Josephine Baker Was the First Black Superstar — and World War II’s Most Unlikely Spy Josephine Baker was a worldwide sensation at a time when Black performers were playing to segregated audiences in the United...
The National Guard's First All-Black Unit Was a 'Yardstick for Achieving Full Equality' The first all-Black National Guard unit and the first to be commanded by Black officers became federalized and headed for...
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...
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...
Famous Veteran Vincent Patton Left an Indelible Mark on the Coast Guard Vincent Patton III served as the eighth master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard from 1998-2002.
Famous Vet Montel Williams Put Gift for Gab to Work as TV Host, Speaker Montel Williams enlisted in the Marines and served in the Navy before becoming a television host and motivational speaker.
Famous Veteran Guion Bluford Was First Black Astronaut in Space After combat missions over Vietnam, Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr. flew on to become America's first Black astronaut.
Diversity in the Military The Tuskegee Airmen and the Montford Point Marines made significant contributions to the U.S. military.
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training...
The Air Force's Faltering Effort to Get More Diversity Among Officers May Be Out of Time The diversity targets set in 2022 marked the first time in nearly a decade that the service had amended the benchmarks for...
Veteran Ejected from Public Meeting over Shirt Criticizing Politician’s Military Service Files Lawsuit Kenneth J. Collins, of Newton, alleges he was wrongfully removed from a meeting of the Sussex County Board of County...
National Guard Soldier Fatally Shot Ex's Boyfriend While on Drill Duty Break, Feds Say Natravien Landry is charged with murder in a shooting that triggered a lockdown at a military base in Georgia, federal...
![Vernon Baker from the cover of AUSA graphic novel "Medal of Honor: Vernon Baker."](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-02/VernonBaker1800.jpeg.jpg?itok=fGB9smrJ "Vernon Baker from the cover of AUSA graphic novel "Medal of Honor: Vernon Baker." (courtesy AUSA)")
