Military Appreciation Month 2024 deals, discounts

Here's a look at the deals and discounts available to honor military members and veterans during Military Appreciation Month.

Military jet crashes near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico

An F-16 military jet crashed near Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, just before noon local time on Tuesday, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.

Vietnam War U.S. Air Force major accounted for after nearly six decades

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Air Force Maj. John C.G. Kerr, missing since a 1967 mission in Laos, was accounted for on April 24, 2024, decades after being declared Killed in Action.

US Marine dies in training accident in North Carolina

A U.S. Marine, Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, tragically lost his life in a training accident on April 18, as confirmed by military officials.

US military draft: What you need to know

While there isn't currently a draft in place, Congress and the president can reinstate the draft in the event of a national emergency or war that all-volunteer military can't adequately support.

Pearl Harbor survivor Richard Higgins, one of few remaining, dies at 102

Higgins was a radioman assigned to a patrol squadron of seaplanes based at the Hawaii naval base when Japanese planes began dropping bombs on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941.

2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash identified

The three killed Friday in the crash near Rio Grande City were: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, 28, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Grassia, 30, both with the New York National Guard; and Border Patrol Agent Chris Luna, 49.

Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking Pentagon classified documents

Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who leaked classified military documen.ts about the Russia-Ukraine war and other secrets in the most serious breach in years, pleaded guilty on Monday.

Balloon over US was likely hobbyist, officials says

The small balloon discovered flying over the U.S. Friday was likely a hobbyist balloon, officials said.