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.
Captured by Russian security services and sentenced on false charges, Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko spent over four years in a Russian prison, enduring torture while trying to maintain his sanity and physical strength. Yesypenko, who covered Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea for the U.S. Congress-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was released in June. He was first detained by Russian authorities […]
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.
The stories of legendary Marines are familiar to all leathernecks, many of whom are inspired by them.
For years, Bilal Jadallah was the quiet force defending independent journalism in the Gaza Strip — a mentor, protector, and the architect of rare safe spaces for Palestinian journalists working under constant threat. When he was killed in an Israeli strike on November 19, 2023, early on in the latest Israel-Gaza war, the loss reverberated […]
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.
