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A medical study of long-term chronic pain in combat veterans found troubling results for two groups of women: not only were women who faced heavy combat overseas more likely to
A bell rang eight times as a small crowd of Army Green Berets and family members stood by silently. After each bell, a voice called out a Combat Diver’s name,
(US Army photos, Task & Purpose composite). On the eve of the 1991 Gulf War, Maj. Marie Rossi-Cayton commanded a company of Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters deployed to Saudi Arabia.
(Photo courtesy of Shawn Cooper). When he was a child growing up in segregated Alabama, Jerome Gary Cooper snuck into the balcony of a movie theater to see a movie
FILE: A soldier receives his 3rd Infantry Division combat patch during a combat patch ceremony at Forward Operating Base Smart, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. (Airman Patrice Clarke/U.S. Air Force). The
An HH-60W Jolly Green II connects with a HC-130J tanker. The final FY24 defense bill adds 10 HH-60Ws and eight C-130Js. – U.S. Air Force Aircraft and combat vehicles were
Crye Precision is acknowledged for their beat powerful uniforms, and now they've built their most radical set to date. (Photos courtesy of Crye Precision. Undertaking & Function composite). The 80s