Category: Military

Harry Wilmerding  A U.S. Army master sergeant was found dead last week in his home in Alaska, making him the fifth soldier to die in the state over the last two months. Master Sgt. Wesley Woods, 40, assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th…

The U.S. Navy seized $4 million of heroin from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, officials announced Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The USS Tempest and USS Typhoon busted the stateless fishing vessel while it was sailing Mideast waters Monday as part of an international task…

BRANDON, FL. – Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Robert Atkinson, from Brandon, Fla., monitors a holiday culinary line schedule aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently in port preparing for future operations. With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by…

TAMPA, FL. – Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Destiny Deleon, from San Antonio, Texas, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Angel Banak, from Tampa, Florida, attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter. Attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 on the flight…

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $8.6 million in “Get There Faster: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act”, Governor’s Reserve Funds grants have been awarded to workforce development boards across the state to expand career and workforce training opportunities for military veterans and spouses seeking employment. The…

Today, those who have served their country will be honored with Veterans Day parades and ceremonies across the U.S. Today, at The Free Press, we honor the men and women who gave all for freedom, liberty, and democracy. Dan Lipinski said, “On this Veterans Day,…

TAMPA, FL. – For his bravery in Afghanistan, Dakota Meyer became the first living U.S. Marine to be awarded a Medal of Honor in 41 years. Yet after returning to civilian life, Meyer found he could not put the trauma of combat behind him. He was haunted by flashbacks, irritable,…

Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Christopher Fred, from Sarasota, Fla., assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat 23 (HSC 23) transits the South China Sea in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter during routine operations. HSC 23, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment…

Naval Aircrewman 1st Class Christopher Fred, from Sarasota, Fla., assigned to the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC-23) embarked aboard USS Jackson (LCS 6), conducts a pre-flight inspection on an MH-60S Seahawk during routine operations. Jackson and HSC-23, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, are on…