Air Force's Only Ace in Vietnam Downed Two MiGs in a Classic Dogfight Retired Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie is the only American pilot ever to shoot down five of the legendary Russian-made fighter...
The Day the US Military Made Sure It Was a White Christmas in Vietnam The usual carols played in the mess hall at supper and the calendar said "December 24, 1969," but it didn't feel much like...
Wounded by a Grenade, This Marine Inspired 'His Beleaguered Platoon' Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jimmie E. Howard was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions near Chu Lai during the Vietnam War on...
‘The Only Thing I Was Doing Was Taking Care of Troops:’ Medal of Honor Recipient John Canley Dies at 84 The Marine Corps announced Thursday the death of "Gunny" John L. Canley, a legendary warrior in Vietnam and Medal of Honor...
A Marine's Heroic Sacrifice During the Tet Offensive Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez had to protect 30 men in his platoon, and he made the ultimate sacrifice to do so during the bloodiest...
Why This City Adopted the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles During Vietnam Here's the story about why this California city adopted the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" during Vietnam.
This Destroyer Did the US Proud Through Three Wars From supporting amphibious attacks against the Viet Cong to fighting off Japanese warships, the USS Radford has seen it all.
The 4 Other Times John McCain Cheated Death Everyone knows about his time as a POW, but do you know about the other four times naval aviator and U.S. Senator John McCain...
5 Military Presidential Pardons You Might Not Remember U.S. presidents have long used their power of clemency to grant amnesty, commutations or pardons to military personnel.
A Medal of Honor Recipient Was Gunned Down in a Liquor Store Robbery When Vietnam vet Dwight Johnson walked into a nearby corner store in April 1971, he accidentally walked in on a robbery.
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-Forty-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
