The Only American Female POW in WWII Europe Had to Fight for Her Status Reba Whittle was a flight nurse ferrying wounded soldiers from the battlefields of Europe to safety.
The World's Foremost Sex Therapist Is a Holocaust Survivor and Former Sniper Before Dr. Ruth Westheimer began teaching couples how best to shoot their shot, she was taking some shots of her own.
The Most Decorated Female Soldier in the History of Modern Warfare Milunka Savić probably didn’t know she was about to set out on a seven-year rampage of destruction across two continents in...
A Chinese Woman Led the Largest and Most Successful Pirate Fleet in History While Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard could boast a handful of ships and hundreds of men. Ching Shih commanded an entire...
A Woman with Leprosy Was the Most Important Spy in the Fight for the Philippines For here exploits, Josefina Guerrero received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm, a decoration created by President Harry...
Navy Renames Survey Ship After Pioneering Female Ocean Researcher, Stripping Vessel of Confederate Ties Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced in a press release and social media posts that he has ordered the USNS Maury...
A Black Union Spy in the Confederate White House Almost Burned It Down In Her Escape In recognition of her intelligence contributions, Mary Jane Richards was inducted into the U.S. Army Intelligence Hall of...
How a Beauty Queen Turned Guerrilla Avenged Her Father's Death in World War II As a young girl, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso loved all things beauty-related. Her life changed dramatically when the Japanese...
Seven Famous Female Veterans From a computer genius to a popular sitcom star, talented women have made their mark in the U.S. military.
Queen Elizabeth II's Time in WWII Made Her the Most Hardcore Head of State Queen Elizabeth II was the only modern head of state to have served in World War II.
Hundreds of Military Promotions Approved by Senate Just Hours After Tuberville Releases His Hold Tuberville announced he was dropping his procedural hold on military confirmations on all but those nominated to be four-star...
Korea's Army of Senior Citizens Ready for Battle. 'I Don't Remember the Rifles Being So Heavy' Founded last summer by a group of civilians with no affiliation with the military, the Senior Army — which currently has...
Army Veteran Battling Terminal Cancer Gets His Wish to Shoot a Tank One Last Time In early 2022, Jay Tenison was diagnosed with Stage IV stomach cancer after reporting pain to his doctors. After months of...
Rescue Turns to Recovery as More Crew Members in Deadliest Air Force Osprey Crash Are Identified The Air Force released the names of seven more crew members who perished last week during training when their CV-22 Osprey...
Army Veteran Files Lawsuit Alleging VA Computer System Delayed Cancer Diagnosis A veteran and his wife are suing the federal government and the companies behind a computer system the Department of Veterans...