The First Medal of Honor Went to an Army Soldier Who Stole a Confederate Train Jacob Parrott was a U.S. soldier who participated in the legendary Civil War mission popularly known as the Great Locomotive...
Workers Begin Removing Confederate General's Remains from Tennessee Park Workers in Memphis, Tennessee, have begun the process of digging up the remains of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Pentagon Begins Process to Purge Confederate Names from Military Bases, Property The NDAA created a commission to put an end to the longstanding U.S. military tradition of honoring Confederate leaders.
The Last Widow of a Civil War Soldier Just Died at 101 Helen Viola Jackson married James Bolin in 1936 -- she never remarried.
The VA Has a Hospital Named for a Slavery-Supporting Confederate Doctor. And It Won’t Change, Wilkie Says Hunter Holmes McGuire played a pivotal role in designating medical personnel as noncombatants but had a troubling history...
How Did 10 Army Bases Get Named for Traitors? We’re in the middle of a national reckoning over racism and representation, and it has thrown new attention onto the fact...
See What Might Be Civil War-Era Ghosts Caught on Camera at Gettysburg A tourist visiting Gettysburg may have captured ghosts on camera during a nighttime drive.
Today's Military Doctors Are Still Learning Lessons from the Battle of Antietam "During their first year of medical school, USU students are taken on a field trip to the Antietam National Battlefield."
Navy Ship Names Could Fall Under Pentagon's New Diversity Review "The Navy, as an institution, has a moral obligation to know. And, it should act."
Army Is Latest Service to Consider Confederate Flag Ban Top military leaders have been addressing the issue of racism following the unrest after George Floyd died in police custody.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...