Military

Doris Miller was recognized for manning a machine gun and returning fire during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. An African American was not allowed to man a gun in the Navy at the time.

The U.S. Air Force said Monday it is investigating the cause of death of two servicemen who died at a base in Germany last week.

Both soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, officials said.

With rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran stirring up fears of World War III, fraudulent text messages have begun popping up on phones across the country, scaring many Americans into believing they have just been drafted.

"More than a dozen" ballistic missiles were launched at two military bases in Iraq that house U.S. troops in retaliation to the killing of a top Iranian general, defense officials confirmed.

Officials with the U.S. Army have issued a warning to people as texts informing individuals that they have been selected for a military draft spread.

The United States military is sending more troops to the American Embassy in Baghdad in the wake of violent protests.

A central Texas man was overwhelmed by the response after he put out a call asking his local community to donate their leftover Christmas trees to him instead of throwing them out so that he could turn them into canes for veterans in need.

A Tennessee community is mourning the loss of a soldier who was home for Christmas and his 1-year-old son, who were both killed in a head-on car crash Thursday night.

Coalition forces donned jolly red caps and delivered Christmas gifts to five U.S. military bases in eastern Syria as part of Operation Holiday Express.

The Pentagon issued an internal memo that urged military personal to avoid using consumer DNA kits due to safety concerns, according to a report from Yahoo News.

An American service member was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said, without providing further details, while the Taliban claimed they were behind a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province that killed the U.S. soldier.

One military family found a way to get the everyone into a Christmas photo despite dad being away from the family this holiday season.

A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration from using military construction funds for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. 

One person is in custody following a lockdown at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.

A Lawrenceville couple is looking to reunite a Marine Corps ring with its rightful owner.

A trailer filled with about 97,000 meals for veterans was stolen from a nonprofit organization in Kansas.

The USS Grayback, a United States submarine that was sunk in 1944 in an enemy attack during World War II, was lost to the ocean floor for 75 years until its recent discovery off the coast of Okinawa, Japan by the Lost 52 Project.

Tomb guards maintain a constant vigil day and night, in rain, sleet and snow, to ensure the Unknowns will forever rest with dignity and honor.