The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and three other ships in its strike group left San Diego Friday for the Western Pacific.

About 135 Illinois National Guard Soldiers returned home Sunday after a 9 month deployment to Afghanistan.

U.S. and Afghan forces are completing Operation Champion Sword aimed at improving security ahead of Afghanistan’s presidential elections later this month.

Debra Dunham, mother of Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Jason Dunham, was on hand to help christen the Navy’s newest destroyer named in his honor.

Transferability of your GI Bill benefits to your dependents is now officially available.