Army General's Impact Extends Far Beyond a Famous Recruiting Slogan Gen. Maxwell Reid Thurman's career encompassed most of what the Army has to offer, including an ROTC scholarship, an...
WWII Vet Led US Forces into West Berlin as the Wall Rose Around Them On the morning of Aug. 20, 1961, Col. Glover S. Johns Jr. telephoned the White House with the news that the first American...
Douglas MacArthur's Rescuer Touched Many Naval Lives in Storied Career From his early days as an ensign to his retirement as president of the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey, Vice Adm. John...
Athan Robinson: Korean War Soldier Athan Robinson's unit was in its second hour of a patrol when it happened upon some South Korean soldiers taking a...
The 7 Most Incredible Sieges In Military History The Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Vienna and Battle of Sadr City are among the most notable sieges in military history.
Run Silent: The Birth of a Nuclear Navy The USS Nautilus, launched in 1954, became the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
D-Day Story: Hubert Mark Altvater Army Air Force pilot Hubert Mark Altvater flew during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, and later was a prisoner of war...
The Importance of the US Air Force Art Program The U.S. Air Force Art Program began in 1950 with the transfer from the U.S. Army Air Corps of some 800 works of art...
Burrell Hartley: POW Letter Letter to Mrs. Burrell Hartley regarding her husband's status as missing in action during World War II.
How a Scientist's Atomic Demonstration Turned Deadly at Los Alamos On May 21, 1946, Dr. Louis Slotin suffered a fatal dose of radiation during an accident involving a nuclear bomb.
Army Eyeing Replacement for M240B Machine Gun Dubbed the Future Medium Machine Gun, or FMMG, the new weapon will mirror the M240B in function as a machine gun primarily...
Burn Pit Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Mental Health Disorders, Brain Injury A new study also confirms earlier research on a connection between burn pit exposure and suicide.
The Cost of Spouse Volunteerism Military spouses are often encouraged to pursue volunteerism as a way to stay professionally relevant during relocations and...
Decried as 'Garden State Gulag,' New Jersey Military Base that Will House Undocumented Immigrants Faces Continued Criticism The South Jersey military base that'll become a deportation center for undocumented immigrants has earned a new and...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...
!["Three Pretty Fly Girls," a watercolor painting by artist Lori Dawson. Part of the Air Force Art Program.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/history/2017/08/air-force-art-program-1500x1000.jpg?itok=thAZPvcX ""Three Pretty Fly Girls," a watercolor painting by artist Lori Dawson. Part of the Air Force Art Program. (U.S. Air Force image)")
