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Army upgrades awards for ‘Black Hawk Down’ special operators
The U.S. Army is upgrading the combat awards for 60 veterans who served in Operation Gothic Serpent in 1993, a battle in Somalia more commonly known as “Black Hawk Down” for its pop culture portrayals.
Fifty-eight of the service members who fought in the battle will see their awards upgraded to Silver Stars while the other two will be upgraded to Distinguished Flying Crosses, according to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
Black Female WWII Unit Hoping to Get Congressional Honor
The 6888th Central Directory Postal Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its stint in England and, upon their return, serving as a role model to generations of Black women who joined the military.
The Army is training the first batch of Space Marines
About nine months after Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger ordered the activation of the new Marine Corps Forces Space Command, “select Marines” from the nascent unit will start training at the Army’s Space and Missile Defense School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to an Army news release, which said they’ll learn “situational awareness of space capabilities, space assets, space products, and the impact of space on operations.”
Army boxer Naomi Graham fights her way to Olympics for US
Graham will be the first female active-duty service member to fight for the U.S. at the Olympics, and she relishes the history she’s making.