A Gold Star Father Reflects on the Search for the First Pilot Shot Down During the Gulf War The first night of Operation Desert Storm, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher took off from the flight deck of the USS Saratoga...
A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. Here's Why Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot...
50 Years Later, Vietnam's Battlefields Draw Retrospective Veterans and Other Tourists Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and...
From Duct Tape to Penicillin, GPS to Superglue: Thank the DOD Defense Department research fuels innovation that ends up in every home, but funding cuts loom.
The Only Al-Qaida Operative to Infiltrate the Army's Special Forces One might think that betraying both the world's most notorious terrorism group and the West's most well-funded intelligence...
National Park Service Restores Original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad Webpage The issue comes amid sweeping government changes to comply with President Donald Trump's campaign against so-called diversity...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
The Meaning of Semper Fi: The Marine Corps Motto "Semper Fi" is short for Semper Fidelis, a Latin phrase that means "Always Faithful." It has been the official motto of the U...
Highest-Ranking Black Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in Pentagon DEI Purge The latest casualty in the Department of Defense's sweep of all things related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is...
Vienna Archaeologists Reveal Mass Grave of Fighters In Roman Empire-Era Battle After archaeological analysis, experts at the Vienna Museum gave a first public presentation of the grave — linked to “a...
Pentagon Withdraws Admiral's Nomination to Lead Pacific Fleet Amid Renewed Attention on Drag Shows The Pentagon has confirmed reports it has pulled Navy Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly from promotion and a new job overseeing the...
3.8% Raise for Service Members Endorsed by House and Senate Defense Bills The raise is consistent with the Trump administration's budget request for next year, as is the overall value of the House...
A Chinese-Owned Company Owns Farmland near Fort Riley. Federal Officials Think That's Bad The White House and top officials this week rolled out a plan aimed at limiting foreign ownership of farm and ranch land.
Senators Seek Guardrails Against JAG Firings in Must-Pass Defense Policy Bill Firing a top military lawyer would require a congressional notification that includes a substantive justification under a...
Coast Guard Selects 'Proven' Command Master Chief for Top Enlisted Position Command Master Chief Phillip Waldron will serve as the 15th senior enlisted adviser to the Coast Guard commandant.
