In War and Baseball, Navy Seaman and Gold Medal Honoree Larry Doby Defeated Hate The Congressional Gold Medal has been approved for baseball Hall of Famer Larry Doby.
Legendary TV Producer and World War II Veteran Norman Lear Dies at 101 Lear would fly 52 missions over Nazi-occupied territory before the war's end, at a time when surviving to fly 25 missions was...
What Army Service Taught Football Legend Lou Holtz About Leadership In a career that spanned 44 years, Lou Holtz held a variety of football coaching jobs in the college and the NFL.
Retired Navy Captain Don Walsh, Part of 2-Man Crew to First Reach Deepest Point of Ocean, Dies at 92 In January 1960, Don Walsh, then a U.S. Navy lieutenant, and Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard were sealed inside a 150-ton...
Why Future President Jimmy Carter Joined the Navy During World War II Long before becoming a peanut farmer or entering politics, Jimmy Carter joined the military.
How JD Salinger's World War II Service Shaped His Writing J.D. Salinger was so devoted to his goal of becoming a published writer that not even the deadliest war in world history...
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Who Helped Apollo 13 Crew Return Safely Home, Dies at Age 87 A former Navy pilot, Ken Mattingly joined NASA in 1966.
Remembering Bob Knight: Champion Coach, Army Vet and Famed Anger Management Example Over six seasons at Army, he led the Black Knights to a 102-50 record, with just one losing season, his last as Army head...
The World's Most Astonishing Rescue Missions Get a 20-Part Podcast In a new podcast, "Rescue," Marine Corps veteran and survival expert Donny Dust brings us the incredible stories behind...
The Incredible Life of the American Airman Who Created 'King Kong' Director Merian C. Cooper was an Army pilot who loved flying as much as he loved making movies.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.