FEBRUARY 7, 2025 - “Who do you play for? The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!” That memorable line from the movie Miracle on Ice, which captures the spirit of the 1980 Winter Olympics Gold Medal Match between the United States and the Soviet Union, is making a comeback. Service members who make up Team U.S. competing in the first Winter Invictus Games in Vancouver Feb 8-16th caught … [Read more...]
Soldiers Honor POWs with 60-Mile ‘Long March’
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 – On Jan. 27, 1945, ten thousand Allied POWs stepped off from Stalag Luft 3 in Żagań as the Nazi regime began forcibly evacuating its POW camps in the face of the advancing Soviet onslaught in what would be called the Long March. They would trek 60 miles to the city of Spremberg, Germany, enduring one of the coldest winters on record. Eighty years later, 147 … [Read more...]
80th Anniversary of Cabanatuan Raid
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 — On Feb. 1, 2025, American and Filipino dignitaries, military leaders and local officials gathered at the Cabanatuan American Memorial to honor the 80th anniversary of the Cabanatuan Raid. This daring World War II rescue mission saved 511 allied prisoners of war. The event commemorated the courage, sacrifice, and partnership that defined this historic … [Read more...]
Black Hawks Get Improved Turbine Engines
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 - The United States Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) team reached a major milestone in their mission to amplify the performance and capabilities of the Army’s helicopter fleet. On January 25, the ITEP team began ground run testing of a UH-60M Black Hawk equipped with cutting-edge GE Aerospace (GE) T901-GE-900 (T901) Improved Turbine Engines. A … [Read more...]
During WWII, Four Chaplains Gave Their Lives
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 — During the height of World War II, more than 900 service members, civilians and crew aboard the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester sailed through the North Atlantic for Greenland. When the ship departed St. John's, Newfoundland, Jan. 29, 1943, everyone on board knew there was a risk of being torpedoed and possibly sunk by the German submarines patrolling the … [Read more...]