Army, Navy Pull Down Web Pages Devoted to Women in Military Service

Website for U.S. Army Women's Museum at Fort Gregg-Adams in Hopewell, Virginia

The Army and the Navy have taken down web pages that showcased the contributions of female soldiers and sailors, an apparent response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to kill diversity initiatives across the federal government. The web page for the U.S. Army Women’s Museum at Fort Gregg-Adams in Hopewell, Virginia, was removed at some […]

The 3 FBS Service Academy Football Programs, Ranked

The 3 FBS Service Academy Football Programs, Ranked

Service academy sports are in a league of their own. Not literally, of course: Army, Navy and Air Force are all NCAA Division I teams, while the Coast Guard and Merchant Marine Academies are Division III. Despite their affiliations, none of these teams make much of a difference in the college football season. Before the […]

The Greatest Service Academy Football Lineup in Army-Navy Game History

The 1912 Army football team was mediocre on the football field but produced some of the best military leaders of the early 20th century.

Since the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, first started playing football in the late 19th century, it has posted undefeated seasons, claimed national championships and been the home of Heisman Trophy winners. Then there was the 1912 Army team — a squad that finished with a mediocre 5-3 record but might be […]

On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman Gets Formal Recognition of Her Military Service

Bronze statue of abolitionist Harriet Tubman

The state of Maryland marked Veterans Day by commissioning one of its own, Harriet Tubman, as a brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard in recognition for her service to the Union during the Civil War as an operational leader and spy. Nicknamed the “American Moses,” Tubman is best known for shepherding 70 family members […]