MILITARY

An Orange County veteran has spent the past year buying toys, leading up to Giving Tuesday. Her goal is to help foster families this holiday season.

After arriving in Florida, Tanzilla returned to service, this time in a much different way. Listen to her describe her new position and how she finds herself loving every second of it.

Coming from a long line of service members, Cpl. Southern wanted to break the mold by being the only Marine in his family.

Watch as Steven discusses his time in service, and the shot that helped him to experience some relief from his PTSD.

Before entering the Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. Ortega had his eyes set on becoming a Navy SEAL.

Tony grew up in a very poor family in Western Massachusetts. His family struggled often with drug addiction. Seeing the struggles his mother, father and brother were going through at 16, Tony decided he didn’t want to end up like them.

Michael graduated high school confused and not sure of which direction he wanted to go. After a year of weighing options he decided to go into the U.S. Air Force as an in-flight refueler on planes.

Growing up, Lloyd didn’t have a dad, but did have a friend who he looked up to as a father figure that was in the Marine Corps.

Brenda joined the U.S. Air Force in 1992 and served 9 years. Service had always been in her family and Betsy found her passion while in Air Force ROTC all throughout High School and College.

Bob entered the U.S. Air Force in 1968 and left the Air Force as a sergeant. Listen to Bob’s story as he walks us through decisions he made after graduating high school and why he chose this branch of the military.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Orlando Fisher House in Lake Nona. From Christmas trees to wreaths, all of it was donated by Walt Disney World.

The Army was not the first choice of Corporal Owens, his plans to join the Navy were sidetracked because he was too young. After meeting with an Army recruiter his military career was able to take shape.

As a West Point graduate, Colonel Art Brown’s blood runs red, white, and blue. His long career with the Army Corps of Engineers brought him to many places around the world, and he has the friends to show for it.

Fifth generation service member, Ariel, talks about his experiences in the United States Army and how he found a way to help his fellow service members.

During a news conference Monday, Rep. Maxwell Frost announced the Voting Overseas Treated Equally for Servicemembers (VOTES) Act.

Many Central Florida communities are honoring our veterans this Veterans Day

Guests visiting Disney’s Magic Kingdom and EPCOT Monday morning got the rare chance to see the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

As a gesture of thanks to service members and first responders, Legoland Florida Resort is offering complimentary admission and exclusive family savings for a limited-time.

Association of the United States Army creates Medal of Honor comic series to share heroes’ stories

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs teams up with the Ad Council to offer resources to veterans

The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what prompted the pilot to eject after experiencing a malfunction and how the $100 million warplane was able to keep flying pilotless for 60 miles before crashing.

U.S. Army Specialist Shoshana Johnson shares her story.

The United States Space Force announced they will be conducting training at the Malabar Annex in Palm Bay that will include small explosions and gun fire.

Dozens gathered on Tuesday to welcome U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Matthew Cable and his wife Ensley to their new neighborhood in DeBary.

The Department of Defense Warrior Games, hosted by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, will return to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.

Paul Barton honored as part of VFW #StillServing campaign

Joel Dawson, owner of Brothers-N-Arms BBQ, has cooked meals in some of the most extreme situations a person can imagine.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a brief news conference Tuesday as part of a shift in strategy for his presidential campaign, but the governor took only four questions, almost all of which centered on the party’s front-runner Donald Trump.

UCF has one of the largest Air Force ROTC groups in the country.

A historic tugboat built in DeLand in 1944 has made its final voyage back into Volusia County after being in Europe for 79 years.

In 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Navy Women’s Reserve Act into law which created what was commonly known as the WAVES – Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service.

The USS Silversides was a vital weapon for the U.S. Navy during the Pacific Theater of World War II

The USS Cavalla is a historic ship for one main reason.

If you know a soldier, wish them a happy birthday o June 14 – the U.S. Army turns 248 years old.

Partnerships are enhancing the services and work done to help veterans beat the disease

Residents, city and county leaders, first responders and veterans all came out to the city of Sanford’s Memorial Day ceremony to honor and remember our nation’s heroes.

The Florida State Guard may more than triple in size after Gov. DeSantis signed a new bill into law Friday.

Art form used in therapy sessions at Lake Nona VA Domiciliary helps veterans open up

Honor Flights transport veterans to Washington D.C. memorials and volunteers can greet them on homecoming to honor them

Ukraine's defense minister says U.S.-made Patriot missiles have arrived in Ukraine.

The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly classified documents that have caused an international uproar had set his sights on joining the military from an early age.

President Joe Biden’s administration is laying the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency.

The centuries-long history of the U.S. military has allowed those who serve to essentially develop their own language.

U.S. Army investigators are trying to determine what caused two Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters to crash during a routine nightime training exercise in Kentucky.

Funding for the Florida State Guard is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The Israeli military says that it made a “mistake” in launching a secretive influence campaign on social media in an effort to improve the public’s view of Israel’s performance in its devastating war with Gaza militants in 2021.

Most members of the Florida National Guard could be paid to bring in new recruits, as lawmakers expand efforts to bulk up the military in the state.

Lt. Col. Tonya Barkley, U.S. Army (Ret.) talks about being a woman in the military and what women can offer the military.

