How This 101-Year-Old Tuskegee Airman Helped Keep the 'Red Ball Express' Running During WWII Nearly 75% of soldiers assigned to the Red Ball Express were Black, and collectively, they did yeoman's work until the...
US Naval Academy Ends Affirmative Action in Admissions The change in policy was made in February by Vice Adm. Yvette Davids, the academy's superintendent, in response to an...
The Golden 14: How Black Women Exploited a Loophole to Serve During World War I The Golden 14 were attached to the USS Triton during World War I and served as the Navy's first enlisted Black women.
Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Restore Removed Webpages Celebrating Troops A group of Senate Democrats will be sending a letter demanding that President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete...
Defense Department Webpage on Jackie Robinson Goes Down, Then Returns amid Diversity Purge The page on Robinson includes biographical information about his Army service during World War II, which occurred prior to...
Navajo Code Talker Videos, Photos, Stories Removed to Comply with Trump Diversity Purge The Marine Corps has removed more than a dozen videos, photos and stories about Navajo Code Talkers as part of an ongoing...
Army Deleting Online Content Related to Women, Minorities Using Key Words Like 'Respect' and 'Dignity' The deletion of photos, video and other content is part of an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that all the military...
VMI Board Opted Out of Extending First Black Superintendent's Contract Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins will step down in June from his post as the first Black superintendent of the Virginia...
Former Defense Chiefs Call for Congressional Hearings on Trump's Firing of Senior Military Leaders The five men — who represented Republican and Democratic administrations over the past three decades — said the dismissals...
Air Force Deletes 'CQ' Brown Quote, COVID-19 History and Bias Lesson from New Handbook The new handbook, which was reissued last week, eliminated more than just mentions of diversity within the pages -- some of...
How Trump Is Leaning on the Military to Fulfill His Hopes of Mass Deportations and an Immigration Freeze For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military.
Military Families in Key West Sue Balfour Beatty over Allegations of Squalid, Toxic Housing Conditions The lawsuit alleges that Balfour Beatty, a massive company that manages more than 40,000 military homes across more than 50...
Hegseth’s Younger Brother Is Serving in a Key Role as Liaison and Senior Adviser Inside the Pentagon Phil Hegseth's official title is senior adviser to the secretary for the Department of Homeland Security and liaison officer...
This Navy Destroyer's New Battle Flag Pays Tribute to the Service's First Female Nurses Flying during Women's History Month, the flag is a particularly poignant choice for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile...
Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a...
