Airman behind famed ‘Burst of Joy’ photo dies at 92
Retired Col. Robert L. Stirm, the man featured in the famous Pulitzer Prize-winning photo “Burst of Joy” died on Nov. 11 in Fairfield, California, his daughter, Lorrie Stirm Kitching confirmed to The New York Times. He was 92. The photo itself is iconic: A seemingly...
The Dust Devils and one final homage to the Harrier
NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE, California — The “Dust Devils” of the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX-31) brought the AV-8B Harrier’s decades-long testing era to an official close this fall with one final sortie flown by the squadron’s last remaining Harrier pilot,...
Pentagon must do better to safeguard public information, GAO warns
The Defense Department continues to encounter cyber security vulnerabilities stemming from publicly accessible information shared across digital platforms, a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office warns. The report, released on Nov. 17, highlights security lapses across 10 DOD components linked to digital activity...
Gun Rights Groups Push to Strike Down NFA After Tax Repeal
Two top gun-rights organizations are pushing a Missouri court to declare the National Firearms Act (NFA) null and void since the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs) and NFA-designated “any other weapons” (AOWs) was rescinded in President Donald Trump’s One Big...
Thanksgiving feasts deployed to troops around the world
Whether they’re feasting in dining halls, aboard ships, or at remote outposts, troops around the world are set to receive their Thanksgiving meals as 152,626 pounds of turkey have already arrived at their designated overseas locations, along with beef, ham, shrimp and the fixings, according...
House Dem urges service members to uphold constitutional oath over Trump
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats and Republicans heard two very different takeaways when a group of Democratic lawmakers called on U.S. service members not to carry out certain orders in a video that went viral on social media Tuesday. Rep. Chrissy...
Wounded Army Sgt. Michael Verardo buried at Arlington National Cemetery
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Under a gray sky on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, family, friends and fellow service members gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to lay to rest U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Verardo, one of the most catastrophically wounded heroes of...
St. Paul Gun Ban Sued Over State Preemption Law Violation
We reported recently how city leaders in St. Paul, Minnesota, were contemplating passing some punitive gun-control restrictions despite that fact those proposals ran afoul of the state’s firearms preemption law. At the time, councilors, with support of the mayor, wanted to pass a ban on...
New Army unit seeks to disrupt ‘malign influence’ in Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Army earlier this month activated a new unit aimed at “disrupting malign influence” in the Indo-Pacific region, bringing information operations into the conventional battlespace. Headquartered on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, the 1st Theater Information Advantage Detachment, or 1st TIAD, was officially launched Nov. 7,...
First Lady warns AI will redefine warfare during Marine Corps visit
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In her first joint visit with Second Lady Usha Vance, First Lady Melania Trump met with troops and military families, praising the Marine Corps’ 250 years of service while warning that artificial intelligence (AI) will redefine modern...
