Gen. George Patton gave the Thunderbirds high praise, saying "the 45th Infantry Division is one of the best, if not the best.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to Japanese and Americans who died on the island in one of World ...

Germans joined leaders from U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria and the 7th Army Training Command for a service to honor those killed ...

The last of Hitler’s army to surrender were stationed in a desolate arctic wasteland—a key vantage point in the little-known ...

On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the ...

Fast-forward to 2024, and the Greek technical diving group AegeanTec, which specializes in exploring deep-water wrecks beyond the reach of recreational divers, located the wreck in 61 meters (200.13 ...

A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air ...

The man believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper has died. Joe Harris, 108, will be honored with a full ...

In March 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed a webpage reporting the history of "Golden Girls" actor Bea Arthur enlisting in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve during World War II.

A World War II-era plane is set to fly over a veteran’s funeral Saturday. Eighty years ago, elite paratroopers were leaping out of similar aircraft on a secret mission called Operation Firefly.

Sudan’s army has scored some major victories in the capital, Khartoum, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as the war between them nears the two-year mark. But the fighting between the ...

The remains of a soldier from Massachusetts whose aircraft crashed in Europe during World War II in 1945 have been identified, and he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, the Defense POW ...