Military Appreciation Month 2024 deals, discounts

Here's a look at the deals and discounts available to honor military members and veterans during Military Appreciation Month.

Vietnam War U.S. Air Force major accounted for after nearly six decades

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Air Force Maj. John C.G. Kerr, missing since a 1967 mission in Laos, was accounted for on April 24, 2024, decades after being declared Killed in Action.

US Marine dies in training accident in North Carolina

A U.S. Marine, Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, tragically lost his life in a training accident on April 18, as confirmed by military officials.

Iran's attack on Israel largely intercepted

Israel is hailing the success of its defenses in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

U.S. moves "additional assets" to Middle East amid threat of Iranian strike on Israel

The U.S. continues to monitor "credible" threats of an Iranian attack on Israel in response to a strike on Iran’s Damascus consulate, even as reports indicate that Iran is looking to deploy a non-escalatory response.

Battleship New Jersey sets sail for the first time in over two decades

A famed battleship was floating down the Delaware River on Thursday as the USS New Jersey left its dock in Camden, New Jersey, on its way to the Philadelphia Navy Yard for extensive maintenance work.

Pearl Harbor survivor Richard Higgins, one of few remaining, dies at 102

Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.

France presents 100-year-old WWII veteran with its highest honor at Philadelphia Navy Yard

100-year-old World War II veteran Corporal Benjamin Berry fought the Nazis on the Beaches of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge at just 18 years old. Now, he's being honored by the French government with its highest honor, the Legion of Honor.

Search continues for suspect, car in murder of 88-year-old veteran
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Philadelphia police have released new video as they investigate the murder of an 88-year-old veteran who was shot as he sat inside of his car in West Philadelphia in early March.

Pentagon UFO report finds no signs of alien life

The report details its review of nearly 80 years of reports related to unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP.

US Army soldier indicted for selling sensitive military information

An Army soldier has been arrested on charges of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, Justice Department officials said Thursday.

Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking Pentagon classified documents

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who leaked classified military documen.ts about the Russia-Ukraine war and other secrets in the most serious breach in years, pleaded guilty on Monday.