The Japanese Submariner Who Became America's First WWII Prisoner After Pearl Harbor Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle...
Death by Firing Squad: Eddie Slovik Became the Only U.S. Soldier Executed for Desertion in WWII Eddie Slovik made a series of decisions that turned him into the only American soldier executed for desertion since the Civil...
The Continental Army’s Medical Crisis: Benjamin Rush’s Whistleblowing in 1778 Benjamin Rush exposed severe mismanagement in Revolutionary War military hospitals, documenting supply abuses, high mortality...
German Officer Sacrificed His Life Trying to Save an American Soldier in the WWII Battle of Hurtgen Forest A 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield on Nov. 12, 1944. Lt...
The Alaska Air Route That Sent 8,000 American Warplanes to the Soviet Union in World War II Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a...
America's Game: How Army and Navy Built One of the Most Legendary College Football Rivalries For most players, the Army-Navy game marks their last time in pads. For the seniors, it's typically their final competitive...
The Walking Dead in Vietnam: How 1st Battalion, 9th Marines Earned the Marine Corps' Highest Casualty Rate When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight...
Italy Once Stole Secret American Intelligence Codes Which Nearly Made Britain Lose WWII Every morning over breakfast in early 1942, infamous German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel received a classified intelligence...
When Battles Go Quiet for Holidays Holidays carry enormous emotional weight. They mark time, culture, and memory, and they often shape how people interpret...
The American Destroyer That Sacrificed Itself to Turn Back Japan’s Battleship Fleet at Leyte Gulf Taffy 3—consisting of six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts—was there to cover troops storming...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-10/decryption.jpg?itok=-Okhv_iU "An Enigma decryption machine, called a "bombe." Decryption machines like this were used by both the Axis and Allies to break enemy codes and access vital intelligence during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo)")
