A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Black Enlisted Airmen Face Court-Martial at Much Higher Rates than White Peers, Study Finds Despite the alarming numbers, the Rand Corp. study released earlier this month found that the underlying causes of that trend...
Lawsuit Alleging Racial Bias in VA Benefits Decisions Allowed to Move Forward by Federal Judge The lawsuit at issue was filed by a Vietnam veteran who alleges that the VA spent decades improperly denying his claims for...
Air Force Veteran David Harris, the First Black Pilot Hired by a Major US Airline, Has Died at 89 David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when he became the first Black pilot hired...
A Promising Air Force Officer Took a Stand Against Racism. Now, His Career Is in Political Jeopardy. Col. Ben Jonsson's promotion is now in jeopardy as he becomes the latest casualty of Republicans' war on "wokeness" in the...
Buffalo Soldiers Receive New VA Headstones Following Army Decision to Overturn Convictions More than 100 years after they were convicted of mutiny and murder and hanged for the 1917 Houston Riot, 17 Black soldiers...
Native American, Alaska Native Veterans Saved $2.5 Million in Medical Costs Under New VA Waiver Program The exemption covers copays for VA medical appointments, urgent care visits and prescriptions.
Unequal Treatment of Black, Minority Veterans Triggers New VA Plan to Weed Out Disparities The move aligns with the White House's effort to ensure that all eligible Americans have access to federal services and...
Supreme Court Allows West Point to Continue Using Race as a Factor in Admissions, for Now The justices on Friday rejected an emergency appeal seeking to force a change in the admissions process at West Point.
The Navy's Naming of its Newest Destroyer Is the Latest Attempt to Honor a Forgotten Black WWII Hero In a daring feat of strength and endurance following an enemy attack that sank the USS Gregory on Sept. 5, 1942, Charles...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
What to Know in the Supreme Court Case About Immunity for Former President Trump The Supreme Court has scheduled a special session to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be...
Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP's Fight Against 'Woke' Military Extended to 2025 Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer...