NOVEMBER 18, 2025 — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has launched Walter’s Way, a new approach to patient care designed to make scheduling appointments easier, faster, and more personal for active-duty service members, retirees, and their families. Walter’s Way connects patients directly with onsite staff instead of relying on the Integrated Referral Management … [Read more...]
Airpower On Display at Dubai
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - The Dubai Airshow 2025 roared to life this week as American air power took a leading role, captivating attendees with aerial demonstrations featuring the venerable B-52 Stratofortress, the cutting-edge F-35 Lightning II, the versatile F-16 Fighting Falcon and the capable U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon. The displays highlighted the United States’ commitment to … [Read more...]
DARPA at Heart of America’s Strategic Advantage
NOVEMBER 18, 2025 - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 14 — just a short drive from the Pentagon. DARPA and industry experts put the secretary in front of two large television screens: one showing a live feed of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter sitting on a runway more than 250 miles away in … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Kraus
NOVEMBER 17, 2025 - Marine Corps Pfc. Richard Edward Kraus had only been overseas for three months during World War II when he gave his life to save his fellow Marines. For making the ultimate sacrifice, the 19-year-old received a posthumous Medal of Honor. Kraus was born Nov. 24, 1925, in Chicago to Hazel and August Kraus. He had a sister, Yvonne. When his mother later … [Read more...]
Guard Provides Funeral Honors for WWII Vet
NOVEMBER 17, 2025 - A Lyons resident who died in World War II was laid to rest with full honors by seven Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard at the town’s Old Elmwood Cemetery on Nov. 7. The Honor Guard provided military funeral honors for Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. John A. Pagliuso, who died October 5, 1942, during a bombing mission over Papua New Guinea. He was … [Read more...]