The Trailblazing Nurses Who Kept the Tuskegee Airmen Flying As the U.S. war machine churned to life during World War II, the need for manpower began to push the limits of the...
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D-Day Anniversary Shines a Spotlight on 'Rosie the Riveter' Women Who Built the Weapons of WWII In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping...
USS Fort Worth Sailors Honor WWII Vet on Her 101st Birthday The Navy crew, typically based in San Diego, happened to be in town, providing the perfect opportunity to honor the...
VA Dismisses Directors of Centers for Women, Minority Veterans A VA official said the work of the Centers for Women Veterans and Minority Veterans would continue at both of the offices.
More DEI Fallout: Air Force Scraps Course That Used Videos of Tuskegee Airmen and Female WWII Pilots The problem may not be with the historical videos themselves, but that they were used in Air Force basic military training...
How the First Female Pilot to Die on Active Duty with the US Military Cultivated Her Love of Flying Women Airforce Service Pilots, created in August 1943 after WAFS and WFTD merged, flew at 126 military bases, handling 80% of...
A Caucus of Military Veterans Seeks to Bridge the Political Divide in a Polarized Congress In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass...
Veterans Are Filing More Claims for Service-Related Sexual Assault, VA Officials Say An outreach effort has led to an increase in claims filed for military sexual trauma in the past several years, according to...
The Last Houthi Attack Was Months Ago. But the US Military Has Now Launched an Open-Ended Campaign in Yemen. Officials said the new round of strikes in Yemen may last for weeks and that they are now less worried about casualties.
WWII Airstrip in Central California Sold. It Was ‘The Country Club of Training Bases’ Located in western Fresno County about 10 miles south of Dos Palos and 15 miles north of Firebaugh, Eagle Field dates back to...
Lawmakers Try Again on Bill to Give 50,000 Medically Retired Veterans Full VA Disability, Retirement Pay The Major Richard Star Act, which has been floated since 2020, has the support of more than 40 veterans' organizations and...
Lawmakers Demand Trump Administration Restore Removed Webpages Celebrating Troops A group of Senate Democrats will be sending a letter demanding that President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete...
Navy Plans to Deploy Second Destroyer to Patrol Waters Off US and Mexico This Week An official, who was given anonymity to discuss military plans, told Military.com that a second destroyer will deploy from...
![Women Airforce Service pilots Frances Green, Margaret "Peg" Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn, leave their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, "Pistol Packin' Mama," during ferry training at Lockbourne Army Airfield, Ohio, 1944. (U.S. Air Force)](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2017-12/WWII-Wasps.jpg?itok=Z3ugHHdP "Women Airforce Service pilots Frances Green, Margaret "Peg" Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn leave their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, "Pistol Packin' Mama," during ferry training at Lockbourne Army Airfield, Ohio, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo)")
