World War II Coast Guard Veteran Gifts the Coast Guard with a Historical Flag
A Coast Guard WWII veteran presents the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa with a historical flag in Portsmouth, Va., Thursday afternoon.…
Military History
The Evolution of the M134D Minigun
One iconic weapon system with deep historical ties to special operations forces (SOF) is the multi-barreled “Gatling gun.” Originally applied …
The Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes
The Pentagon was built under a strict no-frills pact between Congress and War Department leaders, as recalled by Alfred Goldberg …
Veterans Affairs Equips 200,000 Veterans with Lifesaving Naloxone
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) program announced that from May 2014 …
Identities of Marines Corrected in Iconic Iwo Jima Flag Raising Photograph
The correct identification of Marines in Mr. Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photograph of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo …
Operation Eager Anvil: Pave Low Leaders
We deployed to Operation Desert Shield in August 1990. At the time, I commanded the 20th Special Operations Squadron, flying …
Operation Thursday and the 1st Air Commando Group
SEAC – Southeast Asia Command – and the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations may have been “the forgotten war” of World …
Rising Hearts From A Sunken Ship
By: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lally, United States Coast Guard
The dark, cloudy, moonless night held an ominous vibe …
AFRL Researcher Helps WWII Veteran to Parachute into History
Dayton-area World War II veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin will return to the site of a historic battlefield this month …
Sergeant Major Troy E. Black Becomes the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
Sergeant Major Troy E. Black received the Sword of Office from Sergeant Major Ronald L. Green during a Relief and …