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Parachute drop marks 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“Seven thousand of my marine buddies were killed. Twenty thousand shot up, wounded, put on ships,...
Gaza pier suspension another blow to troubled U.S. aid mission
The Day· 6 days agoDeliveries over the pier were suspended Tuesday after it broke apart in heavy seas. It marked at least the third significant setback in a week; four U.S ...
US, Philippines expand exercise to territorial edges amid tension with China
Army Times· 1 day agoA Philippine fishing vessel was traversing Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea when two Chinese...
Mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for 80th anniversary of D-Day
Politico via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe only woman was 61-year-old Dawna Bennett, who felt history’s force as she exited her plane into...
USS Nevada has key role in liberating France, toppling Nazis
Elko Daily Free Press· 9 hours agoThe invasion, informally referred to as Operation Liberation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was...
What 'heat dome'? Thank God for June gloom in L.A.
Los Angeles Times· 10 hours agoA dreaded “heat dome” has formed over the western U.S., pushing daytime temperatures in much of California dangerously above normal for early June....
Author Megan Eckstein | Army Times
Army Times· 23 hours agoMegan Eckstein is the naval warfare reporter at Defense News. Megan is a University of Maryland alumna. The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the...
Before D-Day troops crossed English Channel, some trained on Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoBefore crossing the English Channel on D-Day 80 years ago this week, some in history’s largest...
GoRuck Selection in Normandy ends, German is last man standing
Task & Purpose· 5 days ago“We wanted to be here at a deeply personal level, and so we wanted to share in why we wanted to be...
USS Nevada had key role in liberating France, toppling Nazis
Elko Daily Free Press· 9 hours agoThe invasion, informally referred to as Operation Liberation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was...