‘I Wasn’t Afraid to Die. I Was a Soldier’: Veteran Asks Heart Surgeon to Save Sentimental Tattoo During Transplant The ink on Army veteran Louis Smith's chest spells out a lyric from Frank Sinatra's "My Way," a song Smith's father...
The Fighter Pilot Podcast: A Veterans Day Tribute This Veterans Day, we’re taking a walk down memory lane, revisiting some of our most memorable episodes from among the nearly...
Silence Was My Father’s Fortress. I Shared It for a Time Until Poetry Set Me Free. When I came back from Iraq, I carried with me the images of landscapes littered with ruined bodies. To deal with the stew of...
Kuwait Bans 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 6' Video Game, Likely over It Featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s Activision acknowledged in a statement that the game “has not been approved for release in Kuwait,” but did not elaborate.
Marine Veteran of Gulf War Identified as Rallygoer Seriously Injured in Trump Assassination Attempt David Dutch is a Marine Corps veteran who served during the Gulf War, according to his service record, which was provided to...
A Gold Star Father Reflects on the Search for the First Pilot Shot Down During the Gulf War The first night of Operation Desert Storm, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher took off from the flight deck of the USS Saratoga...
Marines Fly Flags at Half-Mast After Revered Former Commandant Al Gray Dies at 95 Gen. Al Gray was lauded by Marines, current and former, for his no-nonsense, salt-of-the earth approach to leading the...
Veterans, Advocates Want Blood Cancers Added to PACT Act List of Burn Pit-Related Conditions The Department of Veterans Affairs is studying whether acute and chronic leukemias and multiple myeloma should be considered...
Barbie and Ken Went to War Long Before the 'Barbie' Movie Before they left Barbieland in search of the real world, Mattel's signature Barbie and Ken dolls left home in search of a...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
![Logo for Microsoft, and a scene from Activision "Call of Duty - Modern Warfare"](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-10/ApNewsroom_Kuwait_Call_of_Duty_71692.jpg?itok=RRSsfsdK "The logo for Microsoft, and a scene from Activision "Call of Duty - Modern Warfare," are shown in this photo, in New York, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)")
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/army%20barbie%201200.jpg?itok=AGWQbr6h ""VA Claims Barbie" and "Service-Connected Ken" weren't talked about in Barbieland, just like in the real world. (Mattel)")
