The Missouri National Guard, deployed in Ferguson, Mo. to control an eruption of protests following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown Jr. last summer, referred…

  General Colin Powell may have been retired for 22 years, but he still understand the life of a soldier. Who better to talk to…

Most branches of the military are getting with the times and loosening up their standards about what kinds of hairstyles women are allowed to wear.…

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First Army Lt. Dina Elosiebo has become the first African-American female pilot for the D.C. National Guard. She earned her wings last month after completing…

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President Obama has taken a bold move in awarding the Medal of Honor this year, choosing to include 19 veterans who were previously overlooked based on their…

The Cape of Auden, near the Somalian coastline, is one of the most dangerous waterways in the world. The impoverished African country, victimized by the…

  WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize President Obama to use limited force against Syria Wednesday, after adopting amendments from Sen.…

  *It should come as no surprise that Tavis Smiley is adding his two cents to the those opposed to President Obama’s proposed military actions…

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Roland Martin talks with retired Gen. John Hawkins about the issue of sexual assaults in the military.

By IndyStyle/wishtv.com African Americans were denied military leadership roles and skilled training because many believed they lacked qualifications for combat duty. Before 1940, African Americans were barred from flying for the U.S. military. Civil rights organizations and the black press exerted pressure that resulted in the formation of an all African-American pursuit squadron based in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is putting his personal stamp on a shifting Pentagon strategy for absorbing hundreds of billions of dollars in defense budget cuts, marking a turning point in U.S. security policy after a decade of war. SEE ALSO: GOP Candidates Go to NH Obama planned to make a rare appearance in […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. —A new study by Brown University shows the cost of the the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost $4 trillion dollars and 225,000 lives. Yahoo News reports: The group of economists, anthropologists, lawyers, humanitarian personnel, and political scientists involved in the project estimated that the cost of caring for the veterans injured […]