Military History

Cmdr. Paul X. Rinn was in command of the guided missile frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts as it sailed into the Persian Gulf in...

West Point is the oldest continuously active Army post in the United States, but before it officially became the U.S...

Chaicharn Harnavee saved the lives of countless American prisoners at Vietnam's infamous "Hanoi Hilton” prison.

Somebody had to be the official hangman for the U.S. Army. John Woods decided it might as well be him.

The 108-year-old monument should be stripped and removed down to its granite base plate, the commission will tell Congress in...

For some reason, communist regimes around the world just can't seem to let go of their old leadership.

The legend of the Kadena Chicken is based on the 18th Wing's insignia, which features a black chicken, with its wings held...

In Britain and the Commonwealth of Countries, former territories of the British Empire, a red poppy worn on one's lapel is a...

The mountain’s name -- Mount POW/MIA -- honors prisoners of war and troops missing in action from U.S. conflicts.

In celebration of the Air Force's 75th anniversary, the Iowa Air National Guard rolled out an F-16 with an all-gold paint job...