The Army punished three officers for mishandling Sgt. 1st Class Robert Card’s mental health case in the months before he killed 18 people in Maine, yet a service investigation found the military could have done little to stop his shooting spree.
J.D. Vance, 39, enlisted in the Marine Corps after graduating from high school in 2003 and served for four years, including a six-month stint in Iraq beginning in late 2005. The experience “taught me how to live like an adult,” Vance wrote in his memoir.
Donald Trump has selected Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his Republican running mate. Vance, who swept to national prominence with his bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” was a vocal opponent of Trump during the 2016 presidential election but changed his position, arguing he was proved wrong by Trump’s performance in office.
World War II veteran Ralph Newman, who drew cartoons for Stars and Stripes, will be honored this month at San Diego’s Comic-Con International for the uncredited work he did after the war, including stories for characters Richie Rich and Casper the Friendly Ghost.
The squadrons returned to the U.S. after nearly nine months on deployment with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Most of the time was spent in and near the Red Sea defending commercial and military vessels against Houthi drones and missiles launched from Yemen.
Despite soaring temperatures and humidity, America’s National Independence Day Parade drew hundreds of thousands of onlookers to celebrate the country’s birthday.
More job specialties considered “extremely demanding” by the Air Force and Space Force will be eligible starting in October for special duty assignment pay, and more of it.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention is setting new rules for dogs coming into the United States to prevent the spread of canine rabies, and pets in military families or belonging to Defense Department civilians are not exempt.