The Air Force Pilot Who Fought to Desegregate the Airline Industry When Marlon Green applied to Continental Airlines in 1957, he didn't put his race on the application.
Russia Celebrates Victory in World War II as Putin Accuses the West of Fueling Global Conflicts Even though few veterans of what Russia calls the Great Patriotic War are still alive 79 years after Berlin fell to the Red...
Starliner Crew to Join Storied Lineup of Military Astronauts Who Test-Flew U.S. Spacecraft Like the inaugural Boeing Starliner crew are set to do, here are the U.S. military astronauts who have flown to space as...
Lying in State, Lying in Honor and Lying in Repose: What They Mean and How They Work The difference between lying in state and lying in honor is really just dependent on who is being honored, and there are no...
What Was Rolling Thunder? No burnouts, no booze – but still one of the most important motorcycle rallies of all time.
The Wild and Controversial Life of the American Sculptor Behind Mount Rushmore In late 1924, a rare opportunity presented itself to Gutzon Borglum.
One of the Most Popular Coast Guardsmen in History Was This Beloved Dog Sinbad’s unlikely journey to becoming the Coast Guard cutter Campbell’s mascot for more than a decade made him the subject of...
Why the Allies Forced Nazi Germany to Surrender Twice to End World War II The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have...
Lincoln's Civil War Order to Block Confederate Ports Donated to Illinois by Governor and First Lady The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War is now...
The Final Flight of Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor Long before he became the last survivor of the battleship USS Arizona, Lou Conter was a hunter.
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...