What Army Service Taught Football Legend Lou Holtz About Leadership In a career that spanned 44 years, Lou Holtz held a variety of football coaching jobs in the college and the NFL.
Retired Navy Captain Don Walsh, Part of 2-Man Crew to First Reach Deepest Point of Ocean, Dies at 92 In January 1960, Don Walsh, then a U.S. Navy lieutenant, and Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard were sealed inside a 150-ton...
Why Future President Jimmy Carter Joined the Navy During World War II Long before becoming a peanut farmer or entering politics, Jimmy Carter joined the military.
How JD Salinger's World War II Service Shaped His Writing J.D. Salinger was so devoted to his goal of becoming a published writer that not even the deadliest war in world history...
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Who Helped Apollo 13 Crew Return Safely Home, Dies at Age 87 A former Navy pilot, Ken Mattingly joined NASA in 1966.
Remembering Bob Knight: Champion Coach, Army Vet and Famed Anger Management Example Over six seasons at Army, he led the Black Knights to a 102-50 record, with just one losing season, his last as Army head...
The World's Most Astonishing Rescue Missions Get a 20-Part Podcast In a new podcast, "Rescue," Marine Corps veteran and survival expert Donny Dust brings us the incredible stories behind...
The Incredible Life of the American Airman Who Created 'King Kong' Director Merian C. Cooper was an Army pilot who loved flying as much as he loved making movies.
Marine Corps Vet and Boxer Turned ‘Rocky’ Actor Burt Young Dies at 83 Young served in the Corps between 1957 and 1959. He learned boxing and maintained a record of 32-2 in the service.
How an Air Force Technician Hacking the Phone System Led to the Creation of Apple Computer John Draper would eventually go to work for Apple, creating phone technology that would lead to voice-activated telephone...
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...