Steve Walsh

On Sunday, the community honored the Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, who was killed by a gunman who burst into his classroom at Old Dominion University.

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.

NPR has learned that hundreds of sailors were evacuated back to the United States from their base in Bahrain after the base was attacked by Iranian missiles and drones.

The USS Gerald R. Ford left the Port of Split, Croatia Thursday after the crew was given five days leave while the ship was being repaired.

NPR | By Steve Walsh Published May 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM CDT

Joint Base Langley-Eustis is the only joint base in the military that meets the Department of Defense goal for maintaining the two bases, according to a Government Accountability Office report.

Families in Norfolk await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines on the USS Ford.

USS Nimitz sailed from its longtime homeport in Bremerton, Washington, in March. The carrier is currently off the coast of Brazil, participating in Operation Southern Seas.

The crew of the aircraft USS Gerald R. Ford was greeted by thousands of cheering family and friends as part of a process to ease sailors through a difficult transition after being away for months.

The crew of the aircraft USS Gerald R. Ford was greeted by thousands of cheering family and friends as part of a process to ease sailors through a difficult transition after being away for months.