As troops struggle to find child care, 24-hour centers offer helpAround-the-clock child care centers offer peace of mind for troops who work odd hours or are deployed. But the military says it has no plans to add more.By Karen Jowers2 months ago
Black D-Day combat medic’s long-denied medal laid on Omaha BeachU.S. First Army soldiers held a ceremony in honor of Waverly Woodson Jr. on the beach where he came ashore and was wounded.3 months ago
US senator claims Putin ‘doesn’t want Ukraine’U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Senate Committee on Armed Services member, claimed on a political talk show that Vladimir Putin 'doesn’t want Ukraine.'By Jonathan Lehrfeld3 months ago
‘What they left behind’: Ernie Pyle recalls the carnage of Omaha BeachThe story of D-Day as told by what one war correspondent saw left on the beaches.By Ernie Pyle3 months ago
A personal account of a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-DayLt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, described what it was really like to parachute during the invasion of Normandy.By Gerhard L. Bolland3 months ago
Actor Idris Elba discusses suppressed stories of D-Day’s Black vetsActor Idris Elba and director Shianne Brown spoke to Military Times to discuss their latest collaboration, "Erased: WWII Heroes Of Color."By Claire Barrett3 months ago
Rangers led the way in the D-Day landings 80 years agoAmong the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, were 1,000 members of a new, specially trained unit.By James Sandy, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation3 months ago
How the 16th Infantry Regiment’s heroism helped bring victory on D-DayAs part of the first wave of the largest amphibious assault in history, the regiment was assigned to clear Omaha Beach landing sectors.By Joseph Harris Carpenter, University of Texas at Arlington, The Conversation3 months ago
A brief timeline of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of occupied FranceJune 6, 1944, began with Allied aircraft bombing German defenses in Normandy, followed by some 1,200 aircraft who carried airborne troops.3 months ago
Remembering D-Day: Key facts about the invasion that altered WWIIWith vets and world dignitaries gathering in Normandy to commemorate the landings' 80th anniversary, here's a look at how Operation Overlord unfolded.3 months ago
Biden will praise men like his uncles when he commemorates D-DayWhile President Biden's uncles weren't among the thousands who came ashore on D-Day, they were in the Army and supported the war in other ways.3 months ago
D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weaponsIn World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping men for combat.3 months ago