2 Black Marines Who Broke Racial Barriers During WWII Died Within Days of Each Other Cosmas Eaglin Sr. and Nathaniel "Nate" Boone joined the segregated Montford Point Marines during World War II and were...
Defense Department Declares 'Identity Months Dead,' Barring Black History Month and Others The Trump White House has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense...
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.
President's Latest Order Gives Uniformed Military 30 Days to Eliminate Diversity Efforts Trump's order comes on the heels of his first executive orders signed last week, which already sent the military services...
'Kidnapped at Sea' Dispels the Old 'Sea Story' of a Black Sailor in the Confederate Navy “Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White” tells the tale of a free Black man captured during one of the...
Tuskegee Airmen, WASP History Will Stay in Air Force Boot Camp Curriculum Following Outcry The Air Force is resuming its boot camp lessons about trailblazing Black and female World War II pilots after the material...
Military Effort to Scrub Diversity Programs Leads to Dead Websites and Confusion The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force -- as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs -- were all working...
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Who Was the First Black Woman in Army Nurse Corps, Has Died Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
Troops Will Miss Paychecks Next Week Without Action on the Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families, because those in uniform...