How Gen. Douglas MacArthur Helped Make Karate a Global Phenomenon After World War II, many Japanese martial arts were banned in occupied Japan, but karate flourished.
Why US Navy Submarines Might Return Home ‘Flying’ a Broom A broom on the mast of a U.S. Navy ship means a clean sweep for that mission.
The Last Combat Soldier to Leave Vietnam Was Killed in the 9/11 Attacks Max Beilke was the deputy chief of the Retirement Services Division and was visiting the Pentagon on 9/11.
This Army Unit Was Renamed for Its Search and Rescue Work on 9/11 After American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, the first major unit to respond was the Army’s Military District of...
The 6 Wildest Conspiracy Theories About Osama Bin Laden's Death You don’t have to go far on the internet to find alternate theories about Osama bin Laden’s death.
How an Air Force Pilot Tried to Save His Wingman by Pushing His Plane in Midair It was a maneuver that had never before been tried, but it was all a wingman could do over enemy territory.
7 Legends About 'Chesty' Puller, the Most Decorated Marine in US History Lewis "Chesty" Puller's grassroots legacy is carved out by stories echoed through generations of Marines.
4 Stupid Fights Lost Because of Racism Wars have been prolonged and lost for many, many stupid reasons, things like ignorance, hubris and incompetence. Racism is...
That Time an Entire Battle Stopped to Watch Two Soldiers in a Fistfight A Union and Confederate soldier engaged in a fistfight during the Civil War after both found themselves in a gully during a...
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.
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...
