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."
The 'Father of the Tuskegee Airmen' Led the Fight Against Fascism in Africa When Italy threatened Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie I invited African-American pilot John Robinson to fly for him.
African American Heroism in the Military Dating all the way back to the American Revolution, African Americans have played key roles in the history (and success) of...
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...
Harlem Hellfighters Personnel Record Cards Can Now Be Found Online Stories about members of New York's historic 369th Infantry Regiment - recently featured in the Max Brooks graphic novel "The...
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.
'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.
She Was the First Black Female U.S. Naval Academy Plebe When Janie L. Mines arrived at the Naval Academy the academy wasn't ready for women.
The Tuskegee Airmen They were a group of African-American pilots that helped the Allies win World War II -- and helped break the military color...
Racism Kept Some WWI Troops from Receiving Medal of Honor, Lawmakers Say Bills have been introduced in Congress to review whether Medals of Honor were denied to African-American troops in WWWI.
Air Force Veterans Who Are UFO True Believers Return to Newly Attentive Washington Through the years, the government remained indifferent to decades-old reports of saucer craft toying with the world's most...
Navy Probe Finds Major Failures in Fire that Destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard A report has concluded there were failures by commanders and crew members that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed...
Navy Prepares for Discharges of Sailors Who Refuse COVID Vaccine Sailors who refuse the shot can be reassigned while their cases are heard, and will not be promoted or given any other orders...
16 Service Members Sue to Halt DoD's Vaccine Order The troops say they've had COVID-19 or don't want the vaccine because they are pregnant or trying to have a baby.
German Tax Collectors in Bavaria Get in on the Act of Going After American Base Personnel A U.S. military family in Bavaria is being targeted by German tax investigators.
