Army Ranger Legend and Last Living Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Ralph Puckett Dies at 97 When Ralph Puckett was chosen to lead a new Ranger company in 1950, he said a prayer: "Dear God, don't let me get a bunch of...
'Band of Brothers,' 'The Pacific' and 'Masters of the Air,' Ranked Ranking Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking World War II series.
New York's Famous Katz's Deli Will Still 'Send a Salami to Your Boy in the Army' Though Katz's helped ease hunger pangs and homesickness during World War II with their salamis, the tradition didn't stop...
US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...
POW Gets a Pair of Jump Boots, the Best Gift a WWII Vet Could Want Albert "Ken" Axelson, a World War II combat medic, turned 21 on April 2, 1945 -- the same day he was liberated from a Nazi...
What Are the Branches of the US Military? In simple terms, the U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the six military branches: Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps...
This Is the Truth Behind WWII’s Creepy Philadelphia Experiment The Philadelphia Experiment is one of the most grotesque military urban legends ever.
Lou Conter, Last Survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102 Lou Conter was one of 335 sailors and Marines to survive the attack, and was the last living survivor. Some 2,341 service...
Why the US Navy Operated a Fleet of Ice Cream Ships During World War II If an army marches on its stomach, as Napoleon Bonaparte once purportedly said, then a fighting force as large and powerful...
Newly Renovated Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Dedicated in Georgia Like the original memorial wall in Washington D.C., the replica -- eight feet high and stretching more than 200 feet --...
Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP's Fight Against 'Woke' Military Extended to 2025 Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer...
Camp Lejeune Sergeant Identified as Marine Killed During Training in North Carolina Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, died Thursday evening during a training...
‘Indefinite’ Defense Department IDs Inconvenience Air Travelers, May Be Dropped as Acceptable Identification The Transportation Security Administration's Credential Authentication Technology reads the cards' INDEF date field as...
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
Navy Chief Petty Officer Convicted of Attempted Espionage at San Diego Court-Martial The Navy has convicted a chief petty officer of attempted espionage, among other charges, at a court-martial in San Diego...