MEDAL: Underwater discoveries help us remember history, honor the fallen

The crew of the Research Vessel Petrel, led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is on a roll.

MISFIRE: DoD shouldn’t have waited so long to approve danger pay for troops in Niger

The Defense Department on March 8 announced that troops deployed to Niger, Mali and northern Cameroon qualify to receive imminent danger pay/hostile fire pay, retroactive to June 7, 2017.

MEDAL: Marine Corps fitness test offers smart alternative to running

The other services should pay attention.

MISFIRE: California teacher’s military tirade is just plain vile

The daggers flew this weekend when a disparaging military rant by a California high school teacher went viral.

MISFIRE: Airman’s trumpet-sounding ignorance on Facebook makes everyone look bad

A technical sergeant from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada came under fire recently after she shared a racially-charged, expletive-laced rant to Facebook.

MEDAL: Killing ISIS with entrenching tools? Yes, please

CSM Troxell's words were motivating, to say the least.

MEDAL: Thank you for your service, MQ-1 Predator

The U.S. military's original unmanned recon drone will retire officially this summer.

MISFIRE: Looks like the Navy is lowering standards

The Navy is retaining more sailors who are failing fitness tests and not getting promoted.

MEDAL: Reversing the drawdown in Europe

The U.S. is investing about $200 million to fix and build air bases in Eastern Europe.

MISFIRE: The sailor who spotted Peter Mims and then went back to bed

This sleepy sailor had the opportunity to be a hero.

MEDAL: All eligible Army specialists and sergeants to go before promotion boards

The new rule will help the Army retain and maximize talent, and also ensure fewer leadership positions remain empty.

MISFIRE: Health care officials have to get Tricare transition right

Tricare is undergoing huge changes, so it's crucial that health care officials and contractors get this transition right.

MEDAL: Review of valor awards proved totally justified

The military-wide review of more than 1,300 valor decorations awarded since 9/11 continues to pay dividends by recognizing the nation’s heroes for their incredible courage on the battlefield.

MEDAL: In Taliban urination case, the military court was right

Pissing on dead Taliban was wrong. But the commandant's heavy-handed treatment of those Marines was worse.

MISFIRE: Abandoning DoD-run schools is a terrible idea

The Pentagon's proposal to turn over stateside military schools to local school districts amounts to a cut in benefits for military children.

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