Getting to Know the First Black Navy SEALs Fred "Tiz" Morrison and William Goines were Black pioneers in naval special warfare and generally acknowledged to be the...
How This West Point Cadet Made History Simone Askew solidified her place in history at West Point, becoming the first Black woman to earn the position of first...
Remembering the Last, First Women's Airforce Service Pilot Betty "Tack" Blake was believed to be the last surviving graduate of the first Women’s Airforce Service Pilot training class...
The 4 Other Times John McCain Cheated Death Everyone knows about his time as a POW, but do you know about the other four times naval aviator and U.S. Senator John McCain...
100-Year-Old Walks Bataan Memorial Death March for 11th Time Retired Army Col. Ben Skardon survived the Bataan Death March, and although he is now 100 years old, he still joins in the...
The 7 Best Snipers in US Military History This list of the seven best snips in U.S. military history includes Marine Sgt. Carlos Norman Hathcock II and Navy SEAL...
29 American Presidents Who Served in the Military Twenty-nine of the 44 men who have served as our nation's commander-in-chief have military backgrounds themselves.
Wounded Army Warrior Finds Inspiration on the Slopes Mick Doto has been challenged by TBI and other combat injuries, but he's found empowerment and inspiration from the National...
Mountain Family: Military Couple Heal Their Wounds at Sports Clinic For Ted and Sarah Wade, participating at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic isn't just about rehabilitation...
Flying on One Leg: Disabled Veteran Conquers the Slopes Bill Caywood was on the edge of death due to a combat injury -- but now he's bombing down the mountains as a participant in...
Renewed Military ID Cards Can Be Sent by Mail in New Pilot Program Active-duty troops can now log in to renew their family members' military ID cards in a pilot program allowing the IDs to be...
How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women Some 2,200 active-duty women out of roughly 40,000 are serving in infantry, cavalry, armor and field artillery roles.
VA Hospital Employee Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Accepting Thousands of Dollars in Kickbacks A former manager at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center was sentenced to six months in federal prison for...
Guardsman Dies After Fitness Test A junior enlisted National Guard soldier died earlier this month after a physical fitness test during a drill weekend...
The First Casualty of War Is Truth: Iraq 20 Years Later Four months prior to the invasion of Iraq, I found out that the George W. Bush administration was selling the war to the...
