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Like father, like son: Book explores legacy of first Black general
It took a lot of questions and a decade of research for Doug Melville to learn the extent of his family's military history.
By Todd South
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Air Guard considers cutting enlisted mental health specialists
One enlisted airman argues that eliminating the field would remove an important resource for individual airmen and units overall.
Tuskegee Airman who flew 142 WWII combat missions dies at 99
World War II pilot Robert Friend, one of the last original members of the famed all-black Tuskegee Airmen, has died at the age of 99.
Guardsman, accused of stealing WWII airmen’s dog tags from National Archives, says he was returning them to families
A Virginia National Guard sergeant, accused of stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archives in Maryland, says he did it to return them to their families.
High school awards former airman and soldier, 75, honorary degree
Over his 40-year service career, Robert El Henicky took every opportunity to advance his education, eventually earning master's degrees in management and social work. But now he has a degree from his high school.
By Dylan Goetz, MLive.com
US troops, civilian defense workers get political reminder
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is reminding civilian Defense Department employees and service members not to engage in political activity while on the job.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Big Brother’s watching: Turkey secretly tracked US airmen, documents allege
The fact that a host nation kept tabs on U.S. operations isn’t necessarily malicious, or surprising, U.S. officials said.
By Kyle Rempfer
‘The Code’ for tone deafness? CBS show on Marines grilled for tweet about female officer
The sentiment reflected is emblematic of a greater cultural issue.
By Jon Simkins
Tuskegee Airman discusses ‘the arc of justice’ at Fort Bragg
Moments before retired Air Force Lt. Col. Enoch Woodhouse Jr. addressed a group at Fort Bragg, he described an instance when he was kicked off a train in the 1940s because of the color of his skin.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer via the AP
Remains of three missing World War II airmen recovered, half a world apart
The remains of three World War II airmen who served in the Army Air Forces have been recovered.
By Kent Miller