APRIL 23, 2026 – The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Foundation's 2026 Annual Awards, recognizing exceptional storytellers, artists, and scholars whose work deepens the nation’s understanding of the Marine Corps. Honorees will be celebrated at the Foundation’s Annual Awards Dinner on April 25 at the National Museum of the Marine … [Read more...]
Afghanistan Withdrawal Panel Upgrades Valor Awards
APRIL 23, 2026 - Following the Afghanistan Withdrawal Special Review Panel's recommendation and at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the United States Marine Corps has upgraded the valor awards for the Marines of Company G, 2d Battalion, 1st Marines, who stood at Abbey Gate on 26 August 2021. After reviewing the original awards and determining that several had … [Read more...]
Guard Transfers Strykers to Bulgarian Land Forces
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – With the ongoing transformation of the 81st Brigade from a Stryker to a Mobile Brigade, the Washington National Guard transferred eight Strykers to the Bulgarian Land Forces through the Foreign Military Sales office. Brig. Gen. Paul Sellars, commanding general of the Washington National Guard, and his team visited key leaders in Bulgaria April 15-17 as … [Read more...]
Space Force Selects First Air Force Reservists
APRIL 23, 2026 - The Space Force announced that 247 Air Force Reservists in space-related career fields were selected for transfer into the service in part-time work roles. The announcement marks an important milestone in the implementation of the Space Force Personnel Management Act. When fully implemented, the PMA will enable the Space Force to create a new model of … [Read more...]
Decisions Before the First Shot
APRIL 23, 2026 — Airpower works best when leaders can make sound decisions faster than the other side. That hasn’t changed. What has changed is how quickly those decisions have to be made and how little room there is to adjust once things are in motion. Air University exists to help build that edge for the Joint Force, and the events of 1898 show how those moments tend to take … [Read more...]