Latest "History" stories

One final toast: Last goblet ceremony held for Dick Cole and the Doolittle Raiders

"To those who have gone": Top Air Force leaders and the Cole family bid farewell to the Raiders one last time.

By Stephen Losey

10 months ago

Here’s what you need to know about the new Army and Navy national museums

The Navy has unveiled plans for a new National Museum of the U.S. Navy in the nation’s capital, and the Army is poised to open its own national museum next month.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 years ago

Remember the Cole: al-Qaida attacked the destroyer in Yemen 20 years ago today

Two decades ago on Oct. 12, an al-Qaida attack on the USS Cole left 17 sailors dead and 37 wounded.

By Harm Venhuizen

2 years ago

58 years ago, James Meredith broke the color barrier at Ole Miss. Here’s how the Air Force and Army shaped that battle

“I knew then that I had to leave the Air Force, come back to Mississippi, and go to war.”

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

A brief history of the Korean War

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

By Sarah Sicard

3 years ago

CMSgt JoAnne Bass to become first woman to serve as chief master sergeant of the Air Force

The next chief of staff of the Air Force, Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, said Bass has the experience for the job and a leadership style that matches his own.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago