Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of Honor recipients.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The US Navy announced plans to name a new amphibious warship after 1st Lieutenant Travis Manion, a post-9/11 Marine killed in combat in Iraq.

The USS Travis Manion, an amphibious transport dock, will honor the Silver Star recipient, his family said, helping carry and support the next generation of Marines. On January 10, then-Secretary ...

DOYLESTOWN, PA — The next San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock (LPD 33) will bear the name USS Travis Manion honoring Bucks County hero, 1st Lieutenant Travis Manion, who died while ...

Manion, an academy graduate, served in the Marine Corps with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and fought in ... the seamless integration of Sailors and Marines working together,” Del Toro said.

After completion of entry-level officer training, he was assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and deployed to Iraq for his ... On patrol in April 2007, Manion and his fellow Marines were ambushed.

Col. Wesley King, commander of the 1st Attack Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. "It’s where we’ll be tested on our ability to adapt, make decisions under pressure ...

The IDF reports that since the beginning of the war, the Haruv Reconnaissance Battalion has led operations in the Menashe Brigade region, carrying out over 500 operations in which troops ...

Serving for thirty-six years, the A-6 was a hallmark of the Navy and Marine Corps’ offensive capabilities. The airframe resulted from a Bureau of Aeronautics request for an all-weather attack ...

The IDF added that eight other soldiers from the Reconnaissance Battalion of the Nahal Brigade were also wounded in the same incident. Five soldiers fell in Gaza, the IDF announced on Monday ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- After five long months, Bravo Battery 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment returned from their deployment to U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) and reunited ...