A U-Boat Killed 763 American Soldiers on Christmas Eve in 1944. The Army Kept It Secret for 50 Years
The Belgian troopship SS Léopoldville had just slipped beneath the English Channel after being hit by a torpedo. Gerald Howard went down with the ship. The 23-year-old rifleman nearly drowned under the frigid water like hundreds of his comrades. He fought his way back to the surface. “I was on the ship until it went […]
Army Corps of Engineers Relieves Little Rock District Commander Amid Leadership Accountability Push
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has removed the commander of its Little Rock District, citing a loss of confidence in his ability to lead, officials announced in mid-January 2026. The move, unusual for its breadth of public commentary by senior leaders, underscores the Corps’ emphasis on accountability and efficiency as it works to […]
Gulf War Veteran, Paralympian Shares Four Simple Ways to Reach Goals
Army veteran and retired world class athlete John Register could have felt sorry for himself after losing his left leg in a training accident prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics. Instead, Register took time to process his grief and develop a plan to forge ahead, even though his dreams and aspirations were challenged in a […]
The Forgotten Army Soldiers That Fought Alongside the Marines at Belleau Wood
Belleau Wood is where the Marine Corps became the legend we know of today. It’s the battle that gave birth to the term “Devil Dogs,” the fight that turned a small naval infantry branch into a legendary fighting force. Every Marine knows the name as each recruit is still required to learn the story. But […]
Army Orders Military Police to Get Ready for a Possible Minneapolis Deployment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown. The defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive plans, confirmed that members of an […]
One of the Last Tuskegee Airmen Celebrates 99th Birthday
“Guys like Woody, they saved the world.” That’s how Robert Koch, the mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, described retired Brig. Gen. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, who celebrated his 99th birthday last Wednesday in a party fit for a Boston-area legend. Woodhouse is one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black fighter pilot […]
Rape Victim at Fort Hood Files $10M Legal Complaint Against US Army
A female soldier who was attacked and raped by a convicted serial predator at Fort Hood has filed a $10 million personal injury complaint against the U.S. Army, alleging that the service was aware of sexual crimes and physical abuse but did nothing to warn others or to put additional safety measures into place. Mayra […]
Active Duty Troops and Minnesota National Guard Placed on Standby as Minneapolis Protests Escalate
Pentagon Signals Rare Domestic Readiness The Department of Defense has placed roughly 1,500 active-duty Army soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota following escalating unrest in Minneapolis tied to federal immigration enforcement operations and a fatal shooting involving an ICE agent. Defense officials confirmed the troops were given prepare-to-deploy orders as a contingency measure […]
Army Puts 1,500 Soldiers on Standby for Possible Minnesota Deployment, AP Sources Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions […]
NY Man Honors Grandfather’s Legacy by Preserving World War II Memorabilia
Brendan Gibbons shared a close bond and a passion for preserving military history with his grandfather, Richard, a World War II veteran. After his grandfather died in 2018, Gibbons could have quit the hobby he shared with his beloved grandfather. But he decided, in order to preserve Richard’s memory, he was going to devote even […]