Hundreds of Veterans Kicked Out of Military for Being Gay Will Have Discharges Upgraded The upgraded discharges will unlock VA benefits for hundreds of veterans for the first time.
Months After Biden’s Promise to Pardon Thousands of LGBTQ Veterans, Only 8 Have Applied The dismally low numbers are disappointing advocates who say the promise of Biden’s pardons raised hopes that thousands of...
How This 101-Year-Old Tuskegee Airman Helped Keep the 'Red Ball Express' Running During WWII Nearly 75% of soldiers assigned to the Red Ball Express were Black, and collectively, they did yeoman's work until the...
Judge Allows Bond for Fired Florida Deputy in Fatal Shooting of Black Airman Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter with a firearm, a rare...
Judge Denies Bond for Fired Deputy in Fatal Shooting of Black Airman The judge ordered Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran held until a Thursday pre-trial detention hearing, despite...
Navy Exonerates 256 Black Sailors Unjustly Punished in 1944 After a Deadly California Port Explosion The whole episode was unjust, and none of the sailors received the legal due process they were owed, Navy Secretary Carlos...
Navajo Corporal Becomes First Marine Authorized to Wear Traditional Native Hair Cpl. Bradford Flores is honoring his culture by growing his hair out -- and the Marine Corps authorized it.
Active-Duty Families Seek Transparency on Hate Crimes and Racism in Military Communities The Secure Families Initiative says that troops need information on crimes, compassionate moves and school programs to make...
A Black Medic Wounded on D-Day Saved Dozens of Lives. He's Finally Being Posthumously Honored Waverly Woodson Jr. was wounded while still on the landing craft. But for the next 30 hours he treated 200 wounded men all...
Clarence Sasser, Vietnam Medic Awarded Medal of Honor for Treating Troops Under Fire, Dies at 76 After returning to the U.S. from Vietnam, Sasser received his Medal of Honor from President Richard Nixon in 1969, in a...
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of Pentagon Security Plan Deadline It was not immediately clear what units and service branches would be tapped for the deployment, but the announcement comes...
Trailblazing Coast Guard Commandant Fired by Trump Administration Adm. Linda Fagan, the first woman to serve in the Coast Guard's top job, was relieved following the swearing-in ceremony for...
Air Force Officer Who Advocated for Women in Leadership Roles Removed from Command Col. Julie Sposito-Salceies was relieved from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam unit by Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of...
Air Force Groups that Advocated for Beard Policies, Better Body Armor Are Gutted by Trump Directive Air Force and Space Force groups that helped create policy and improve the quality of life for women, minorities and LGBTQ+...
Trump Administration Directs All Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Staff Be Put on Leave President Donald Trump's administration has moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all...
