Day: November 2, 2026

Marine Corps Maj. Ross Lindsey Iams received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during a 1915 assault on a rebel fort in Haiti. Source: www.war.gov

Marines assigned to Blount Island Command earned two of three honor graduate spots in their drill instructor school class and brought leadership lessons back home. Source: www.war.gov

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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft is pictured on Oct. 9, 2026, in the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release into Earth orbit after a nearly six‑month stay attached to the International Space Station’s Unity module. The orbital outpost was soaring 263 miles above the Indian Ocean, off the coast of…

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NASA/James Blair The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside for the first time in more than a year following the end of their simulated Mars journey on Oct. 31, 2026. Crew members Matthew Montgomery (left), James Spicer (middle left), Ross Elder (middle right), and Ellen Ellis (right) spent more than…