Latest History Stories
The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’
Netflix is remaking the World War I classic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
The US military needs a lot more artillery shells, rockets, and missiles for the next war
Why Star Wars’ Boba Fett is the ultimate Special Forces soldier
The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft
As Iraq reels from recent violence, it’s worth remembering that 2,500 US troops are still there
As the world moves on, veterans of the Afghanistan withdrawal struggle to join them
‘We were in shock’ — Loved ones remember Marine killed in Abbey Gate bombing one year ago
That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber
The US military is still missing 6 nuclear weapons that were lost decades ago
A fleet of Nazi warships has risen from a drought-stricken river in Europe
Why intrusive leadership in the US military is actually a good thing
Special operations vets hid a woman being hunted by the Taliban. Now comes the hard part
Here’s our first look at the Vietnam War movie about ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’
‘All those people… oh my God’ — A soldier recounts the 2004 Mosul chow hall bombing
Afghanistan left a ‘moral injury’ on American veterans. Here’s how they can start healing
‘Those treatments saved my life’: The veterans who turn to psychedelic treatments for PTSD healing
Here’s how the US military can win a war against China
The first US destroyer sunk by enemy fire has been found after 105 years
This Marine wasn’t about to let his Afghan interpreter get captured by the Taliban
An Air Force captain with top secret security clearance vanished. He resurfaced 35 years later
From Saigon to Kabul: Vietnam vets tell Afghanistan vets how to cope with anniversary of the Taliban’s victory
The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond
‘We never understood what winning meant’ — A decorated Marine Raider reflects on the fall of Kabul
New Predator film ‘Prey’ shows why insurgencies are so hard to beat
The 82nd Airborne awarded soldiers for the Kabul evacuation, then took the medals back for now
Trump reportedly didn’t want wounded warriors in his military parade because it wouldn’t ‘look good’
A new memoir from a decorated Marine Raider captures the horrors of the Afghanistan withdrawal
How World War II ended with a battle between sailing ships
World War II fighter pilot finally receives his medals after 76 years
‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home
Oldest living member of historic WWII battalion of Black women receives Congressional Gold Medal
Senate finally passes PACT Act, clearing the way for care for veterans exposed to burn pits
How did the US kill an Al Qaeda top leader despite an uneasy agreement with the Taliban? It’s complicated
We regret to inform you Netflix’s military romantic drama ‘Purple Hearts’ is actually good
Here’s what all those UFO sightings might be — and what the military may know
Jon Stewart to Senate Republicans: Stop playing political games with veterans’ lives
Raiding Hitler’s liquor cabinet atop the Eagle’s Nest: The story behind this iconic Easy Company photo
The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal will no longer be a freebie
The incredible story of a daring Air Force pararescue mission in the middle of the Atlantic
Veterans just got screwed out of a massive expansion to VA health care over some petty political BS
‘It’s Fyre Festival for veterans’ — Inside a vet non-profit’s ‘chaotic’ couples retreat
The government has a guide on how to ‘obliterate’ horse carcasses with explosives
The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs
How the Navy trains sailors aboard its oldest ship
This World War I battlefield is on fire and exploding 100-year-old ordnance
I don’t know what to make of this Afghanistan docu-series, but maybe that’s the point
This Air Force F-15’s paint job honors hero who gave his parachute to another airman after their plane was hit
The fatal flaw in the Marine Corps’ approach to countering China
The military’s top hospital is copying wounded troops’ tattoos onto their prosthetic limbs
A desperate Marine vet robbed a bank after the VA missed his disability payment. A new movie explores why
How World War II gave the world the ‘American Chopper’ motorcycle
The wild story of how an American POW ended up fighting alongside the Soviets in WWII
EOD commander reunited with working dog 3 years after patrolling in Afghanistan together
How muscle cars, sideburns and John Travolta helped save the military after Vietnam
This whimsical machine gun-toting bunny is the Air Force’s latest squadron mascot
Air Force F-16 pilot explains how he dodged 6 missiles during insane Gulf War mission
Hollywood has made a staggering amount of money re-winning World War II
How an F-15 scored an air-to-air kill by dropping a bomb on an enemy helicopter
The Army is getting leaders ready for a war unlike any the US has ever seen
These 4 soldiers just received the Medal of Honor for standing between their men and enemy fire
A Marine’s Bronze Star offers insight into US troops’ heroism during the Kabul evacuation
The few, the proud, the drunk: Meet America’s revolutionary yet ‘ungentlemanlike’ troops of 1776
Santa Monica is considering giving veterans a beach house
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