Skip to content
  • Subscribe Now
  • Air
  • Land
  • Naval
  • Pentagon
  • Congress
    • Budget
  • Cyber
  • C4ISR
  • Space
  • Training & Sim
  • Unmanned
  • Global
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • Mideast Africa
    • The Americas
  • Industry
    • MilTech
    • Top 100
    • Pitch Desk
  • Interviews
  • Opinion
  • Video
    • Defense News Weekly
    • Money Minute
  • 2018 Outlook Preview
  • Press Releases
  • Thought Leadership
    • Whitepapers & eBooks
    • DSDs & SMRs
    • Webcasts
    • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Events Calendar
  • Native
  • Early Bird Brief
  • Digital Edition
  • Subscribe Now
  • Air
  • Land
  • Naval
  • Pentagon
  • Congress
    • Budget
  • Cyber
  • C4ISR
  • Space
  • Training & Sim
  • Unmanned
  • Global
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • Mideast Africa
    • The Americas
  • Industry
    • MilTech
    • Top 100
    • Pitch Desk
  • Interviews
  • Opinion
  • Video
    • Defense News Weekly
    • Money Minute
  • 2018 Outlook Preview
  • Press Releases
  • Thought Leadership
    • Whitepapers & eBooks
    • DSDs & SMRs
    • Webcasts
    • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Events Calendar
  • Native
  • Early Bird Brief
  • Digital Edition
Defense News
  • Air
  • Land
  • Naval
  • Space
  • Cyber
  • C4ISR
  • Pentagon
  • Congress
  • Global
  • Video
  • Thought Leadership

Featured:

  • Send us your pitch
  • AFA Air, Space & Cyber Coverage
  • Top 100 Defense Companies
▲


D-Day: June 6 marks the anniversary of operations Neptune and Overlord, which began when Allied forces landed in France to stage a massive assault on deeply entrenched German positions. Warplanes struck from above while ground forces swept in from the sea.

D-Day by the numbers

9 years ago
  • Share using Native toolsShareCopied to clipboard
  • Share on Mail (Opens in new window)Mail

Gallery

  • This week in photos: July 14-21

  • New recruits get acquainted with Parris Island

    New recruits get acquainted with Parris Island

    Every year, thousands of recruits do make it through to become Marines, which must be on the minds of those pictured below, who are a part of Echo Company, 2nd Recruit Battalion.

  • Meme Monday (Possible draft)?

  • Ben’s Test Gallery

Loading…Load More

Trending Now

  • Watch AUSA 2026 Day 2: Live
  • US Army aspires to create Indo-Pacific manufacturing hub in Korea
  • Drone carrying M250 machine gun completes firing test
  • The US Army is back in the jungle. Panamanians are showing soldiers the way.
  • Twenty-Six Defense unveils new soldier-worn tech

  • Facebook
  • X
  • RSS Feed

Defense News

© 2026


  • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Service
  • Get Us
    • Subscribe Now
    • Newsletters
    • Events
    • RSS Feeds
    • Shop Merch
  • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • General Contacts, Subscription Services
    • Editorial Staff
    • Pitch Desk
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Careers
Defense News

Notifications