Why the US Used Agent Orange in Vietnam and What Makes It So Deadly The United States military sprayed nearly 12,000 square miles of Vietnamese jungles with the chemical defoliant over a 10...
The Navy's Newest Destroyer Is Named for a Marine Who Saved His Company from Annihilation The U.S. Navy just christened its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in honor of Lt. Harvey C. Barnum, the...
56 Vietnam-Era MPs Receive Bronze Stars Amid Army Review of Past Honors Maj. Gen. Thomas Drew said that the Army is conducting a major review and records search to determine whether other troops...
Inconvenient Truths for the Next War You would think that Congress, national security policymakers, and generals and admirals would have learned by now.
Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked Pentagon Papers Exposing Vietnam War Secrets, Dies at 92 Daniel Ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at 92
A New Book Details the Life of the Deadliest Sniper in Marine Corps History Chuck Mawhinney's closest friends had no idea the Marine Corps veteran was a Vietnam War legend who holds the record for the...
Robert Downey Jr. to Star in an Adaptation of the Acclaimed Vietnam War Spy Satire 'The Sympathizer' "The Sympathizer" is equal parts spy game, mystery novel, immigrant story, war memorial and, most importantly, dark comedy.
50 Years Later, Vietnam Veterans Finally Get Official Tribute to Their Service and Sacrifice For three days last week, the government sought to make up for decades of neglect with a series of events on the National...
From Korea to Afghanistan: Special Forces Legend Billy Waugh's Amazing Career Spanned Five Decades The unparalleled godfather of the Green Berets, and CIA septuagenarian at the spearhead of early operations in Afghanistan...
4 Important Things to Know About Vietnam Veterans Vietnam veterans served during one of the most tumultuous times in American history.
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...