Gilbert Howland, who commanded a machine gun unit with the famed Merrill’s Marauders in Burma during World War II and went on to earn Combat Infantry Badges in Korea and Vietnam, died Thursday in Hamilton, N.J. He was 99.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III issued the approval Saturday in accordance with Directive-Type Memorandum 19-011. That policy allows service academy graduates to pursue employment in professional sports immediately following graduation.

Tokyo, 1956: Japan’s Crown Prince (and future Emperor) Akihito talks with Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie at a reception during Selassie’s goodwill visit to Japan.

Almost four decades after the original, and after sitting on the shelf for two years due to the pandemic, "Top Gun: Maverick" is flying full throttle into a new world.