Flanked by the nation’s top defense officials, Adm. Samuel Paparo took the reins of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command during a ceremony in Hawaii, relieving Adm. John Aquilino.

When Ben Miller’s wooden, flimsy paraglider landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, his nerves were on edge. It was D-Day, and Miller, a 19-year-old WWII medic with the 82nd Airborne Division, was part of the invasion of German-controlled France. “I was scared,” Miller admitted.

Los Angeles has rebounded after the dark days of COVID-19 to reassert itself as one of the country’s most popular travel destinations. The recovery, however, is incomplete as visits from international travelers remain well below pre-pandemic levels.

An Army lieutenant colonel assigned to Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested Thursday on federal charges for importing firearms parts from Russia and other countries and dealing in firearms without a federal license to do so, according to the Justice Department.

The US Army Network Enterprise Technology Command will begin blocking commercial internet access to Army 365 services, including Army email accounts, starting June 1.

A U.S. soldier was marching in a Christmas parade at a shopping mall when he saw a knife-wielding man make a move toward Santa Claus.

The Army is changing its professional education requirements for noncommissioned officer ranks up through master sergeant, and it also will stop issuing temporary promotions for noncommissioned officers.

No rations, ammunition ran low, but they fought on — U.S. Force battled 22 hours past schedule until linkup.

Russian forces are now operating inside an air base in Niger where U.S. troops also are positioned, but they pose little risk to American personnel there, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said this week.

Personnel with U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force worked from alternate locations Friday after a fire struck their building the night before at this airlift hub in western Tokyo.