Leaving white contrails streaked across a picture-perfect blue sky, powerful military jets with the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds roared over the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area Saturday in a show of support for those on the front lines in the coronavirus war.
The Association of the U.S. Army wrapped up its annual meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. From mobile howitzers and armored vehicles to drones and massive tilt-rotor aircraft, there was plenty to see.
National Police Week culminated Wednesday with a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington where President Donald Trump and other dignitaries offered a tribute to law enforcement personnel who have fallen in the line of duty.
It truly was a family affair. When Gen. James McConville arrived for a Senate hearing on his nomination to become the Army's next chief of staff, he had backup from his wife — a former Army captain — and four family members, all active duty soldiers.
Members of the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tenn., where Robert Engle was serving as an usher when gunfire erupted on Sept. 24, 2017, say he saved lives. On Friday, he and other citizen heroes were honored by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
More than 100 servicemembers got a rousing reception from family and friends at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia on Thursday. One well-wisher was taken aback when her Air Force boyfriend dropped to one knee, stretched out his hands with an engagement ring and proposed. Soon after, they celebrated with a kiss.
Army kids are strong, resilient and our soldiers' sources of strength. But how much do they know about what mom and dad do each day?
On the morning of Jan. 5 — the day her son, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew McClintock, died in combat — Joyce Montoya- Helgesen got a news alert that a U.S. soldier was killed in Afghanistan. It unnerved her. She prayed, “Please, don’t let it be Matthew.” The whole day at work, she felt unsettled and went home early.
Myles Eckert never suspected that a $20 find would lead to more than $2 million of charitable contributions, world-wide celebrity status, and a prestigious award at the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's 2016 Citizen Honors ceremony.
Roger Daltrey, the British rock legend and lead singer of The Who, brought his celebrity star status to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to shine a spotlight on a medical bill working its way through Congress.