Brushing Up on Military Missions While each branch of the United States military has mixed forces, each one has a specific mission.
5 Female Sailors So Badass You Can't Even When you think "U.S. Navy," do you think "badass women?" Because you should.
A Very Serious Look at Chesty the Marine Corps Mascot Of all the serious things in the Marine Corps, this is the most important. Sort of.
This African American 'Old Grad' Delivered a History of Race at West Point "The more we know about our history, the more likely we are to learn from past mistakes and benefit from lessons learned,"...
Why the United States Revoked Hundreds of Medals of Honor In 1917, a board of five generals struck hundreds of "undeserved" Medals of Honor off the list.
The Story Behind the Two Flag-Raisings at the Battle of Iwo Jima Joe Rosenthal spent his life proving his now-famous photo wasn't staged. Here's what happened.
How a Private Earned the Medal of Honor by Capturing an Enemy General At the Battle of Mine Creek, Confederates wore Union uniforms as a private walked away with a prisoner and the nation's...
Fighting to Go Home: Operation Desert Storm, 30 Years Later "Operation Desert Storm was the culmination of months of training, tension, and buildup that erupted in hellish fighting."
Bonds, Scars Remain 30 Years After Missile Struck the 14th Quartermaster Unit During the Gulf War Three decades have passed since a devastating attack on the 14th Quartermaster Detachment took 13 lives.
As a Retired Black Naval Officer, I Believe the Push to Rename Ships Goes Too Far "It's become obvious to even the most casual of observers that the military has gone whole-hog on cancel culture."
The Space Force Wants Opinions About Its Proposed Rank Insignia The Space Force is surveying its members about the rank insignia designs they'd like to affix to their shirt and jacket...
New Army Pilot Program Makes Company First Sergeant Selection More Rigorous The Army is running a new pilot course to identify which senior sergeants are ready to become company first sergeants.
Marine Family Shocked to Get $32,000 Bill After Garage Fire in Military Housing The ordeal left them disillusioned, homeless and wanting to warn other military families about their nightmare experience.
After Delay Under Trump, Two Female Generals Nominated to Run Combatant Commands President Biden has nominated two leading female generals, whose promotions were reportedly held up under the Trump...
On Billet Night, Some Coast Guard Academy Cadets Learn They're Bound for Icebreakers in Arctic The Class of 2021 found out its post-graduation assignments Thursday night during the academy's annual billet night ceremony.