'Something Bigger than Yourself': Defense Secretary Austin Pitches Service to Historically Black College Austin's call to service comes amid a yearslong recruiting slump as the military service branches desperately try to fill the...
J. Gary Cooper, Military and Governmental Trailblazer from Alabama, Dead at 87 Cooper became a reservist in 1970 and served in a variety of capacities and rising to the rank of major general in 1988, when...
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...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...