More than $365,000 has been raised for a 90-year-old disabled Air Force veteran living in New Hampshire after a TikTok user filmed him pawning jewelry so he could afford rent for him and his wife with dementia to avoid eviction. TikToker Jenelle Marie came across the man, identified as Donald, at U.S. Gold and Pawn...
Navy shipbuilding has had its worst production in 25 years, putting the U.S. behind rival China in production pace. “I don’t see a fast, easy way to get out of this problem. It’s taken us a long time to get into it,” Eric Labs, a longtime naval analyst at the Congressional Budget Office, told ABC...
Tim Walz’s former military superior made claims that called into question the Minnesota governor’s conduct in the U.S. National Guard during a CNN interview. During his interview with CNN, former Minnesota National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Julin appeared to bolster criticism that Walz abandoned the unit with his account of the former Guardsman going...
Iran may be reconsidering attacking Israel in retaliation for the alleged assassination of a high-ranking Hamas leader, but experts question the impact U.S. assets in the region played in the change of heart. After months of seeing the U.S. Navy patrol the region without answering Iranian escalations, Tehran is unlikely to be responding to fear...
Moscow has deployed troops to the Kursk region after a Ukrainian incursion into Russian territory that has raised major questions for the Kremlin and handed Kyiv a major opportunity. “Given the significant disparity of combat potential favoring Russia on the battlefield, Ukrainian forces appear to be switching to, or at minimum, intensifying, unconventional warfare, bringing...
Controversy over Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military service record is at the heart of Capitol Hill’s latest political firestorm, with veterans on both sides of the aisle chiming in on the new Democratic vice presidential candidate. Republicans are accusing Walz of misrepresenting details about his 24-year career in the National Guard — GOP lawmakers who...
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, fired back at CNN after an anchor suggested he embellished his own military service as the Republican vice presidential nominee hammered his Democratic rival over his record. Vance, who served as a U.S. Marine in Iraq, has taken aim at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as questions have been swirling over how...
As anyone who has served in the military knows, there are often good-spirited jokes about other branches and jobs. The Air Force gets called the “Chair Force” (we love this, actually) and so on. While not true, these jokes keep interservice rivalries lively and everyone on their toes. In general, we all respect each other...
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is working to identify dozens of Black soldiers killed in World War II. They served as part of the 92nd Infantry Division, known as the Buffalo Soldiers. “The idea that we can first tell them this is how it happened, this is how he died a hero. This is...
The U.S. women’s rugby team made America proud by bringing home the bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The rugby sevens’ bronze medal match against Australia on July 30 stunned viewers, with the team scoring a game-winning conversion as the clock ran out. Standout Sammy Sullivan, 26, brought an extra air of patriotism to the...
