DARPA’s X-Planes
The story of DARPA’s work on experimental aircraft programs began quietly – with a strange airplane that, ironically, wasn’t designated …
Military History
Votel Praised For “Getting Stuff Done,” Passes CENTCOM Reins Over to McKenzie
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan saluted Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel for expertly steering U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) during …
National Vietnam Veterans Day Photo Gallery
In 2017, President Trump signed into law The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, establishing The National Vietnam War …
Rebuilding the Pentagon
If you compare an overhead picture of the Pentagon today with one from 1943, they’ll look pretty much the same, …
Seabees: The History of U.S. Naval Construction Battalions
As the prospect of war with Japan loomed in the late 1930s, the U.S. Navy began a massive base-building program …
The Pentagon: Building An Icon
“Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it be…
The Pentagon in Peace and War
Even today, 75 years later, the numbers are staggering: The massive building, constructed to bring the U.S. Department of War …
New Destroyer Named for Sen. Ted Stevens
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer named a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in honor of U.S. Senator Ted …
A New Home: How the Pentagon Came to Be
On Thursday, July 17, 1941, the day that New York Yankees centerfielder Joe DiMaggio would go 0-3 against the Cleveland …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: New Processing Technologies and the Coming of Ketchup and Mustard
In the final installment of our series on the Meal, Ready to Eat and its 30 years of history we …