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.
Demolition of Burned Military Blimp Hangar Underway; Asbestos Levels 'Below Any Level of Concern' The scorched remains of a World War II blimp hangar in Tustin, California, are being razed as air quality officials call...
'The Metal Detector' Reunites Descendants of a B-17 Crew Shot Down in World War II "The Metal Detector" began airing on PBS and on PBS.org starting on Nov. 11, 2023.
This World War II Vet's Renowned Novel on Japanese Samurai to Become Epic TV Series James Clavell had some of the worst luck during his military service, but he would later use all of it to shape his future...
Denzel Washington Will Terrorize Rome as Legendary General Hannibal Barca There are countless movies about or set in the Roman Empire, but it sometimes feels like Hollywood forgot about Hannibal...
More Than 100 Years Later, Army Overturns Convictions of 110 Black Soldiers After 1917 Houston Riots In a ceremony at the Buffalo Soldier Museum in Houston, Army officials said that historians found many "irregularities" in...
Emergency Declared After Fire at Historic Military Blimp Hangar Spews Asbestos, Heavy Metals into the Air Orange County, California, officials declared a local state of emergency Thursday night due to the danger posed by the air...
Korean War Veteran, 96, Still Attempting to Get Purple Heart Medal After 7 Decades Earl Meyer remembers in vivid detail when his platoon came under heavy fire during the Korean War -- he still has shrapnel...
Here's Your First Look at 'Masters of the Air' Our first glimpse at Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's long-awaited, highly anticipated companion series to "Band of Brothers"...
The Only US Navy Warship Authorized to Fly a Foreign Flag at Sea Commissioned in 2001, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill was named for the famous prime minister who...
DoDEA America's Chief of Staff Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Georgia Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested Nov. 15 in a sting that netted 25 additional suspects on charges...
Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons The Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by...
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures The PACT Act requires the VA to attempt to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care; to date, 4.8 million veterans have...
Texas Tried to Block an Air Force Spouse's Occupational License. She Sued and Won, Setting a Legal Precedent. A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Texas Education Agency violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Navy Modifies 'Up or Out' Policy by Giving Sailors Who Don't Advance an Option to Fill Critical Jobs The blunting of the sometimes controversial high-year tenure rules is yet another policy change the Navy has taken that aims...
