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...
Trump Deploys Hundreds of Marines to LA in Growing Military Response to Immigration Raid Protests The deployment marks a sharp escalation in the military's role in domestic unrest in the city caused by immigration raids by...
Woman Acquitted of Crossing into Military Border Zone Is Latest Legal Blow to Trump Administration A migrant from Peru has been acquitted in Texas of charges related to trespassing on a newly created military zone along the...
Military Spouses Fight Back Against Pentagon Book Bans Military Families for Free Expression has plans for virtual events and "activations" in communities around military bases...
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Soldier Injured by Contractor's Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan The plaintiff, Army Spc. Winston Hencely, suffered a serious head injury in the attack.
Hegseth Wants to Rename 8 Naval Ships. Here Are the Stories Behind Their Namesakes After Military.com's reporting, CBS confirmed the defense secretary's plans to rename seven other naval ships who honor civic...