Some military medals denote extraordinary service in aerial flight, some are specific to ground operations, and others are reserved only for those in the Sea Service. Here's what they all mean, what ...

Four Medals of Honor. Thirty Service Crosses. Twenty-three Silver Stars. After a three-year review of medals for military heroism in conflicts following Sept. 11, 2001, the Pentagon has upgraded ...

The Air Force has created its own badge to recognize airmen who are combat divers, after relying on a Navy decoration to honor its own for the past 16 years. Chief of Staff Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown ...

Citations for two Navy Crosses and more than 100 Silver Star medals awarded secretly to Navy SEALs and a Marine for “extraordinary heroism” in the last 15 years reflect the fierce battles that ...

Other military services also have replaced the Navy scuba badge with their own. In 2004, the Army replaced the Navy decoration for divers with the special operations diver badge.

Navy Corpsmen are rarely seen training with U.S. Army Soldiers, however, two Corpsmen from Naval Support Acitivity Naples, Italy, are participating in the Expert Field Medical Badge training and ...