A Mass Parachute Jump over Normandy Kicks Off Commemorations for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day The youngest veteran in the group is 96 and the most senior 107 years old.
How Martha Gellhorn Became the Only Female Journalist at D-Day As a female war correspondent, Martha Gellhorn was not allowed to accompany the Allied invasion force that stormed the...
Rangers Led the Way in the D-Day Landings 80 Years Ago Among the 150,000 soldiers who landed on and fought across the hostile beaches of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, were 1,000...
5 Epic Battles Featured in the New 'Napoleon' Trailer The trailer begins with the execution of Marie Antoinette amid the French Revolution.
Gen. Mark Milley Awarded France's Highest Medal of Honor French President Emmanuel Macron awarded U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley France’s highest medal of honor for his...
Legendary General Patton Hated Peace So Much, He Wrote a Poem About It George S. Patton described the celebration at the end of World War I as the "cruel glee of the weak."
The Military Origins of the Phrase ‘Die Hard’ The phrase "Die Hard" is much, much older than Bruce Willis, but just as beloved.
Josephine Baker Was the First Black Superstar — and World War II’s Most Unlikely Spy Josephine Baker was a worldwide sensation at a time when Black performers were playing to segregated audiences in the United...
Mali's Timbuktu Fears Jihadis as France Reduces Troops Timbuktu Mayor Aboubacrine Cissé does not hide his unease with France's decision to end its Operation Barkhane.
Hubert Germain, French Resistance Fighter, Dies at 101 Scattered other French Resistance fighters still survive, though their numbers are fast dwindling.
Trump Pardons Former Army Officer Convicted of Disobeying COVID-19 Safety Rules President Trump pardoned a former junior Army officer who was found guilty in a 2022 court-martial of violating orders to...
He Was a Sailor. I, a Marine. Our Romance Was Forbidden by Regulation. I was the new “WM”—Woman Marine—on deck, and I felt the weight of all eyes watching me for every right or wrong move I made...
American Military Jeeps Are Rising from the Ashes in Vietnam A company called Van Daryl is rebuilding the Jeeps the American military left behind in Vietnam, and you’ll hardly recognize...
Pentagon Weighs Bigger Army as Service Sees Early Recruiting Success As of Monday, the Army had brought in 59,875 new active-duty enlisted soldiers with a total goal of 61,000 for fiscal 2025...
Space Command Headquarters in Colorado 'Not Sustainable' Without New Construction, GAO Finds The political fight over Space Command's future in either Alabama or Colorado has been a partisan tug-of-war for more than...