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George Hardy, in a red sweater wearing a hat that says "Tuskegee," stands in front of his plane from World War II.
World War II

One of the last original Tuskegee Airmen dies at 100

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 28, 2025

Julia Moore watches Lt. Gen. Hal Moore at his retirement ceremony in 1977.
Vietnam War

Fort Moore could come back as Congress considers base name changes

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

Composite of the Medal of Honor and U.S. Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi.
World War II

Medal of Honor recipient’s remains identified after 80 years

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 20, 2025

Students of Martial Arts Instructor Course 2-14 grapple against each other during their final exercise on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 17, 2014.
History

Marines are fighting over who gets to rebuild Tun Tavern

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 18, 2025

The General train, on display in Georgia.
Past Conflicts

A new ‘Great Locomotive Chase’ will bring real Medal of Honor recipients along for the ride

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Iwo Jima Tank
World War II

World War II Marine veteran reunites with tank he drove on Iwo Jima

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 10, 2025

John "Lucky" Luckadoo near a B-17 in World War II.
World War II

‘Lucky’ Luckadoo, last original pilot of World War II’s ‘Bloody Hundredth’ dies at 103

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 8, 2025

Frank S. Wright Promoted To Sergeant
World War II

Legendary Marine Raider finally promoted to sergeant at 100

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 3, 2025

An international harvester tractor strapped to the wreck of the World War II USS Hornet.
World War II

A tractor enthusiast wants to recover one onboard a sunken World War II carrier

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 1, 2025

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets, assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, fly a mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 3, 2025. The HSTCSG is responsible for patrolling approximately 2.5 million square miles of water space and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, parts of the Indian Ocean and three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Strait of Bab al-Mandeb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske)
History

What was the Department of War and why was the name changed?

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 29, 2025

The new Mexican Border Defense Medal, with a green and yellow ribbon.
History

Pentagon releases design for Mexican Border Defense Medal

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2025

Navy aviator Donald McPherson sits inside his Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter during World War II.
World War II

Last American fighter ace from World War II dies at 103

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 23, 2025

Capt. Jim Lovell, NASA astronaut.
Historical Figures

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut who helped avert disaster, has died

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Aug 9, 2025

Japes Capers
Vietnam War

A legendary Marine doesn’t have the Medal of Honor. Veterans want to change that.

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 8, 2025

A Combined Action Program Marine and a Navy corpsman using diesel fuel to burn the human waste from Combined Action unit Papa Three's outhouse in Cam Hieu village, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, on September 20, 1967. (Photo by Ed Palm Photo/Getty Images)
Vietnam War

Federal watchdog calls out lack of research on burn pits in Vietnam

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

Marines in Afghanistan
Afghanistan War

Pentagon briefly republished Afghanistan photos pulled after withdrawal

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 6, 2025