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When a hiker fell ill nine miles deep in the Beartooth Mountains on July 30, ground teams faced an all-night trek over rough terrain to reach her. So the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center called the 40th Helicopter Squadron. Within the hour, an MH-139A Grey Wolf — call sign Air Force Rescue 11 — lifted off from Malmstrom into wildfire smoke and fading light. More than four ...

More than seven decades after he was wounded on a Korean battlefield, U.S. Army Cpl. Daniel A. Caballero was formally awarded the Purple Heart during a ceremony Aug. 11, bringing long-overdue recognition to a Soldier whose service spanned front-line combat, medical recovery and one of the war’s most solemn missions.

Capt. William Sumsion became the 53rd commander of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility during a change of command ceremony Aug. 14, 2026, at the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.

Capt. Taquina "Ty" Luster relieved Capt. William "Bill" Barich as Commanding Officer of Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound at a change of command ceremony August 14, 2026 at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington.

The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War, visited the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) while the ship was pier side in Panama City, Panama, August 13, 2026.