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Worried about your chute, or just clearing the airplane? Find out what it's like to experience Basic Airborne School.
Marines conducted intensive artillery training with M777 howitzers during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Army Sgt. James Mestrovitch helped save the life of his commanding officer in Fismette, France, during World War I, which led to his Medal of Honor.
U.S. Army and international paratroopers recently jumped against each other during Leapfest, the largest and oldest global static line parachute training event and competition.
Marines, soldiers, sailors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel recently performed training to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities at Coast Guard Station Key West, Florida.
During the World War II battle for Tinian Island in the Pacific, Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Lee Wilson gave his life so that three of his comrades could live.
For National Guardsmen like Spc. Keara Conn, mission readiness is more than a buzzword — it's a mindset forged through training, mentorship and understanding of how split-second decisions affect lives.
Retired Army Master Sgt. Chris Hiatt was coming in for a routine landing at the Castroville Municipal Airport in Castroville, Texas, when something went terribly wrong.
Service members, veterans, their families and their caretakers can stay at a Fisher House at no cost while their loved one receives treatment and/or rehabilitation.
Eighty years ago on July 30, 1945, a Japanese submarine sunk the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, resulting in the deaths of 880 sailors and Marines, making it the Navy's worst disaster at sea.
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