Everything troops and families need to know about filing taxes in 2025
Tax deadlines are closing in fast. Here's everything military families need to know this season.
By Karen Jowers
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SOCOM wants new helmet goggle mount and oxygen-generating device
The portable oxygen device would cut down the need for oxygen cylinders.
By Todd South
From first shot to the silence of peace: Timeline of World War I
Unleashed by an archduke’s assassination, World War I gradually entangled more and more countries, killing millions of soldiers and civilians and touching multiple continents.
New Army museum will be ‘remarkable’ tribute to American soldiers past, present and future
On Veterans Day, many of the nation’s efforts to demonstrate appreciation for those who serve do not reach active duty soldiers, particularly those who are forward-deployed.
By Retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan
Vietnam vets honored during Fort Polk ceremony
More than 120 Vietnam War veterans attended a welcome home ceremony at Polk Army Airfield, in Louisiana.
By Kyle Rempfer
Hitler in war, Merkel in peace: A train car for history
Adolf Hitler went in wartime for revenge. Angela Merkel plans a pilgrimage in the name of peace. Two German chancellors, with opposite aims and the same destination: a train car in a French forest.
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press
Willy Williams, the most decorated enlisted sailor in Navy history
In the history of the U.S. Navy only seven men have earned all of the “Big Three” valor awards: Medal of Honor, Navy Cross and Silver Star Medal. Six were World War II officers. The seventh was enlisted sailor James Elliott “Willy” Williams in Vietnam.
By Doug Sterner
In the last hours of World War I, a terrible toll
Thousands of troops were dying even as the clock ticked down to the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
For today’s VA, it’s the best of times and the worst of times
In the last year, the Department of Veterans Affairs has seen big successes and even bigger controversies.
NFL’s Salute to Service comes to Washington
The Washington Redskins hosted service members on the sidelines during Sunday's home game against the Atlanta Falcons, just one week before Veteran's Day, as part of the Salute to Service program.
By Jillian Angeline
Right up to Armistice Day, US clout in WWI kept increasing
On the final morning of World War I, U.S. Gen. John J. Pershing was not eager to stop fighting. After all, if one nation had momentum after the first global war’s four years of unprecedented slaughter, it was the United States.
Veterans Day discount update: Tall ship cruises, cannabis, workouts, burgers and more
Here's a long list of deals offered nationwide and tips to help you make the most of them.
By Karen Jowers