US Military
Endangered Woodpeckers Find a New Home on a Military Training Ground
The red-cockaded woodpecker has lost nearly all of its habitat in the southeastern United States, but an Air Force range in Florida is part of an emerging initiative to relocate besieged species on protected land
A Young Sailor's Remains Have Been Identified Eight Decades After He Died at Pearl Harbor
David Walker was a 19-year-old mess attendant aboard the USS "California" when Japan launched its surprise attack
U.S. Has 'No Evidence' of Alien Technology, New Pentagon Report Finds
A review of government investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena since 1945 found that "most sightings were ordinary objects and phenomena and the result of misidentification"
Divers Recover Bell From Wreck of American Destroyer Sunk in World War I
Sixty-four American sailors died when a German torpedo hit the USS "Jacob Jones" on December 6, 1917
Near the Site of the Gettysburg Address, These Black Civil War Veterans Remain Segregated, Even in Death
Denied burial alongside Union soldiers killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, the 30 or so men were instead buried in the all-Black Lincoln Cemetery
Recovering the Lost Aviators of World War II
Inside the search for a plane shot down over the Pacific—and the new effort to bring its fallen heroes home
Inert Cold War-Era Missile Discovered in a Washington Man's Garage
A resident of Bellevue, Washington, attempted to donate the historic artifact to a museum, which alerted authorities
The Real History Behind 'Masters of the Air' and the 100th Bomb Group
The long-awaited follow-up to "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific" centers on an American aerial group nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth"
The American Soldier Whose Fear of Fighting in Vietnam Led Him to Defect to North Korea. He Stayed There for 40 Years
During his time in the repressive country, Charles Robert Jenkins married a Japanese abductee, taught English at a school and appeared in propaganda films
From These Modest Wartime Quarters, George Washington Kept the Revolution Alive
The general's war tent, an iconic part of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, carries as much symbolism now as it did then
Federal Judge Allows Removal of Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
The Defense Department had mandated that the monument be dismantled by January 1, 2024
How the Women of the North Platte Canteen Fed Six Million Soldiers During World War II
Volunteers based out of a Nebraska train station offered American troops encouragement and free food, including birthday cakes and popcorn balls
Unraveling Ulysses S. Grant's Complex Relationship With Slavery
The Union general directly benefited from the brutal institution before and during the Civil War
U.S. Army Clears 110 Black Soldiers Charged in 1917 Houston Riots
The soldiers have been given honorable discharges, and their families may now be eligible for benefits
How Citizen Scientists Rescued Crucial World War II Weather Data
Newly declassified documents from the Pacific theater have been digitized and could improve climate models
Celebrate Veterans Day With These 15 Patriotic Photos
Communities nationwide honor our retired service members every November
Watch the Trailer for 'Masters of the Air,' Steven Spielberg's Long-Awaited Follow-Up to 'Band of Brothers'
The upcoming miniseries follows the 100th Bombardment Group, an Air Force unit nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth"
Healing the Wounds of the Vietnam War
Two perspectives on the 20th-century conflict look back, five decades after the fighting stopped, to discuss what was lost and what is remembered today
When Hershey’s Crafted a Special Treat for the Troops
In the run-up to World War II, the chocolate company was tasked with creating a nutritious snack that, by design, wouldn't taste good
Fifty Years After Their Release, Former Vietnam POWs Journey Back to Hanoi
A group of American veterans return to the infamous compound where they and hundreds of other service members were held captive and tortured during the war
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