Sky Soldiers splash down in exhilarating lake jump

Jump into the lake that lies between Germany, Switzerland and Austria, after an invitation from the German 26th (Saarland) Airborne Brigade.

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Biden administration challenges GOP to get burn pits bill passed

U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough expressed confidence Sunday the Senate has enough votes to pass a bill to provide health care and benefits to 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, even after Republicans stalled the legislation.

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‘You fight and you win, or you swim.’ USS Fort Lauderdale commissioned with reminders of global challenges

After the hourlong commissioning ceremony, the sixth in the United States this year, the ship was officially entered into active service for the U.S. Navy.

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Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies; 3 left from group

Hundreds of Navajos were recruited from the vast Navajo Nation to serve as Code Talkers with the U.S. Marine Corps. Only three are still alive today: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.

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US Naval Academy’s plan for new golf course angers environmentalists

The U.S. Naval Academy’s plan to build a new golf course on Greenbury Point has triggered a campaign by hikers, birders and environmentalists to preserve the area.

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Military explosive debris keeps washing up in Maryland, closing a beach, officials say

The North Beach Swimming area along the Assateague Island National Seashore was once used as a testing site for rockets and bombs by the U.S. Navy in the 1940s and is now “closed until further notice” because of unexploded military ordnance, the National Park Service said.

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Drone explosion hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters

The blast took place in the port city of Sevastopol in Crimea, which was seized from Ukraine by Russia in 2014. Observances of Russia's Navy Day holiday were canceled in Sevastopol.

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Doctor: Biden tests positive for COVID for 2nd day in a row

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 for the second straight day, in what appears to be a rare case of "rebound" following treatment with an anti-viral drug.

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Virginia farmland where Civil War battle occurred to be preserved

Four Mile Creek Farm is a core part of the New Market Heights Battlefield and the scene of the battle on Sept. 29, 1864, when the U.S. Colored Troops broke through Confederate defenses for their greatest victory of the Civil War.

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New space race holds promise, but there are possible environmental risks, too

As “spaceport” proposals proliferate from Georgia to Maine to Michigan — far away from long-established federal launch sites in California and Florida — they’re drawing pushback over fears they could harm sensitive habitats, public safety and even drinking water.

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Infrastructure damage hampers flood recovery in Kentucky as death toll hits 26

Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau, told The Associated Press about 400 people have been rescued by National Guard helicopter.

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