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Stories from around the Defense Department.
During the Civil War, Navy Acting Master's Mate Thomas Harding did his best to save one of his superiors on a sinking vessel.
Service members and veterans gathered in Normandy to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day, honoring the pivotal Allied invasion that changed the course of World War II.
For Air Force 2nd Lt. Braeden Holcombe, an engineering project programmer assigned to 325th Civil Engineer Squadron, the Air Force uniform means more than service — it's a symbol of pushing beyond boundaries, whether in engineering projects or the Olympics.
When Army Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa encountered enemy machine gun nests in Italy during World War II, he pushed the attack with a fearlessness that helped the Allies take the country back from the Nazis.
For high school students with civilian parents, choosing to go into the military after graduation can mean a big lifestyle change filled with uncertainties. But for teens whose parents have been serving their whole life, it's a decision that's often a lot easier to make.
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Recovery Office – Eaton uncovered a precious keepsake that had been consumed by the January wildfires in southern California.
Eight service members earned the 2025 USO Service Member of the Year Award for going above and beyond the call to serve.
Marine Corps Pfc. Jimmy Wayne Phipps was only 18 years old when he sacrificed himself in the Vietnamese jungle so his comrades could survive. The young Marine posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his valor.
Nearly 1,500 soldiers assigned to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment placed U.S. flags at over 260,000 headstones and niche columns across Arlington National Cemetery, Va., for the 77th annual "Flags In" ceremony.
As Paramount Global and famed actor Tom Cruise put together their eighth installment of the "Mission Impossible" franchise, "Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning," the studio once again reached out to DOD to use its many military assets to create cinematic magic.
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