval of the exchange last month.

President Donald Trump speaks to U.S. service members and their families during his first overseas speech to the troops at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 27, 2017 (U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Samuel Guerra)

Trump Pardoning Troops Could Bring Military Discipline Problems, Experts Say

If the commander in chief gives a pass to troops who've been accused of war crimes, experts warn it could disrupt discipline.

An AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 542 takes off to conduct training sorties out of Marine Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue June 21. (U.S. Marine Corps/ Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki)

Marine Pilot Released from Hospital After Ejecting from Harrier

The Marine Corps pilot who ejected from his jump jet before it crashed in North Carolina was released with no injuries.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Malachi Henderson reports the status of a simulated patient to Lieutenant Elizabeth Cooper while Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Daniel Campoblanco records the injuries during a mass casualty drill aboard the USS Bataan. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Levi Decker)

Lawmakers Seek to Slow DoD's Efforts to Slash Medical Billets, Outsource Moves

The House Appropriations Committee passed the fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations bill 30 to 22.

Military Advocates Push for Stricter Oversight of Predatory Lenders

Groups renew effort to revive Consumer Financial Protection Bureau inspections of financial institutions.

Ray Weaver, of Lancaster, Pa., supports Rolling Thunder 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua L. DeMotts)

Thunder's End: Rolling Thunder to Mark Final Memorial Day Event This Weekend

This year's annual Rolling Thunder veterans tribute will be the last.

Only 55% of Americans Know Why the Nation Marks Memorial Day, Survey Finds

Little more than half of Americans know the true meaning of Memorial Day, according to a survey.

In this April 9, 2019, photo, Pilot Tom Travis sits in the cockpit of the World War II troop carrier That's All, Brother during a stop in Birmingham, Ala. The C-47 aircraft, which led the main Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, is returning to the continent to participate in events marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day in June. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

WWII Plane Rescued from Boneyard to Join D-Day Anniversary

"It's going to be historic, emotional," said pilot Tom Travis, who will fly That's All, Brother to Europe for the event.

In this Sunday, May 19, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic transports cargo to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/U.S. Navy via AP)

Officials Say Iran Quadruples Production of Enriched Uranium

By increasing production, Iran soon will exceed the stockpile limitations set by the accord.

An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Mackenzie Gibson)

Marine Harrier Crashes in North Carolina, Pilot Ejects

A Harrier jump jet crashed on Monday near Havelock, North Carolina, near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

This Nov. 7, 1941 image provided by the U.S. Coast guard shows the British oil tanker Coimbra. The Coimbra was torpedoed by a German U-boat in January 1942 off the coast of New York, killing 36 officers and crew members aboard. The Coast Guard said in a news release that a team has pumped more than 62,000 gallons of oil from its tanks since May 11, 2019. (U. S. Coast Guard via AP)

Work Underway on British Tanker Sunk by U-Boat off NY in WWII

A team has been at the site of the tanker since April 29 and has pumped more than 62,000 gallons of oil since May 11.

Walter Daniel and Rebekah "Moani" Daniel. (Courtesy Photo)

Supreme Court Denies Military Medical Malpractice Case Petition

But while the court rejected Daniel v. the United States, Justices Ginsburg and Thomas came together to press the issue.

A soldier with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team peers around a corner during a May 8 urban training battle at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. The opposing force (OPFOR) armored vehicle has a flashing amber light indicating that it has been knocked out during the battle. Matthew Cox/Military.com

NTC in Pictures: A Look at an Army Brigade's Decisive Action Rotation

"The National Training Center shows a unit what it's like to fight a formidable enemy on its own turf."

The USS Abraham Lincoln and the Assault Ship USS Kearsarge sail alongside as the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group conduct operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur)

Lincoln, Kearsarge Carry Out Joint Ops in Show of Force to Iran

The Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Marines performed extensive training ops in the Arabian Sea this weekend.

Artist’s concept for Boeing's planned F-15EX fighter aircraft. (Image: Boeing)

Air Force Wants Both F-35 and F-15EX. But if Forced to Choose, It's No Contest: SecAF

The only factor that would stifle the F-15EX fleet would be another bad budget situation, said Air Force Secretary Wilson.

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Each year, approximately 1,000 members of the United States Naval Academy plebe (freshman) class form a human pyramid around the 21-foot tall Herndon Monument to remove a plebe hat that the upperclassmen have placed on the top. (U.S. Navy photo/Brianna Jones)

Naval Academy Class of 2022 Ends Herndon Climb with a Couple of Hat Tosses

Cadets take the Oath of Office during commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Graduating Coast Guard Academy Cadets' Leadership Led to Changes Big and Small

Former Sen. Bob Dole shakes hands with Lt. Col. Michael Lind with the Army’s G-1 office during Dole’s honorary promotion ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 16, 2019. Dole, who was medically discharged as a captain after being severely wounded in WWII, was promoted to colonel. (U.S. Army photo)

It's Official: Former Senator, WWII Vet Bob Dole Is Now An Army Colonel

Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar (Army Photo)

Navy SEAL Gets Year in Brig for Hazing Death of Green Beret

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Burgess, 307th Operations Group commander, gives a thumbs up after flying a B-52 Stratofortress, nicknamed "Wise Guy," to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, May 14, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ted Daigle)

B-52 Bomber Removed from 'Boneyard' to Return to Service

In this photo taken April 3, 2019, former Montford Point Marine John Thompson speaks during an interview at his home in Greensboro, N.C. It was the dress blue uniforms that drew Thompson to join the U.S. Marines, where black men were not welcome, so he could defend a country that denied him the rights he wanted to fight for. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

A Separate War: Pioneering Black Marines Endured, Prevailed

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7 Transition Secrets from a Marine Combat Vet Turned Chief Marketing Officer

Here's how this combat veteran went from the battlefield to the boardroom and how vets can tackle their transition like a mis...

VA's Medical Foster Home Program Offers an Alternative to a Nursing Home

The program offers individualized care in a home setting.

Why Troops in Vietnam Could Write on Their Helmets

Truth be told, troops in Vietnam didn't "get away" with writing on their issued helmets, and neither do the troops who do it...

'Lt. Dan' Actor Gary Sinise Cancels Memorial Day Appearances in DC

He was set to attend a 25th anniversary screening of "Forrest Gump" on the National Mall and cohost the National Memorial Day...

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