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6 Army-Navy Game Traditions Everyone Should Know
If the Army-Navy Game itself doesn’t thrill you, you can still stay tuned for a lot of fun and martial tradition that surrounds it, from long before kickoff starts until a winner is crowned.
75 Years of EURAFCENT and NATO: A Legacy of Unity and Strength
NAPLES, IT., December 27, 2024 — From NATO’s Foundation to Today’s Challenges: Seventy-five years ago, on April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded, striving for peace and security through collective defense.
80 Years Ago, a Historic Army-Navy Game Captivated a Nation During World War II
The 1944 Army-Navy Game pitted the top two ranked teams in college football that season and raised more than $58 million for the war effort.
A Caucus of Military Veterans Seeks to Bridge the Political Divide in a Polarized Congress
In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass important legislation.
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A commissioning ceremony for The Strike Group is held at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza [Image 1 of 3]
WASHINGTON (Dec. 12, 2024) The honor guard parades the colors during the commissioning ceremony of The Strike Group at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. The Strike Group is a cutting-edge, multi-scenario, mobile mixed-reality experience that represents the latest innovation in the realm of U.S. military recruiting using leading-edge VR, providing users with a fully immersive, hands-...[Read More]
A Guide to Funeral Services for Former President Jimmy Carter
Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.C., beginning Saturday, Jan. 4, and concluding Thursday, Jan. 9.
A Living Legacy, USS John Basilone (DDG 122) Commissions
USS John Basilone is commissioned in New York.
A US Navy Ship Will Make Its First Port Call in 8 Years in Cambodia, a Close Ally of China
A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China’s close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years, according to a Cambodian statement.
A Week After China’s War Games, US and Canadian Warships Sail Through Taiwan Strait
U.S. and Canadian warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, almost a week after China held massive war games around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory.
Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Conducts Second Multi-Large Deck Event with Italian ITS Cavour CSG
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) conducted a Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) with the Italian Navy’s ITS Cavour CSG, Oct. 18.
Advocates fear dismantling of DOD’s extremism prevention, DEI programs
Leaders of nonprofits that have advocated for stronger polices to bolster diversity in the military and keep extremists out of the ranks are now concerned that President-elect Donald Trump and his pick for defense secretary will quickly work to undo those measures. Trump announced Nov. 12 he intended to nominate Army veteran and conservative commentator Pete Hegseth as his next secretary of defens...[Read More]
After 142 years, Navy apologizes for destroying Alaska Native village
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Shells fell on the Alaska Native village as winter approached, and then sailors landed and burned what was left of homes, food caches and canoes. Conditions grew so dire in the following months that elders sacrificed their own lives to spare food for surviving children. It was Oct. 26, 1882, in Angoon, a Tlingit village of about 420 people in the southeastern Alaska panhandle. ...[Read More]