4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (396+ words) During the spring of 2019, archaeologists with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Cultural Resource Management program were monitoring a project on Fort McCoy lands. While observing a dirt pile created from topsoil stripping, the UWM-CRM archaeologists recovered various post-contact artifacts including ten…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (478+ words) Think of a modern-day carpenter and their woodworking toolkit. Carpentry tools one might find include adzes, axes, chisels, saws, gouges, and woodworking rasps. A number of these same types of tools could be found in ancient carpenters" woodworking toolkits, too,…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1331+ words) FORT KNOX, Ky. " John Breckenridge's military legacy was borne in war on the South Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942. A pragmatic thinker often finding opportunities that others might overlook, John had been thinking about how best to get into World…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1766+ words) Fort McCoy, Wis., was established in 1909. Here is a look back at some installation history from December 2025 and back. In action with the 716th Tank Battalion in Luzon, P.I. Bowman was fighting from his disabled tank when his colonel was wounded. Acting…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago   (796+ words) From January 911, 2025, U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conducted a battlefield visit to the site of Operation Swift, a pivotal engagement of the Vietnam War, to honor the legacy of those who fought there and to…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (315+ words) DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. " The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO), in partnership with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES), announced today that the remains of all 52 service members lost in the 1952 crash of a U.S. Air Force C-124 Globemaster…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (602+ words) On Jan. 17, 1781, Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan and his small American army decisively defeated a British force under Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens. He was aided by continuous intelligence on Tarleton's strength and location.[Colonel Pickens Provides…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (105+ words) On a cold, snowy day Jan. 6. 1945, "Mission Mistress," a B-17 Flying Fortress, crashed on the outskirts of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, instantly killing five of its nine-man crew. Eighty-one years to the day, during an unveiling of a permanent memorial…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (62+ words) Among several cultures, it's a common tradition of speaking about a person dying twice: the first time when you physically pass on, and the second time when you are forgotten and nobody speaks your name. Tracing One's Roots and the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (256+ words) MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAI'I " Five World War II (WWII) veterans visited MCBH on December 4, 2025, and shared their experiences in battle. After meeting with U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAADBN), Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing,…...