How a Navy Destroyer Almost Killed FDR with a Torpedo A year and a half before President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia, his life was...
5 Essential Movies and Shows About the Battle of Iwo Jima One of the most important battles of World War II has inspired some outstanding entertainment.
The Incredible Story Behind the Iwo Jima Photo Discovery PFC Harold Schultz, USMC, was misidentified in the iconic 1945 photo of the Iwo Jima flag-raising during World War II.
One of the Most Popular Coast Guardsmen in History Was This Beloved Dog Sinbad’s unlikely journey to becoming the Coast Guard cutter Campbell’s mascot for more than a decade made him the subject of...
The Navy's Naming of its Newest Destroyer Is the Latest Attempt to Honor a Forgotten Black WWII Hero In a daring feat of strength and endurance following an enemy attack that sank the USS Gregory on Sept. 5, 1942, Charles...
A New Book Details the 7 Black Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II In 1993, the Army initiated a review of its records to find out why no Black men who served in World War II were awarded the...
Watch Henry Cavill Kill Nazis in Guy Ritchie's New 'Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' Trailer The movie is based on the true story of Britain's real-world Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, the...
Meet the Real-World Airmen Who Became 'Masters of the Air' The long-anticipated World War II series "Masters of the Air" has finally begun its nine-episode run on Apple TV+.
Almost 80 Years Later, Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Action Is Still Like Something Out of a Movie Audie Murphy's one-man fight against the Nazis in Europe might seem like something straight out of a modern action movie, but...
'No Longer Unknown': Massachusetts Man Killed at Pearl Harbor Finally Comes Home It had been a long time since Pharmacist’s Mate 2nd Class Merle Hillman had been in Holyoke, his hometown and the place where...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense...
The State Department’s New Armored Vehicle Is on Another Level As if you needed another reason to apply for embassy duty.
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...