EXCLUSIVE: An Army veteran and House Foreign Affairs member on Thursday introduced a bill to eliminate taxes for all U.S. service members deployed overseas. Rep. Warren Davidson’s, R-Ohio, bill, the BRAVE Act, would amend the IRS code to expand that exemption to include not just designated combat zones, but all non-permanently deployed service members operating...
The commander of U.S. Navy destroyer USS John McCain has been relieved of his duties months after the service branch faced ridicule on social media for posting a photo of him firing a rifle with its scope mounted backward. Cmdr. Cameron Yaste was recently let go from his position “due to a loss of confidence...
The Harrier Jump Jet, a highly innovative warplane that helped solve several operational problems for military planners, made its first flight on this day in history, August 31, 1966. The fighter jet, developed in the United Kingdom, is known for its eye-popping vertical and short take-off and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and for its ability to...
This is part 5 of Fox News Digital’s Freedom Isn’t Free series honoring America’s fallen heroes.Gold Star father Darin Hooversays the phrase ‘freedom isn’t free’ means ‘responsibility’ to him.”You know, again, throughout the history of this country, thank goodness there’s been men and women step up over those 248 years and the time before we...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at988 or 1-800-273-TALK(8255). Many U.S. veterans are hoping for big changes as the 2024 presidential election nears. Veteran homelessness has spiked nationwide, according to a variety of reports. From 2022 to 2023, 21%...
Marine Corps veteran and Warriors Heart executive director Michael O’Dell of Texas – along with others – took part in a recent bold adventure to raise money and awareness for important veterans’ and military responders’ support groups across America. “The beautiful thing about this expedition was that we’re in this same fight together – and...
A probe launched by the United States military found one Marine thought to have died in a tragic aerial crash actually escaped — then perished heading back into the flames to try to save trapped pilots. Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, was on board an MV-22B Osprey that went down in Australia during a military exercise...
A retired Recon Marine who conducted civilian rescues within Afghanistan, a former Navy SEAL and an ex-Pentagon chief are among the figures clamoring for Congress to hear from a top Afghan resistance leader and to stop directly or indirectly financially backing the Taliban government there. Around the time of the U.S.’ withdrawal, National Resistance Front...
A U.S. Marine died on Sunday after a vehicle rollover in Twentynine Palms, California, according to the United States Marine Corps. According to a social media post by the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, a Marine assigned to the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group was pronounced dead on Sunday. He was involved...
This is part 4 of Fox News Digital’s Freedom Isn’t Free series honoring America’s fallen heroes.Gold Star parents and retired law enforcement officers Alicia and Herman Lopez started a foundation in their son’s name for the next generation of Marines. Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, was killed in action on Aug. 26, 2021, alongside 12 other...
