The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship
Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.
By Jon Guttman
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100 years ago Friday, the first submariner received the Medal of Honor
Heroism while his boat sank earned Torpedoman’s Mate 2nd Class Henry Breault the military's highest decoration in 1924.
By Sarah Sicard
Meet the unstoppable Mr. Smalls
He would go on to share intelligence with the U.S. Navy, fight in 17 naval battles, rise to the rank of major general, overcome illiteracy, publish a newspaper, win state and congressional offices, serve as a U.S. collector of customs and become master of his master’s plantation house. But first he had to hijack a Confederate steamer.
By Gerald S. Henig, America's Civil War Magazine
Cameroon is a good counterterrorism partner, but US cannot ignore alleged atrocities, says AFRICOM head
The United States has cut some military aid to Cameroon over human rights concerns but the countries' relations remain excellent, the U.S. ambassador asserted Thursday, while the central African nation's government remained silent.
Remember that time we forgot a navy and had to go back and get it?
“We forgot ’em.”
By Don North, Vietnam Magazine
Carrier Lincoln hosts the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth crew for Thanksgiving
Although it’s celebrated widely by Americans on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the British sailors were delighted to learn that its roots began with pilgrims from their country who gave thanks for their survival in a new world.
By Mark D. Faram
Lens collector ordered to give up the glass
Steve Gronow was supposed to turn over lighthouse glass last summer. U.S. Coast Guard officials and a lens expert recently went to his mansion in Howell, 50 miles northwest of Detroit, but weren’t allowed through a gate.
‘Midway’ blockbuster starring Woody Harrelson to begin filming next month on Oahu
German director Roland Emmerich will begin filming the $100-million blockbuster next month at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham.
By J.D. Simkins
‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ director discusses unique Navy SEAL influence on new movie
The director of the new "Mission: Impossible" chatted with Military Times about the new film and the advising role his brother, a former Navy SEAL, plays.
By J.D. Simkins
Jane Fonda says she regrets the ‘horrible’ message her Vietnam actions sent to US troops
Actress looks back at her life in HBO’s “Jane Fonda in Five Acts.”
‘Each slash meant something’ — Harlem Hellfighter knifed his way to survival in the trenches of France
Johnson fainted after the hour-long fight and sustaining wounds to his arm, feet, face and back, primarily from knives and bayonets.
By J.D. Simkins