Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Gordon Windrich was only in Korea for a short time, but the skills he’d honed during World War II helped him lead his comrades to freedom during one of the most savage battles in modern military history.
As the race to control the Arctic intensifies, more research is focused on how to optimize service member performance in the extreme cold, where lack of sleep and appetite, altitude and equipment issues can all affect a warfighter’s ability to function.
Sailors assigned to the auxiliary division aboard the submarine USS Wyoming maintain the vessel’s plumbing, hydraulics, diesel and mechanical systems, forming a tight-knit family that keeps the submarine operational.
When Army Lt. Col. Edward A. Silk realized that his platoon wasn’t going to put a dent in the enemy positions firing at them in France during World War II, he went on a one-man rampage to take the guns out himself.
In the past century, several inventions created by the War Department for warfighter use have become a part of everyday life for civilians.
Marine Corps Pfc. Richard Edward Kraus received a posthumous Medal of Honor for giving his life to save his fellow Marines on the island of Peleliu during World War II.
STARBASE Maxwell, a War Department hands-on, youth science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics outreach program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., is educating thousands of students each year through immersive, inquiry-based learning.
A lab in Natick, Mass., tests recipes and evaluates commercial kitchen equipment specifically for naval vessel galleys to help make life easier for culinary specialists and to give more options to sailors on board.
Wanted Colombian rebel leader Aníbal Hernández Garavito was irate when he called into the local Es el Colmo (“It’s the last straw”) radio program at 5:48 a.m. on March 14, 2025. His voice raised, Hernández slammed the station’s critical coverage of his guerrilla group, but show host Gustavo Chicangana Álvarez refused to be bullied. Hernández, who had a $13,000 bounty on […]
Nazareth, December 3, 2025 — Foreign correspondents entering Gaza under Israeli military escort describe conditions that prevent independent reporting and reinforce longstanding Committee to Protect Journalist concerns: escorted visits are not meaningful access and cannot satisfy Israel’s obligations under international law to enable independent newsgathering. Since the Israel-Gaza war began in October 2023, Israel has […]
