The Davao Dozen: How Americans First Learned About the Bataan Death March If it weren't for 12 escapees from a Japanese POW camp, Americans wouldn't know about the incident until after World War II.
This African American 'Old Grad' Delivered a History of Race at West Point "The more we know about our history, the more likely we are to learn from past mistakes and benefit from lessons learned,"...
The Army’s First Standard-Issue Parachute Was Invented by a Trapeze Artist Turned Pilot After his wife's brush with death, Floyd Smith took an interest in creating a parachute that gave the pilot more control.
The Creator of K-Rations Became a Healthy Eating Advocate You might not believe it, but the original creator of compact military rations later advocated for better dietary choices.
Why Pirates Might Be the Reason the United States Doesn’t Use the Metric System An Atlantic storm, the Napoleonic Wars and an unlucky scientist is why Grandpa Simpson's car gets 40 rods to the hogshead.
The Navy’s Deadliest Day of the Korean War, and the ‘Atomic Bomb Orphan’ Who Would Change the Crew How a Japanese orphan was reunited with the crew of the USS Walke 40 years after it was nearly destroyed in the Korean War.
Why President Truman Fired the Most Prestigious American General of His Time Gen. Douglas MacArthur was relieved of his commands and retired in the middle of the Korean War.
How Fort Bragg, the Largest Military Base in the US Today, Got Its Start a Century Ago Fort Bragg was built to train troops for World War I, but it became the largest installation in the U.S.
World War II Battleships Had a Special Room for Treating ‘Social Diseases’ The use of penicillin as a treatment didn't become widespread in the United States military until 1943.
5 Legendary US Military Firearms Were Designed by the Same Person A new book about the life and work of John Moses Browning recalls some of his tried-and-true U.S. military firearms.
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in...
Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa Two sailors received minor injuries in the response, U.S. 7th Fleet officials said.
A Look at Those Trump Has Targeted in Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former...
Major Russian Attack on Western Ukraine Hits an American Factory During US-Led Push for Peace The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year...
14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday...
