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Brig. Gen. Todd Traver, deputy commanding general of the 807th Theater Medical Command, presents the Purple Heart to retired U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Christina Larson during her retirement ceremony at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, Feb. 20, 2026. Larson received the award for wounds sustained during a 2015 deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz)

Purple Heart Ceremony Honors Retired Army Reserve Medic’s Service and Sacrifice

March 12, 2026 — 0 Comments

Members from the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy Joint Service Fire Guard present the Colors during the opening of the DoW Fallen Firefighter Memorial, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Mar. 6, 2026. The Fire Guard presented the colors, lowered the U.S. and Military Firefighter Heritage Foundation flags to half-staff and placed roses at the memorial site. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Lummus)

17th Training Wing hosts annual DoD Fallen Firefighter Memorial

March 12, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Airmen with the 102nd Intelligence Wing attend a memorial plaque unveiling in Dogneville, France, Feb. 16, 2026. The ceremony honored U.S. Army Air Forces Master Sgt. Thomas Virnelli, who was killed in an aircraft crash nearby in 1945.

National Guard News

Massachusetts National Guardsmen, French students honor fallen WWII Airman, Master Sgt. Thomas Pop Virnelli

March 12, 2026 — 0 Comments

Tracy Warren and her children interact with a high-definition touch screen inside the Freedom 250 mobile museum at Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb. 25, 2026. The Warren family, who recently studied the American Revolution as part of their homeschool curriculum, used the exhibit's interactive technology to further explore 250 years of United States history.

Joint Forces News

Mobile Museums Bring Freedom 250 to Military Communities

March 11, 2026 — 0 Comments

Through its cold-water immersion studies, NHRC develops life-saving strategies that enable the warfighter to overcome the initial, lethal shock of entering frigid water. This vital research provides U.S. Naval, Marine Corps, and joint forces with the tools to maintain cognitive function and enhance survivability in the most extreme maritime environments. (U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Reyes/released)

Navy Medicine Research Fortifies the Warfighter Against the Cold’s Lethal Shock

March 11, 2026 — 0 Comments

An enlarged image of Sgt. Declan J. Coady is illuminated during a special “Elite Hero Workout of the Day” hosted by Company E, 551st Signal Battalion, on March 9. Coady was one of six American Soldiers killed when an unmanned aircraft struck a tactical command center at the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait on March 1.

‘Once a Patriot, always a Patriot’ – Soldiers honor Sgt. Declan J. Coady

March 11, 2026 — 0 Comments

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group Philippines depart the first-ever Repatriation Ceremony held at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines with the remains of the 100th U.S. Unknown that DPAA disinterred during fiscal year 2026, March 6, 2026. Currently, there are 71,783 U.S. personnel unaccounted for from World War II with approximately 10,000 missing in the Philippines, the largest total for any single country. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Lt. Col. George Tobias)

Joint Forces News

DPAA Conducts First-Ever Repatriation Ceremony at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

March 11, 2026 — 0 Comments

The 103rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, part of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, was inactivated during a ceremony March 6, 2026, in Philadelphia. The battalion is being inactivated as part of the 56th SBCT’s conversion to a mobile brigade combat team. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Tristan Murry)

National Guard News

Historic Pa. Army National Guard unit inactivated

March 10, 2026 — 0 Comments

The U.S. Army has cleared the M111 Offensive Hand Grenade (OHG) for Full Material Release (FMR).

Army approves M111, first new lethal hand grenade since 1968

March 10, 2026 — 0 Comments