Military
Magnetic North Is Cruising Toward Siberia, Puzzling Scientists
It has drifted so far that scientists made an emergency revision to the World Magnetic Model
Court Rules 'Blue Water' Vietnam Veterans Are Eligible for Agent Orange Benefits
Sailors had long been excluded from health benefits related to the dioxin-tainted herbicide the military spread during the war
This Map Shows Where in the World the U.S. Military Is Combatting Terrorism
The infographic reveals for the first time that the U.S. is now operating in 40 percent of the world's nations
New Poll of U.S. Troops and Veterans Reveals Their Thoughts on Current Military Policies
In a new Smithsonian poll, conducted with the help of Stars and Stripes, current and former members of the armed forces take aim at conventional wisdom
Fighting to Be American
For centuries immigrants who served in the military could become American citizens. But are the women and men pictured here among the last?
The Faces Behind Transgender Troops' Struggle for Acceptance
Meet some of the servicemembers at the center of one of the most controversial matters facing the U.S. military
The Priest of Abu Ghraib
Inside Iraq's most notorious prison, an Army interrogator came face to face with a shocking truth about the war—and himself
The Woman Whose Invention Helped Win a War — and Still Baffles Weathermen
Her work long overlooked, physicist Joan Curran developed technology to conceal aircraft from radar during World War II
A Veteran Combat Photographer Recalls His Most Memorable Shots
Originally stuck in a darkroom, Jeremy Lock traveled the world capturing life on the front lines and the homefront
This Veterans Day, Visit America’s Top Military Sites
A new book offers a guide to the museums, bases and once-secret locations that reveal America’s complex military history
How Three Doughboys Experienced the Last Days of World War I
The end of the war was a welcome reprieve for these three American soldiers, eager to return home
The Nazi Werewolves Who Terrorized Allied Soldiers at the End of WWII
Though the guerrilla fighters didn’t succeed in slowing the Allied occupation of Germany, they did sow fear wherever they went
A New Museum Honoring America's Veterans Opens in Ohio
Personal stories take the place of military artifacts at the new National Veterans Memorial & Museum
The Commando Who Foiled Hitler's Atomic Ambitions Has Died
Norwegian resistance fighter Joachim Ronneberg led the raid that destroyed stock of "heavy water" Hitler needed to produce weapons-grade plutonium
The Raid on Bermuda That Saved the American Revolution
How colonial allies in the Caribbean pulled off a heist to equip George Washington's Continental Army with gunpowder
Military Invests in 'Molar Mic' That Can Route Calls Through Your Teeth
Too lazy to pick up the phone? Open wide... this new device latches onto your chompers to transmit sound via the cranial bones
How Virtual Reality and Sideline Brain Scans Could Help Diagnose Concussions
Determining if an athlete or soldier has a concussion often depends on what they tell you, but new technologies could provide a more objective approach
The Wreck of a WWII Fighter Plane Will Be Unearthed from a Greenland Glacier
The P-38 fighter is a member of the famed Lost Squadron, which landed on ice caps after running afoul of poor weather in July 1942
Why the USSR's First Nuclear Submarine Was a Disaster
The U.S. developed the world's first nuclear submarine in 1954 - and the USSR felt pressured to respond
The U.S. Military Has Been in Space From the Beginning
While the proposed branch of the armed forces may be controversial, the history of the so-called "Space Force" is longstanding
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