The World War II Fighter Ace Behind the Navy's Blue Angels For the rest of his life, the Blue Angel pilots who came after him viewed Voris with reverence -- and with good reason.
5 Films and TV Shows About Operation Market Garden, Recommended by a War Historian Here are five films and TV shows that explore the origins, impact and aftermath of the allies’ September 1944 strategic...
The Time an Army Bomber Crashed into the Empire State Building During WWII The crash, which caused about $1 million in damage (roughly $17.5 million in 2024), represented the first time that an...
Dutch Adopt US War Graves to Harbor Memories of the Country's Liberation 80 Years Ago In the rolling hills of the southern Netherlands, locals have vowed to never forget the American and other Allied soldiers...
This Marine Corps Memorial Honors the Fallen from 9/11 Despite our nation's pledge to "never forget," years have passed, leaving the memory of 9/11 faded for some and nonexistent...
A Navy Veteran Revolutionized Dune Buggy Racing After Serving in World War II Bruce Meyers changed the racing game after beating the record for the Baja 1000 by five hours in a self-made car.
This ‘Golden Girls’ Actress Was Also a US Marine Fellow Marines surely were thankful Bernice Frankel, better known as Bea Arthur, was a friend, traveling down the road and...
Kursk Was the Site of a Massive World War II Tank Battle - Now It’s at the Heart of Ukraine’s Counterattack In 2024, with a major offensive being played out once again within the Kursk oblast in western Russia, commentators wonder...
How Elvis Presley Revitalized Efforts to Build a Pearl Harbor Memorial Support for a USS Arizona memorial received a huge boost on March 25, 1961, when Elvis Presley performed a benefit concert at...
What It Was Like to Be Fighting the Japanese on V-J Day It took almost a week to convince the six to seven thousand Japanese on Cebu that the war was really over. They had to be...
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...