30 Years On, Veterans Recall the Desert Storm Air War Months of preparation preceded a month-and-a-half-long air war that left 33 American pilots and their crew members dead.
29 American Presidents Who Served in the Military Twenty-nine of the forty-four men who have served as our nation's commander-in-chief have military backgrounds themselves --...
You Can Find These Surprising Artifacts at the Coast Guard's Museum The Coast Guard Museum opened its archives to Instagram, showing off some of it most interesting artifacts.
Why 50-Year-Old Battleships Were a Critical Part of Operation Desert Storm The Iraqis thought the US would attack by sea with the blazing force of the battleships' guns.
Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers Reporter, Vietnam Author, Dies Sheehan served as a war correspondent for UPI and then the Times in the early days of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
6 Times the Military Was Used to Suppress Civilian Uprisings in the US When local law enforcement can't restore law and order, the US military gets the call.
The Last Widow of a Civil War Soldier Just Died at 101 Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936 -- she never remarried.
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight There’s just something about two people in a fistfight that’s irresistible to watch.
5 Historical Events That Happened on Christmas Throughout most of human history, important political figures didn’t let a pesky holiday get in the way of their plans.
Why Military Veterans and Law Enforcement Joined the Capitol Insurrection The deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 attracted a variety of far-right extremists who shared a devotion to Trump.
FBI Searches for Armored Military Vehicle in California The Humvee was stolen from a National Guard Armory in a Los Angeles suburb.
DoD Cancels Plans to Let Thousands of Civilian Employees Shop at Exchange The proposal to expand military exchange shopping privileges had been expected to be finalized in late 2020.
After Years of Fighting, the Military Has Started Phasing Out 'Widow’s Tax' Many survivors will see at least $400 more in their Feb. 1 annuity payments.
After Training Changes, Air Force SERE School Sees Near-Historic Low Attrition Typically, about half of each class washes out during the final apprentice course because of its demanding nature.