As lawmakers in Tallahassee consider Gov. Ron DeSantis’ budget proposal this session, they will be also be deciding whether to approve a steep funding increase establishing Florida’s own branch of the military.

At the Orlando VA Hospital, veterans can be transported to outer space, swim with dolphins or learn how to play a new instrument through virtual reality goggles.

Inaugural Long Eagle Honor Flight to take off April 12-14

Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered three state buildings to lower the state flag at half-staff to honor the memory and military service of Col. Joseph Kittinger, according to a release sent out on Friday.

Theatre students at the University of Central Florida are looking to shine a spotlight on a group of people whose story doesn’t get told very often.

Col. Joe Kittinger, an Air Force veteran whose legendary jump from a balloon in the stratosphere above Earth set a milestone in aerospace history and was key to the space program, has died.

After more than half a century, the last Boeing 747 has rolled out of a Washington state factory.

Friday’s Veterans Day ceremony was held at the Orange County’s Commission building with the goal of simply saying 'thank you for your service' to those brave men and women.

Happy 247th birthday, Marines!

Veterans Day is Friday, Nov. 11, and the businesses and attractions of ICON Park on International Drive are offering discounts for veterans and military members.

More than 40 companies hiring at November 9 event

An upcoming "Never Give Up On Country" tour is headed to Ocala with the aim of benefitting 'recalibrated' military veterans, according to a release Wednesday.

In honor of Veterans Day, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is thanking veterans, active duty, retired, and reserve military for their service to the United States.

A Florida soldier killed in the Vietnam War was finally accounted for in August — more than 50 years after his death.

Children of Fallen Heroes honors families who have made the ultimate sacrifice by putting children through school

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds soared over Walt Disney World Thursday.

Group visits same McDonald's daily and honors employee for her great service.

Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues opened back up.

Going to the gym can be intimidating for some, but one Apopka veteran, a father of two, is helping people take that next step.

News 6 wants to get results for Central Florida veterans.

Here’s a brief primer on Camp LeJeune.

Several hundred people came together on the football field at Foundation Academy in Winter Garden on Tuesday evening to honor the life of Evan Fitzgibbon, 23, who died in Georgia last week during a training exercise.

U.S. Army Fort Benning said 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon died during a training exercise in Dahlonega, Georgia, on Tuesday after being struck by a falling tree at Yonah Mountain.

Lorraine Holland and Daila Espeut-Jones live to serve other veterans

Terri Turner reflects on her mission for the last 6 years supporting military families

A European military task force fighting extremists in Mali has formally withdrawn from the West African country amid tensions with its ruling military junta.

A local nonprofit is getting results in Marion County by making sure veterans who may have been forgotten get a proper burial.

Authorities say a second military aircraft may have crashed near the California desert site where a Marine helicopter went down a day earlier, killing all five people aboard.

The city and the local American Legion held the annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony Monday at Veterans Memorial Park.

Happy Veterans Day!

The city of Mariupol looks like it will be in Russian hands shortly after hundreds of the remaining Ukrainian soldiers were ordered to evacuate.

Trevor Reed is back in the United States one day after the Marine veteran was swapped for a Russian drug trafficker in a prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow.

A ceremony was held to rededicate the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Sanford after Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, a soldier from Oviedo who died in October 2005 after saving the lives of multiple others in Iraq.

Authorities say that four U.S. Marines have been killed when their Osprey aircraft crashed in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war.

The name of an Oviedo soldier killed in Iraq is up for consideration in an updated list of potential new names for nine Army bases in the U.S.

Meet the women of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, the Fighting Blacklions.

Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard.

U.S. soldiers are continuing to deploy to Europe, joining thousands already sent overseas to support NATO allies amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

New Zealand says it will not deal with Myanmar under a major 15-nation trade agreement, the world’s largest that took effect this year, citing the deadly violence and democratic setbacks in the Southeast Asian country after the military seized power.

In December, Cashe was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden.

President Joe Biden says the leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria during an operation by an elite U.S. military force.

The Army says it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soon.

President Joe Biden is ordering 2,000 U.S. troops to Poland and Germany amid the stalled talks with Russia over the Kremlin's military buildup on Ukraine's borders.

The Biden administration is unlikely to answer a further Russian invasion of Ukraine by sending U.S. combat troops.

An AP investigation reveals signs Myanmar’s military is reverting to a strategy of massacres as a weapon of war.

Certain criminal offenders could opt for a hitch in the military over jail time, under a proposal filed for the upcoming legislative session.

The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.

The medal could Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, the Oviedo soldier who died while rescuing fellow soldiers from a burning building in Iraq, will be awarded the Medal of Honor, possibly as soon as next week.be awarded as soon as next week.

Here are 10 notable celebrities with military backgrounds.

Federal judges have a thorny question to consider when they sentence military veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January.

As deadlines loom for military and defense civilians to get mandated COVID-19 vaccines, senior leaders are wrestling with the fate of tens of thousands who flatly refuse the shots or are seeking exemptions, and how to make sure they are treated fairly and equally.

Soon it will be 21 years since Sept. 11, 2001 and the tragic terrorist attacks that surround that day -- and it’s hard to believe it’s been that long.