JSTARS all-African American flight crew makes history
A crew of 33 E-8C Joint STARS aviators made history Feb. 19, 2021, when the first all-African American flight crew in JSTARS history flew...
Remembering the service of the Fifth Army’s 92nd Infantry Division
In honor of Black History Month, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) recognizes the 92nd Infantry Division (Buffalo) as the only African American infantry division...
Remembering Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr.
Frank E. Petersen Jr., was the first Black Marine Corps pilot and general officer.
Born in racially segregated Topeka, Kansas, Petersen decided to join the...
U.S. Mint releases quarter honoring Tuskegee Airmen
The United States Mint released the 2021 America the Beautiful Quarter honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site on Jan. 4, 2021.
This is the...
Chronicling historical contributions of Black Marines
Any Marine can quickly recite the birth date of the U.S. Marine Corps — Nov. 10, 1775.
Recruits and officer candidates memorize this and many...
Medal of Honor recipient Marine Corps Pfc. Oscar Austin
Sacrificing yourself for another is one of the most valiant things a person could do. It's how 21-year-old Marine Corps Pfc. Oscar Austin earned...
Medal of Honor recipient Army Sgt. Henry Johnson
He was 26 years old, 5-foot-4, weighed 130 pounds and came from Albany, N.Y.
And, on the night of May 15, 1918, then Army Pvt....
Army veteran foot soldier in struggle for justice
Civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers was well-known for his high energy, sobriety and tenacity. He would not spare a minute in pursuing equality...
Medal of Honor winner Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Jenkins Jr.
Many of the service members who gave their lives in service to our country barely had a chance to begin their own.
Marine Corps Private...
Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball great Jackie Robinson was WWII soldier
Jack Roosevelt Robinson — better known as Jackie Robinson — was born in Cairo, Ga., on Jan. 31, 1919, the same month former President...
