History-Making U-2 Pilot Puts Her Toughness to the Test in CBS Reality Show 'Tough as Nails' Viewers can see for themselves the inner toughness that enabled her to be a pioneer despite all the challenges.
Racism Kept Some WWI Troops from Receiving Medal of Honor, Lawmakers Say Bills have been introduced in Congress to review whether Medals of Honor were denied to African-American troops in WWWI.
99-Year-Old WWII Vet Presented Medals 72 Years Later Richard Bell Jr. earned several medals during the war, to include the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and...
World War II Veteran Recognized with Honorary College Degree A Navy veteran who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor was recognized for his service with an honorary college degree.
Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. After a slow rise through the ranks, Davis became U.S. Military's first African American flag officer.
Tuskegee Airman Trail Blazes Through History James Cotten was drafted at the age of 18 in 1945, not knowing he and his compatriots would be a symbol of desegregation as...
Navy Celebrates 2016 African American/Black History Month Throughout the month of February, the Navy joins our nation in celebrating the history and culture of African-American and...
African-American Military Family Remembers Its Roots "My great-grandfather used to tell us about what he went through. A lot of the beatings...the whippings and running away."
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.