History Articles

West Point to open nearly 200-year-old time capsule found at Kosciuszko monument

Posted on Aug 20, 2023

Afghanistan War

What is happening inside the Afghan resistance?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

Afghanistan War

What’s happened since the Taliban took over Afghanistan?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

World War II

C-130s are getting World War II-style makeovers for next year’s D-Day anniversary

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 13, 2023

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World War II

Rare footage shows US soldiers liberating Holocaust survivors in World War II

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 4, 2023

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World War II

World War II paratrooper Vincent Speranza passes away

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Aug 3, 2023

Afghanistan War

The Pentagon didn’t refuse to pay $60,000 to fly fallen Marine Nicole Gee to Arlington [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 26, 2023

A howitzer sits on the foreground while a mushroom cloud detonates in the background.

History

When Army soldiers marched toward a nuclear mushroom cloud

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 3, 2023

World War II

Two of the last remaining Tuskegee Airmen have died

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 2, 2023

World War II

‘Give them hell!’ The Black Medal of Honor recipient who called an artillery strike on his position

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 19, 2023

History

Is Ukraine winning the war against Russia?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 16, 2023

World War II

Russia has sabotaged Ukrainian dams before

By Claire Bigg, Dmytro Moroz

Posted on Jun 6, 2023

Afghanistan War

Taliban moving captured US military vehicles and Soviet tanks to Iranian border

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 1, 2023

World War II

‘It just tore my heart out:’ World War II veterans to revisit their battlefields

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 26, 2023

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World War II

The famous ‘Black Panthers’ World War II tank unit rolls onto the big screen in ‘Come Out Fighting’

By Max Hauptman

Posted on May 10, 2023

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Afghanistan War

Who was General Mark Milley before he was ‘The Chairman’?

By James Clark

Posted on May 9, 2023

World War II

Killing gold-stealing Nazis is one movie trend that never goes out of style

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 8, 2023

Korean War

Medal of Honor recipient’s remains identified 73 years after he was killed in the Korean War

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Apr 26, 2023

Afghanistan War

Taliban kill ISIS leader responsible for Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 US troops

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 26, 2023

Historical Figures

Famed Calypso singer, Navy veteran, and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte passes away

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 25, 2023

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World War II

Ken Potts, one of two living survivors of the USS Arizona, passes away

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Apr 25, 2023

Afghanistan War

Lone Survivor: The Afghan war movie America needs

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 17, 2023

Air National Guard Jack Teixeira Russia Ukraine classified documents leak

History

This isn’t the first time a service member has leaked sensitive intelligence

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Apr 14, 2023

World War II

Ben Ferencz, the last Nuremberg prosecutor, has died at the age of 103

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 9, 2023

Afghanistan War

Biden administration still insists Afghanistan had 300,000 security forces before Kabul fell

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 7, 2023

Afghanistan War

Washington Post blasted over editorial that suggested cutting veterans’ disability benefits

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

Gulf War

Senate votes to repeal authorization for Iraq wars

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 29, 2023

World War II

How a team of scientists are exploring the remnants of a World War II battlefield at Guam

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

Afghanistan War

Afghanistan rescue missions are Hollywood’s latest military movie fad

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Mar 21, 2023

Iraq War

How the Battle of Nasiriyah foreshadowed the long slog of the Iraq War

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

Iraq War

‘Shock and awe’: The Iraq War started 20 years ago with a wave of airstrikes

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Mar 19, 2023

Sgt Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy Black.

Afghanistan War

The Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps reflects on his biggest leadership regret and ‘living with guilt’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 17, 2023

Afghanistan War

Wounded Abbey Gate Marine delivers powerful testimony to Congress

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

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Iraq War

20 years after invading Iraq, US troops are still holding things together there

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 3, 2023

Afghanistan War

Why Afghanistan’s security forces collapsed, according to a scathing new US government watchdog report

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 28, 2023

Vietnam War

How Green Beret Paris Davis’ teammates fought the Pentagon for his Medal of Honor

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 21, 2023

World War II

A brief history of the Pentagon’s efforts to track and identify UFOs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2023

