Command Crisis on Saipan: The Only Time a Marine General Ever Fired an Army General Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Holland M. “Howlin' Mad” Smith—commanding the V Amphibious Corps—had just done something unprecedented...
World War II Soldier Returns Home After 83-Year Wait Sgt. John Pagliuso was killed in World War II in 1942. After 83 years, his remains were identified, and the soldier will...
The U.S. Marine Who Forced Nazi Officers to Toast FDR at Gunpoint — and Became the Most Decorated OSS Operative Most Marines had never seen combat when Peter Ortiz joined the Corps in June 1942. However, he had already survived five...
Dieppe: The Army Rangers’ First Fight Against the Germans in WWII Under Maj. William O. Darby, volunteers drawn heavily from the 34th Infantry Division trained in Scotland in demolitions...
The U.S. Destroyer Crew That Fought a German U-Boat in Hand-to-Hand Combat In an era of hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, and nuclear subs, it’s hard to picture sailors going toe-to-toe with the...
Fort Hood Steps In After Shutdown Halts WWII Veteran’s Military Funeral Florencio Davila, a World War II veteran, died recently at age 99. His dying wish was to be buried with full military honors...
How a Former Waffen-SS Officer Became an American War Hero Buried at Arlington National Cemetery A white granite headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery bears a name that sounds American: Larry Allan Thorne...
Must Watch Movies To Catch Up On During Deployment Sometimes, the right movie reminds you why you serve and who’s waiting when you get home. Long deployments come with...
Lost for 82 Years, World War II Soldier’s Dog Tag Returns to Family Lost for 82 years in the woods of England, a Georgia family is finally reunited with their father's World War II dog tag.
How AI Cracked an 84-Year WWII Mystery — And What it Means for Future Warfare For more than eight decades, one of the Holocaust's most haunting images remained shrouded in mystery. The photograph shows a...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
