'The Pied Piper of Saipan' Captured Hundreds of Enemy Troops at Age 18 During Guy Gabaldon's service in the Pacific Theater of World War II, the skill that came in most handy was his fluency in...
The Military Pledged to Remove Unexploded Bombs From This Island. Native Hawaiians Are Still Waiting. The Waikoloa Maneuver Area is a 185,000-acre site that was used by the U.S. military for live-fire training in the 1940s.
A World War II Flying Fortress Was Made into the ‘Gas Station Bomber’ on a $5 Bet For 60 years, a World War II-era B-17 Flying Fortress sat atop an Oregon service station, serving as a canopy for customers...
7 Real-Life Heroes You’ve Never Heard of from the Pearl Harbor Attack There were thousands on heroes during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Here are just seven notable examples.
An O-1 Took Command at Pearl Harbor and Took the Fight to the Japanese The USS Aylwin's crew took the fight to the sucker-punching Japanese Navy and naval air forces during and after its attack on...
14 Iconic Photos of Veterans and the Wars They Fought Check out a collection of quintessential photos honoring U.S. warfighters throughout history.
Daughter Honors Memory of Her Dad, Who Lost a Leg Shooting Famous Photos of D-Day Invasion in WWII U.S. Army 165th Signal Corps Capt. Herman V. Wall, a military photographer, was aboard one of the first landing crafts to...
A World War II Veteran Escaped from a Nursing Home for the 70th Anniversary of D-Day After being denied a trip to return to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the event with the Royal British Legion, World...
In a Recent WWII Days Reenactment, Some Participants Played the Nazis. We Talked to Them About Why They Do It. Someone has to play the bad guy. Someone has to play the Nazi. Otherwise, how do you teach history?
America's Most Decorated Native American Veteran Was Wounded In Three Wars Despite the troubled history between native tribes and the U.S. government, American Indians have served in every major...
Air Force Intel Officer Had Hundreds of Classified and Secret Files at His Florida Home A retired Air Force intelligence officer accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors last year admitting to illegally...
A General Warned of an Impending War with China. Airmen Under His Command Say it Was 'Inappropriate' Mike Minihan, a four-star general who has led Air Mobility Command since 2021, has been known for his loud, proud and high...
Base Retires Working Dog After a Half-Decade Sniffing Out Threats, Including 7 Million Pounds of Narcotics Gombi received two awards for her service at her retirement and adoption ceremony.
Navy Ends 'Gruesome' Testing on Sheep After PETA Protests An animal rights group says that it has successfully lobbied the Navy to end a pair of studies that involved subjecting sheep...
The Latest Document the Military Is Hiding Behind Handling Rules: Parental Leave The CUI label is being applied inconsistently and, some critics argue, arbitrarily to keep some documents from being broadly...
