Why Winston Churchill Once Visited Fort Jackson To prove that the U.S. Army would be ready, General Marshall took Churchill to the only place that made sense: Fort Jackson.
Famous Veterans: Leon Spinks, the Man Who Dethroned Muhammad Ali While in the Marines, Leon Spinks earned a bronze medal as a light heavyweight at the inaugural World Amateur Boxing...
She Was the First Black Female US Naval Academy Plebe When Janie L. Mines arrived at the Naval Academy, the academy wasn't ready for women.
Air Force One: Everything You Need to Know Few things are as synonymous with the office of president of the United States than Air Force One.
The 'Graybeards' Were an Infantry Unit Just for Men Too Old for Military Service They were never supposed to see action, but the old men of the Union Army were among the most reliable.
Russia's 'Paratrooper Day' Is the Wildest Veterans Party in the World No one celebrates their service quite like Russia's airborne troops.
'The Black Swallow of Death' Was an American Hero of France and the First Black Fighter Pilot After watching his dad narrowly escape a lynch mob, Eugene Bullard fled to France and took to the skies.
That Time Fascists Tried to Assassinate the Loch Ness Monster The Loch Ness Monster has been a cryptozoological and biological mystery since as far back as 1933.
The Lore of Uncle Wally Leads a Family from Bagram to Meuse-Argonne The story of one military family's returns to a battlefield to live military history.
The Original 'Thunder Run' Was a Way to Clear Minefields Using single minesweepers to clear a road took too long. So U.S. troops used tanks instead.
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC What started as an 800-troop mission for the D.C. National Guard has ballooned to more than 2,000 troops as Republican...
Former Space Force Sergeant Fatally Shot Teen in 'Vigilante Violence,' Colorado Officials Say Orest Schur received a 54-year prison sentence after a jury in June found him guilty of second-degree murder and attempted...
Airman Killed in Off-Base AK-47 Shooting Near F.E. Warren Air Force Base Identified An airman stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, who died after being shot by an AK-47 fired through the wall of an off...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...