Museum, Historical Group Launch Search for Wreckage of Ace Pilot Richard Bong's Crashed Plane Gen. Douglas MacArthur awarded him the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest decoration, in 1944.
Famed Battleship USS New Jersey Floating Down Delaware River to Philadelphia for Maintenance The celebration in Camden kicked off with speeches from Gov. Phil Murphy and Navy veterans, accompanied by music from a local...
1 of the Few Remaining Survivors of the Attack on Pearl Harbor Has Died at 102 Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, one of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, a family...
AI-Aided Virtual Conversations with WWII Vets Are Latest Feature at New Orleans Museum An interactive exhibit at the National WWII Museum will use artificial intelligence to let visitors hold virtual...
South Carolina to Remove Toxic Waste from Historic World War II Aircraft Carrier More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would...
How Female Service Members Paved the Way for the Modern Women’s Rights Movement The contributions that servicewomen have made to the broader fight for women’s equality in the workplace has largely been...
22 Artifacts Looted After the Battle of Okinawa Returned to Japan The artifacts include six portraits, a hand drawn map of Okinawa from the 19th century, and various pieces of pottery and...
Vincent Astor, Gentleman Spy William Vincent Astor's life was one of unenviable isolation and singularly strange circumstances.
How the First Female Pilot to Die on Active Duty with the US Military Cultivated Her Love of Flying Women Airforce Service Pilots, created in August 1943 after WAFS and WFTD merged, flew at 126 military bases, handling 80% of...
80 Years After D-Day, a World War II Veteran Is Getting Married Near Beaches Where US Troops Landed It will be Harold Terens’ fourth D-Day celebration in France.
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
What to Know in the Supreme Court Case About Immunity for Former President Trump The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be...
Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP's Fight Against 'Woke' Military Extended to 2025 Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer...