Year-by-Year Account Tells Inspiring Story of the Tuskegee Airmen Charles McGee, one of the most famous Tuskegee Airmen, says a new book "provides an accurate and complete record" of all the...
'Ten Stars' Biography Details Life of First Black to Lead Troops in Combat "Ten Stars," by author Kendal Weaver, details the life of Gen. J. Gary Cooper, the first Black Marine to lead desegregated...
The Impact of the Port Chicago Disaster that Killed 320 Black Sailors It was one of the biggest tragedies that took place stateside in World War II, and it led to a turning point for African...
How Soldiers from an All-Black Regiment Saved Their Commander's Sword for His Family Though not depicted in the 1989 film "Glory," Col. Robert Shaw carried the "Rolls-Royce of Swords."
She Was the First Black Female US Naval Academy Plebe When Janie L. Mines arrived at the Naval Academy, the academy wasn't ready for women.
'The Black Swallow of Death' Was an American Hero of France and the First Black Fighter Pilot After watching his dad narrowly escape a lynch mob, Eugene Bullard fled to France and took to the skies.
This Military Intelligence Hall of Famer Predicted the Tet Offensive An African-American woman fought to get her intel analyses recognized, even in the face of disaster, during the Vietnam War.
Harlem Hellfighters Personnel Record Cards Can Now Be Found Online Stories about members of New York's historic 369th Infantry Regiment, recently featured in a graphic novel, "The Harlem...
Untold Stories of the Harlem Hellfighters of World War I The first Black American infantry regiment to fight in World War I, the 369th spent more time in the trenches and under fire...
Before a Secret Raid on an ISIS Leader's Mountain Cave Complex, US Forces Ran the Mission at a Special Recreation of the Target Area It's a similar technique to the one used before the 2011 raid that brought down Osama bin Laden.
Three More Sailors Die by Suicide While Their Carriers Are Stuck in Shipyards The suicide aboard the George Washington comes a month after the Navy released its first report on the last three suicides...
Military Families Worried About Tax Bills After W-2s Show No Income Tax Withheld The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is denying a widespread issue of erroneous withholdings.
'A Total Shock': Parents Mourn Sudden Death of Their Air Force Academy Son Candyce and Dustin Brown last spoke to their son Hunter by phone on Sunday, Jan. 8, discussing the class schedule for his...
North Korea Could Get a Vital Lifeline from Arms Sales to Russia The U.S. made fresh accusations this month that Kim Jong Un is providing arms and ammunition to aid Putin’s war, including...