Army Tech. Sgt. Ted Takayuki Tanouye posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in western Italy during World War II.
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Airmen Participate in the World's Largest Multiday March
Airmen walked in the 108th International Four Days Marches in Nijmegen, Netherlands, a long-standing, 100-mile event that brought together 47,000 participants, including 6,455 military members from 38 nations.
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Virginia, Part 2
Learn how three of Virginia’s seven delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence — Benjamin Harrison V, Francis Lightfoot Lee and Carter Braxton — helped shape America.
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Face of Defense: Marine Caps Full-Circle Journey With Instructor of Year Honor
Marine Corps Sgt. Kade Prentice, a course supervisor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island in California, was named the CNATT domain’s Junior Instructor of the Year in fiscal year 2025.
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Jake Allex
Army Cpl. Jake Allex earned the Medal of Honor for extraordinary courage while leading his men forward under heavy fire during the Battle of Amiens in World War I.
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Virginia, Part 3
George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee and Thomas Nelson Jr., three of Virginia’s seven delegates who signed the Declaration of Independence, helped shape America.
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. William Shemin
Army Sgt. William Shemin, a rifleman, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for extraordinary heroism during World War I combat operations in France.
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Azimuth Program Immerses Cadets in Space Force Missions
Approximately 300 cadets participated in the Space Force’s Azimuth program throughout the summer at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., where they gained exposure to its missions, organizations and guardian culture.
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: North Carolina
Joseph Hewes, William Hooper and John Penn represented North Carolina at the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence: New Hampshire
Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Three of the 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain represented New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, Matthew Thornton and William Whipple.
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