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US Navy Scrambling To Get Advanced Fighter Jet From Bottom Of Ocean Before China Does
Laurel Duggan
The U.S. Navy is attempting to find a downed fighter jet in the South China Sea before Beijing does, BBC News reported.
The $100 [...]
Fifth American Soldier From Alaska Dies In Less Than 2 Months
Harry Wilmerding
A U.S. Army master sergeant was found dead last week in his home in Alaska, making him the fifth soldier to die in the state ove [...]
US Navy Seizes $4 Million Of Heroin From Fishing Vessel In Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy seized $4 million of heroin from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, officials announced Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
T [...]
Military Recognition: Brandon Native Serves Aboard USS Nimitz
BRANDON, FL. - Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Robert Atkinson, from Brandon, Fla., monitors a holiday culinary line schedule aboard the aircraft carri [...]
Military Recognition: Tampa, Florida And San Antonio, Texas Natives Serve Aboard USS Ronald Reagan
TAMPA, FL. - Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Destiny Deleon, from San Antonio, Texas, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Angel Banak, from Tampa, Florida [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Announces $8.6 Million To Expand Career And Workforce Training Opportunities For Military Veterans And Spouses
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $8.6 million in "Get There Faster: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act", Governor’s Reserve Funds grants [...]
“Duty, Honor, Country” Honoring Those Who Serve, Served, And Sacrificed
Today, those who have served their country will be honored with Veterans Day parades and ceremonies across the U.S.
Today, at The Free Press, we h [...]
Medal Of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer To Headline Brave B.A.S.H.
TAMPA, FL. – For his bravery in Afghanistan, Dakota Meyer became the first living U.S. Marine to be awarded a Medal of Honor in 41 years.
Yet aft [...]
Military Recognition: Sarasota Native Serves As Aircrewman Aboard U.S. Warship
Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Christopher Fred, from Sarasota, Fla., assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat 23 (HSC 23) transits the South [...]
Military Recognition: Sarasota Native Serves As Naval Aircrewman Aboard USS Jackson
Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Christopher Fred, from Sarasota, Fla, U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf
Naval [...]