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Keel laid for new destroyer named after SEAL

Keel laid for new destroyer named after SEAL
Bath Iron Works, a unit of General Dynamics, this week celebrated the laying of the keel of the second ship in the Zumwalt class of guided-missile destroyers. The ship will be named the Michael Monsoor, after Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor, a U.S. Navy SEAL who was killed in Iraq in 2006.
20 min 26 sec ago

Lawmakers step up pressure on military footwear

Lawmakers step up pressure on military footwear
Members of Maine's congressional delegation are trying to keep up the pressure on the Department of Defense to buy footwear from U.S. manufacturers, a move that would likely benefit the state's New Balance sneaker factories.
28 min 23 sec ago

Iranian exiles' exit from Iraq hits snag

Iranian exiles' exit from Iraq hits snag
The State Department's decade-long effort to find a new home for a controversial Iranian opposition group has ground to a near halt only days after the announcement that the exiles had begun moving from Iraq to permanent homes in Europe.
51 min 11 sec ago

Vet's heroism in Battle of the Bulge may yield nation's highest military honor

Vet's heroism in Battle of the Bulge may yield nation's highest military honor
World War II paratrooper units were light on their feet — they carried everything on their backs and didn't travel in armored vehicles. So when James "Maggie" Megellas saw the German Mark V Panther tank bearing down on his platoon in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge, he stuck his hands into his pockets and pulled out two grenades. Then he ran toward the deadly machine whose 75mm guns could pierce any Allied tank.
57 min 21 sec ago

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Most Decorated Marine Receives Another Honor

Submitted by Colin on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 13:22

The National Museum of the United States Marine Corps has installed an 8-foot statue of legendary Marine Lt. General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller to celebrate the Marine Corps most decorated Marine.

Lt. Gen. Puller joined the Marines in 1917, inspired by the United States' involvement in World War I. Although he never fought in that conflict, he did see action in Haiti as a corporal and then in Nicaragua as a 2nd Lieutenant, where he received his both his first and second Navy Cross.

Arlington National Cemetery Releases App

Submitted by Colin on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 09:02

At the Association of the United States Army convention in Washington DC, Arlington National Cemetery unveiled to the public a smartphone and web app allowing access to the extensive electronic records of those buried there.

The app allows anyone to search records based on personal information, and search results display full name, date of birth and death, as well as photographs of the front and back of the headstone. Also available for viewing through the app are monuments and memorials dedicated to specific military units, as well as a list of well-known service members that are buried in Arlington.

Marine Corps to Educate Marines on Supplement Use

Submitted by Colin on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 14:37

In an effort to educate Marines about the various nutritional supplements available to them, the Corps is instituting Operation Supplement Safety, an education campaign running through November.