Allied Navies in the Pacific Fought for a Photo of This Actress for 70 Years The "Esther Williams Trophy" could only be taken by brute force or vile cunning.
A Black Soldier Received the Medal of Honor More Than 50 Years After Calling Artillery on His Own Position John Fox's widow received his Medal of Honor in 1997, more than a half-century after he died while fighting the Germans in a...
Rhode Island Raised the First Integrated Infantry Unit to Fight the Revolutionary War The 1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment that fought in the Revolutionary War was made up of Black men, American Indians and...
This Black WWII Soldier Waited 50 Years to Receive the Medal of Honor Vernon Baker eventually received the Medal of Honor for killing nine enemy troops in an assault of Castle Aghinolfi in...
How the USS Constitution Was Saved from Target Practice The USS Constitution was saved from becoming a target ship by a wealthy Armenian immigrant.
American Veteran William Morgan Rose to the Highest Rank in Fidel Castro's Army William Alexander Morgan brought skills he learned in the U.S. Army to the Cuban Revolution. He initially did it for revenge.
Cathay Williams Was the Army's Only Female Buffalo Soldier and First Black Female Enlistee Cathay Williams, the only female Buffalo soldier, originally was captured as "contraband" by the Union Army during the Civil...
The Crusader-Era Knights Who Volunteered to Fight World War I The Khevsurs, who fought in World War I, were believed to be descendants of knights who date to the Crusades in the 12th...
Russia's 'Dead Hand' Is a Soviet-Built Nuclear Doomsday Device Even if Russia was completely defeated in a nuclear war, it's not.
5 Historical Reasons for Bad Blood Between Russia and Ukraine After looking at the relatively recent history between Russia and Ukraine, you start to understand the tensions.
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...
Pentagon Drops Coverage of GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds for Medicare-Eligible Retirees Tricare officials said the Defense Health Agency is eliminating coverage for its Tricare for Life beneficiaries and others to...
New Work Rules Could Deny Food Stamps to Thousands of Veterans Able-bodied SNAP recipients who are between 18 and 54 and don't have children have always been required to work. Veterans...
Trump's Federal Law-Enforcement Crackdown Ripples Through DC Neighborhoods The White House has credited Trump's crackdown with hundreds of arrests, while local officials have criticized the aggressive...
How an Australian Potato Farmer Changed Running Forever Released in 2013, the movie “Cliffy” chronicles Australian Cliff Young’s rise from a potato farmer to an ultramarathoner and...