https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/ Stories from around the Department of War. en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:29:00 GMT Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:32:13 GMT https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4512337/seabees-connect-to-past-during-exercise-baltic-operations-26/ Navy construction personnel taking part in Exercise Baltic Operations 26 in Latvia built a camp named in honor of a Navy aircraft lost over the Baltic Sea during the Cold War in 1950. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:29:00 GMT Navy Chief Petty Officer Justin Stumberg, 22nd Naval Construction Regiment https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4512337/seabees-connect-to-past-during-exercise-baltic-operations-26/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4512180/one-stitch-at-a-time-aviators-art-leaves-lasting-international-impression/ Over more than two decades, Air Force Maj. Kerry Baker designed hundreds of unit patches, nose art pieces and official heraldry that capture the heritage, morale and visual identity of the B-52 Stratofortress aviation community. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:03:00 GMT Air Force Staff Sgt. Tambri Cason, 307th Bomb Wing https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4512180/one-stitch-at-a-time-aviators-art-leaves-lasting-international-impression/ Know Your Military https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4499008/medal-of-honor-monday-army-2nd-lt-walter-d-ehlers/ Army 2nd Lt. Walter D. Ehlers earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II and became the last surviving D-Day recipient of the award. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:46:21 GMT David Vergun https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4499008/medal-of-honor-monday-army-2nd-lt-walter-d-ehlers/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4497173/signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence-georgia/ Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776. Three of the 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain represented Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:36:00 GMT David Vergun https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4497173/signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence-georgia/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4505311/maintainers-honor-flying-tiger-heritage-with-aircraft-paint-restoration/ Airmen assigned to the 23rd Maintenance Squadron transformed an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., by painting the Flying Tiger emblem on the jet, a tribute to Army Air Corps Brig. Gen. David Lee "Tex" Hill and the legendary World War II group. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:17:00 GMT Air Force Senior Airman Savannah Carpenter https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4505311/maintainers-honor-flying-tiger-heritage-with-aircraft-paint-restoration/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4497337/medal-of-honor-monday-army-pfc-charles-n-deglopper/ Army Pfc. Charles N. DeGlopper was a World War II soldier who bravely sacrificed his life in France to save his platoon, earning the Medal of Honor. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:39:53 GMT David Vergun https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4497337/medal-of-honor-monday-army-pfc-charles-n-deglopper/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4478298/face-of-defense-damage-controlman-develops-next-generation-of-warfighters/ Naval Education and Training Command recently honored Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Crystal Avila, a damage controlman and instructor assigned to Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill., as the Junior Instructor of the Year. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:37:00 GMT Marc Lindsay, Navy Recruit Training Command https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4478298/face-of-defense-damage-controlman-develops-next-generation-of-warfighters/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4503827/double-amputee-paratrooper-trains-for-historic-jump-into-normandy/ Fourteen years after an explosion in an Afghan village took both of his legs and nearly his life, a former 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper is preparing to jump again, this time in Normandy, France. Fri, 29 May 2026 19:28:00 GMT Leslie Herlick, Fort Rucker Public Affairs Office https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4503827/double-amputee-paratrooper-trains-for-historic-jump-into-normandy/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4484699/gunsmiths-play-essential-role-in-winning-revolutionary-war/ Revolutionary War gunsmiths handcrafted unique, noninterchangeable firearms from scratch, keeping patriot forces armed despite frequent battlefield weapon failures. Fri, 29 May 2026 11:43:00 GMT David Vergun https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4484699/gunsmiths-play-essential-role-in-winning-revolutionary-war/ https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4487405/medal-of-honor-monday-army-pvt-henry-johnson/ Army Pvt. Henry Johnson held back a German force and rescued a captured soldier while on sentry duty at a French outpost during World War I. Because of his bravery, the enemy retreated and left behind equipment that provided valuable intelligence. Mon, 25 May 2026 14:09:23 GMT David Vergun https://www.war.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/4487405/medal-of-honor-monday-army-pvt-henry-johnson/