The Golden 14: How Black Women Exploited a Loophole to Serve During World War I The Golden 14 were attached to the USS Triton during World War I and served as the Navy's first enlisted Black women.
The Trailblazing Nurses Who Kept the Tuskegee Airmen Flying As the U.S. war machine churned to life during World War II, the need for manpower began to push the limits of the...
Their Relatives Were Black Heroes. They Fear the Military Won't Celebrate Their Stories Anymore. When Tarence Bailey Sr. received a formal memo from the Maryland National Guard declining to support a celebration for...
No Flyover or Band for Frederick Douglass Celebration. Maryland Guard Says It Violates Pentagon Policy. A formal memo from the Maryland National Guard's Joint Operations Center, dated Feb. 7, said the reserve component would be...
To These Black Retirees, the Federal Civil Service Now Under Attack Was a Path to the Middle Class The federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in...
The Oldest-Ever Buffalo Soldier Enlisted in 1910 and Lived to Fight in 2 World Wars Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven...
Tuskegee Airman and Legendary World War II Fighter Pilot Harry Stewart Dies at 100 Harry Stewart Jr. would survive World War II as one of only four Tuskegee Airmen with three air-to-air victories in a single...
The Former Slave Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Achieve His Family's Freedom One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went...
2 Black Marines Who Broke Racial Barriers During WWII Died Within Days of Each Other Cosmas Eaglin Sr. and Nathaniel "Nate" Boone joined the segregated Montford Point Marines during World War II and were...
Defense Department Declares 'Identity Months Dead,' Barring Black History Month and Others The Trump White House has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense...
Army Deleting Online Content Related to Women, Minorities Using Key Words Like 'Respect' and 'Dignity' The deletion of photos, video and other content is part of an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that all the military...
Joint Chiefs Nominee's Ties to Trump Family Raise Concern About Ethics, Influence President Donald Trump's choice last week to nominate Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as his pick to be chairman of the Joint...
Air Force Academy Investigating Nearly 100 Cadets for Cheating, Honor Code Violations The news of the widespread honor code violation is only a few years removed from another major cheating scandal at the...
Shuttle Driver Closes Door on Blind Veteran at Biloxi VA, Lawsuit Says. She Didn't Survive A blind Air Force veteran using a walker died after a shuttle driver shut the bus door as she tried to disembark for a...
Where Are Federal Jobs Affected by DOGE Cuts? A Look at Congressional Districts Across the US Civilian federal jobs are being cut by the thousands, as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency continues to shrink...
