From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to Anthrax: How the US Postal Service Shaped a Nation The military has played many different roles throughout the U.S. Postal Service’s history.
D-Day Veteran and TikTok Star 'Papa Jake' Larson Dies at 102 An animated speaker who charmed strangers young and old with his quick smile and generous hugs, the self-described country...
National Guard Officer's Promotion Stalled by California Senator Protesting LA Military Deployment A hold cannot prevent a nominee from being confirmed, but it means the Senate cannot use the expedited procedures it normally...
How Aviation Helps the Army Fulfill its Mission As the Army prepares to commemorate its 250th birthday on Saturday, June 14, 2025, "The Fighter Pilot Podcast" -- hosted by...
Tim Kennedy, Green Beret and Army Hype Man, Under Investigation for Lying About Combat Valor The admission by Kennedy, who is often seen promoting the Army's top brass, triggered an investigation and raised fresh...
Troops and Federal Agents Briefly Descend on Park in LA Neighborhood With Large Immigrant Population The defense officials told reporters that it was not a military operation but acknowledged that the size and scope of the...
Guardsmen Help Operate 'Alligator Alcatraz' as Trump Increasingly Leans on Military for Immigration Crackdown Roughly 70 Florida National Guard troops have been deployed to the newly built, remote immigration detention site deep in the...
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Guardsmen Pulled off LA Mission as State Warns Troops Are 'Stretched Thin' Amid Wildfire Season U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that approximately 150 members of the California National Guard were released from...
Victim of Idaho Attack on Firefighters Was Veteran of National Guard One of the victims of the shooting, Frank Harwood, 42, was married and had two children, and he also was a veteran of the...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...