Sage is a Navy working dog aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), helping sailors stay calm, focused, and stress-free during life at sea. You can see her taking a break on the flight deck as the carrier transits the Strait of Gibraltar, July 19, 2025.
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Every year on November 11, Americans pause to honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Known today as Veterans Day, this federal holiday carries a history rooted in both war and peace, born from the hope that the sacrifices of millions would one day secure a lasting global harmony.
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On November 9, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald departed Superior, Wisconsin, at 2:15 p.m. carrying 26,116 tons of taconite pellets bound for Detroit, Michigan. Commanded by Captain Ernest M. McSorley, the 729-foot freighter soon met the Arthur M. Anderson, captained by Jesse B. Cooper, as it left Two Harbors, Minnesota. With a fierce storm forecast to sweep across Lake Superior, both captains chose to travel north of the usual shipping lanes—a common precaution in rough weather.
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Most Marines had never seen combat when Peter Ortiz joined the Corps in June 1942. However, he had already survived five years in the French Foreign Legion and fought in Africa, faced the Nazis in France, spent 15 months as a prisoner of war, and escaped occupied Europe to get back into the fight.
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The Department of Defense is revising its cyber force generation model to give U.S. Cyber Command more control over recruitment and training as the Pentagon works to counter China in the cyber domain.
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The Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA) Key West was originally established in 1962, operating from a bunker at the eastern end of Naval Station Key West—now known as Naval Air Station Truman Annex. At its peak, the command consisted of roughly 500 sailors and marines.
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