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After hundreds of combat missions in Vietnam, Air Force Capt. Hilliard Almond Wilbanks gave his life to give cover for troops under fire when air support wasn't available quickly enough.
The Battle of Iwo Jima was difficult and strategically important, putting U.S. heavy bombers in range of mainland Japan.
During a reconnaissance mission before the Battle of Iwo Jima, a wounded Navy Lt. Rufus Geddie Herring heroically defended his gunboat and steered it to safety without leaving a single member of his team behind.
Air Force Senior Airman Sebastian d'Alton applied lifesaving measures on a severely injured skier, relying on training as a pararescueman and quick instincts, until a helicopter arrived to airlift the skier to a local hospital.
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, in Washington, has become a leader in implementing additive manufacturing and repair technologies using various processes and materials to quickly create much-needed parts for submarines and ships.
The Battle of Manila in the Philippines, one of the most destructive urban battles ever fought in terms of lives lost, provided valuable tactical lessons for U.S. forces.
Army Sgt. John Philip Baca received a Medal of Honor for throwing himself on top a grenade to keep his comrades safe in Vietnam.
When the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, keep an eye out for Cole Christiansen, a U.S. Military Academy graduate and Army officer-in-waiting.
The Defense Department presented the 2024 Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence to sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island.
Abbie Sweetwine, the "Angel of Platform Six," used the triage concepts she learned as a nurse in WWII to treat wounded civilians and provide crucial information about their conditions to ambulance personnel.
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