The Tuskegee Airmen: A Tribute to Military Pioneers A brief history of this groundbreaking World War II air crew.
'We'll Be Back For You': Jesse Brown and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir At a time when the United States was still divided by segregation, Navy pilots Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner were a model of...
'Red Summer 1919': A Vietnam Veteran Composed a Powerful Opera to Honor Black Veterans of World War I "Red Summer 1919: An Instrumental Opera," pays homage to the Black men who returned home from war, only to find a new war on...
2 Black Marines Who Broke Racial Barriers During WWII Die Within Days of Each Other Cosmas Eaglin Sr. and Nathaniel "Nate" Boone joined the segregated Montford Point Marines during World War II and were...
9 Black Veterans Who Blazed a Path in Hollywood These nine military veterans have made a huge impact in movies and television.
The Free Black Minuteman Recognized for Gallantry at the Battle of Bunker Hill Salem Poor was among the first Massachusetts men to join a militia as a "Minuteman," able to respond to British aggression at...
Everything You Need to Know About the US Army's 'Buffalo Soldiers' The Army units that would come to be known as "Buffalo Soldiers" were created during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era.
Black History Month We stand during Black History Month to honor the military change makers, the freedom fighters and those who paved the way.
The Tuskegee Airmen Won the First Air Force 'Top Gun' Aerial Gunnery Competition Lt. Col. James Harvey, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, called winning the Air Force's "Top Gun" competition in 1949 "the...
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...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...