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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
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US mulls deploying Marine security team to Haiti amid gang crisis
In 2010, after an earthquake struck Haiti, fleet antiterrorism security team Marines were sent to assist the Marine guards at the embassy there.
WWII vet’s 107th birthday brings parade of well-wishers, thanks to California non-profit
Welcome Home Military Heroes saluted WWII vet Henry Barba with a 50-vehicle parade on Saturday, the organization's 34th such vehicle salute since the pandemic began. The group also welcomes troops returning home.
By Harm Venhuizen
Harlem Hellfighter honored in graphic novel
"Medal of Honor: Henry Johnson" will feature the Army sergeant's heroic stand against a band of German soldiers.
By Harm Venhuizen
Honor the memory of the fallen by supporting those they leave behind
The father of one of the four fallen U.S. soldiers killed in a 2017 ambush in Niger admonishes the military to support and protect families and teammates of the fallen with every resource available.
By Henry Black
Explainer: Closing schools during the coronavirus pandemic
On Monday, Defense Department schools at Fort Knox will shutter, part of a series of measures by commanders to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
By Dr. Aubree Gordon, University of Michigan
Was Iwo Jima worth the cost?
After a staggering loss of life on the island, American military leaders scrambled to justify the invasion
By Robert S. Burrell, MHQ — The Quarterly Journal of Military History
What if the Navy and Marine Corps had bypassed Iwo Jima?
Adm. Ernest King dismissed Iwo Jima as “a sink hole in the hands of whoever held it.”
By Mark Grimsley, World War II Magazine
The Wakanda of the Western Hemisphere
Haiti's Black Panther was King Henry I.
By Marlene Daut, University of Virginia
Heroes, sacrifices and making a difference across generations
Terrorists do not have the capability to attack the U.S. homeland today due to the efforts of our African partners, international community, the U.S., and service members like Spc. Henry Mayfield, says the author of this commentary.
By Col. Chris Karns
Some troops’ sensitive medical data can be found online, with the right tools
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, has written Pentagon leadership about a cyber vulnerability that may expose sensitive data about service members.
By Patricia Kime