The whale shark, pictured above, is one of nature's gentlest giants. It can grow to over 40 feet long and weigh 47,000 pounds, but is slow-moving and eats mostly tiny plankton by filtering them from ...

A squadron operations chief who had recently earned her wings as a pilot, a major overseeing flight training for dozens of airmen, and a young boom operator remembered for his “million-dollar smile” ...