Madison County's Don Takacs, a U.S. Army veteran and a 1966 Edwardsville High School graduate, is an American Legion member ...

Actor and philanthropist Kevyn Major Howard, best known for his role as Marine Corps combat photographer "Rafterman" in ...

We have been learning about Karl Porisch, a 1963 Jackson High School graduate who earned a bachelor’s degree at Mankato State College in 1968. He signed up for Marine Corps flight training and ...

The Penn State Alumni Association recently won the Centre County Historical Society’s President’s Award for the historical ...

Homer Leroy Ward, longtime Fairbury banker, former Fairbury mayor, and lifetime community booster, died Feb. 14, 2025, at the age of 92. He was born Oct. 28, 1932, on the family farm southeast of Dayk ...

About 40 potential military recruits were introduced to weapons handling, familiarization, zeroing and qualification ...

At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade ...

The U.S. Military still has guns in use that were developed in the late 1970s to over 100 years ago. Of course, the military ...

Provide ready and sustained health services support and force health protection in support of the Total Force to enable readiness and to conserve the fighting strength while caring for our People ...

One example Heath cited of political considerations butting up against military objectives is the PLA spending up to 40% of training time on political topics. “The trade-off in time that could ...