Iraq War

The real story behind how an A-10 Warthog ended up with a cow kill marking

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 10, 2023

World War II

That time a US Navy submarine got a confirmed kill on a train during WWII

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

History

The Army once developed a sim round to mimic a nuclear explosion

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 7, 2023

World War I

The F-22s that downed China’s spy balloon had call signs named for this WWI fighter ace

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 6, 2023

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Afghanistan War

What it was like for US troops at Kabul airport when the chaotic withdrawal began: ‘I thought I was going to die’

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 25, 2023

Past Conflicts

US, Germany reportedly closer to providing tanks to Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 24, 2023

History

How a Cold War spy plane went from watching the Soviets to watching the weather for NASA

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 20, 2023

History

Fighter pilot to receive Navy Cross more than 70 years after classified dogfight with 7 Soviet jets

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 17, 2023

Afghanistan War

How airmen used a single Google Doc to save thousands of lives during Afghan airlift

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 16, 2023

World War II

This WWII OSS manual shows that being annoying at work is the best form of sabotage

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 13, 2023

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History

When did Marines really start eating crayons: An investigation

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 5, 2023

Vietnam War

Former POW recalls captivity in Vietnam on New Year’s Eve 1972, months before his release

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 31, 2022

Past Conflicts

US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

World War II

Inside ‘The Hangover Raid’ — The WWII air battle of New Year’s Day, 1945

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

History

This is what happens when Navy pilots land on the wrong aircraft carrier

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

Iraq War

Silent night: Christmas in Ramadi amid violent insurgency

By Joseph Bennett

Posted on Dec 28, 2022

World War I

The complicated truth about the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ of World War I

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 27, 2022

Afghanistan War

Christmas in, Christmas out: A holiday deployment story

By Brett Allen

Posted on Dec 24, 2022

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Vietnam War

Remembering the ‘Christmas bombings’ of the Vietnam War’s twilight, 50 years later

By David Nelson

Posted on Dec 20, 2022

Iraq War

Navy warship USS Fallujah honors 2 of the hardest-fought battles of the Iraq War

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 14, 2022

World War II

Five hospitalized at US Army base in Germany after World War II-era bomb leaks

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 10, 2022

World War II

That time Gen. Douglas MacArthur ‘stopped’ WWII to celebrate the Army-Navy game

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 9, 2022

Afghanistan War

Afghan interpreter rescued by Marine officer denied visa to stay in US

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 8, 2022

History

How a Navy ‘assault team’ once stole all four of West Point’s treasured mules

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 8, 2022

Afghanistan War

‘Land, load ’em, go’ — How Army helicopter crews risked their lives to save 10,000 during Afghanistan evacuation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 7, 2022

History

A brief look back at the Army’s long lost blue air assault beret

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 30, 2022

World War II

How a single ship made Thanksgiving happen in Europe at the height of WWII

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 24, 2022

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The F-22s that downed China’s spy balloon had call signs named for this WWI fighter ace

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US, Germany reportedly closer to providing tanks to Ukraine

How a Cold War spy plane went from watching the Soviets to watching the weather for NASA

Fighter pilot to receive Navy Cross more than 70 years after classified dogfight with 7 Soviet jets

How airmen used a single Google Doc to save thousands of lives during Afghan airlift

This WWII OSS manual shows that being annoying at work is the best form of sabotage

When did Marines really start eating crayons: An investigation

Former POW recalls captivity in Vietnam on New Year’s Eve 1972, months before his release

US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

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The complicated truth about the famous ‘Christmas Truce’ of World War I

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Remembering the ‘Christmas bombings’ of the Vietnam War’s twilight, 50 years later

Navy warship USS Fallujah honors 2 of the hardest-fought battles of the Iraq War

Five hospitalized at US Army base in Germany after World War II-era bomb leaks

That time Gen. Douglas MacArthur ‘stopped’ WWII to celebrate the Army-Navy game

Afghan interpreter rescued by Marine officer denied visa to stay in US

How a Navy ‘assault team’ once stole all four of West Point’s treasured mules

‘Land, load ’em, go’ — How Army helicopter crews risked their lives to save 10,000 during Afghanistan evacuation

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