WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Did you know that the Purple Heart is America's oldest military award? In 1782, although the Revolutionary War was basically over and peace talks were happening in Paris, Gen. George Washington needed a way to quell the talk of rebellion. Congress was running out of money after years of war against England. Troops were hungry and unpaid and there was talk of mutiny. He decided to create the Badge of Military Merit   more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker relinquished responsibility of U.S. Space Command to U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Simmons during a change of responsibility ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., August 7, 2023. The ceremony recognizes the formal transfer of custody entrusted to the command senior enlisted leader and serves as a celebration and   more