Carl Spaatz Spaatz was promoted to a permanent major in July 1920, and during the inter-war years he proceeded up the ranks of a...
Boeing Country: Veterans, Like Bomber, 'Keep History Alive' On a peaceful day in December 1941, Staff Sgt. Lee Embree took off in a Boeing B-17E for what promised to be a quiet flight...
Erwin Rommel Erwin Johannes Rommel was born in 1891 and he joined the German Army as a cadet in 1910.
Vets, Families Remember Normandy D-Day Landings, 72 Years On Proud veterans in their 90s and families of fallen soldiers Monday are commemorating the D-Day invasion of Normandy 72 years...
Book Review: 'The Guns at Last Light' The final installment in Rick Atkinson's "Liberation Trilogy" covers D-Day to German surrender and more than delivers on the...
Pentagon Could Make Combat Action Badge Retroactive to World War II Congress says the DoD should consider authorizing the Combat Action Badge for soldiers serving as far back as World War II.
Navy Gunner’s Mate and Yankee Catcher for All Seasons Yogi Berra Dies Yogi Berra was a Navy gunner’s mate at D-Day before he became the catcher for all seasons with the Yankees and an American...
Airmen Missing from WWII Accounted For The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Feb. 23, that the remains of U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World...
Navy Completes Review of Florida WW II Bomber Crash Site The Navy released its findings Sept. 30 in the investigation of a World War II era aircraft wreck site in Osteen Fla.
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...
