The 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, France, have the world’s best athletes and coaches coming together to compete for gold. Among them are soldiers of the U.S. Army: seven active-duty soldiers competing in the Olympics, two active-duty soldiers competing in the Paralympics, and three competing in the Paralympics in August.
From rugby and wrestling to shooting and swimming, here are 12 soldiers to cheer for in Paris.
1. Staff Sgt. Rachel Tozier, Army Marksmanship Unit – Shooting, Olympic Trap
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Bell’s collaboration with the US Army has been vital in the FLRAA programme’s development.
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As discussed above, the LSM program is to include 18 to 35 ships.
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American forces in Japan to be overseen from a headquarters there as Washington tries to strengthen allies in Asia.
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BATH, Maine (AP) — With an Irish flag overhead and bagpipes playing, three sisters of an Irish-born recipient of the Navy Cross christened a warship bearing his name on…
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The recent Hezbollah attack on the Golan Heights, which tragically resulted in the deaths of 12 children, has significantly escalated tensions in the region.
Due to escalating tensions with North Korea, South Korea’s defence budget is expected to reach $54.7bn by 2029.
Amidst escalating global tensions and growing challenges in the civilian aviation sector, an aircraft maintenance shortage has emerged nationally, posing a significant threat to Air Force operational readiness. Recent incidents in the commercial airline industry, attributed to maintenance deficiencies, warn of the potential risks of not addressing maintenance recruitment and retention efforts.
The U.S. Navy is still working on building DDG 127, a new Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, but this weekend it officially christened the ship. As the Irish flag flew overhead and an Irish official spoke, the Navy officially welcomed the USS Patrick Gallagher. It was an unusual christening, in part because the namesake of the ship was an Irish citizen who fought and died in the Vietnam War as a Marine.
Marine Lance Corporal Patrick “Bob” Gallagher earned the Navy Cross, the U.S.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin formally ordered the military to review 20 Medal of Honor awards given to soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry for their actions during the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.
The review, announced on July 24, calls for a special review panel to determine if some of the awards were wrongly given and should be rescinded. They are instructed to go through each soldier’s individual actions, “to ensure no awardees were recognized for conduct inconsistent with the nation’s highest military honor.