The Only American Female POW in WWII Europe Had to Fight for Her Status Reba Whittle was a flight nurse ferrying wounded soldiers from the battlefields of Europe to safety.
The Most Decorated Female Soldier in the History of Modern Warfare Milunka Savić probably didn’t know she was about to set out on a seven-year rampage of destruction across two continents in...
A Woman with Leprosy Was the Most Important Spy in the Fight for the Philippines For here exploits, Josefina Guerrero received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm, a decoration created by President Harry...
Navy Renames Survey Ship After Pioneering Female Ocean Researcher, Stripping Vessel of Confederate Ties Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced in a press release and social media posts that he has ordered the USNS Maury...
A Black Union Spy in the Confederate White House Almost Burned It Down In Her Escape In recognition of her intelligence contributions, Mary Jane Richards was inducted into the U.S. Army Intelligence Hall of...
How a Beauty Queen Turned Guerrilla Avenged Her Father's Death in World War II As a young girl, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso loved all things beauty-related. Her life changed dramatically when the Japanese...
Queen Elizabeth II's Time in WWII Made Her the Most Hardcore Head of State Queen Elizabeth II was the only modern head of state to have served in World War II.
6 Women Whose Military Service Made History Women have fought alongside men in battle since the Revolutionary War days. Some did it openly; others concealed their...
Black Female U-2 Pilot Broke Barriers on the Ground and in the Air Air Force Col. Merryl Tengesdal started out in the Navy flying helicopters but ended up becoming the first Black woman to fly...
How This West Point Cadet Made History Simone Askew solidified her place in history at West Point, becoming the first Black woman to earn the position of first...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
A Navy Veteran Is Determined to Find His Own Way Through PTSD—Without VA Each appointment with VA was another nail sealing the coffin shut, suffocating any hope that they could help me.
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-03/1time%20josefina%20guerrero%20leper%20spy%201200.jpg?itok=5F001T0c "Josefina "Joey" Guerrero delivered critical information on Japanese defenses in Manila to the United States.")
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-02/1time%20beauty%20queen%20remedios%20gomez%201200.jpg?itok=3qPhg8B8 "World War II guerrilla leader Remedios Gomez depicted by Carina Febie Agustin in Myra Aquino's 2021 short film "Beauty Queen."")
