African-Americans in our Nation's Armed Forces have a long and distinguished history, which we recognize every February. Rock Island Arsenal will celebrate this year's African-American History ...

Fabled Army-Navy game has a new story: 1st African-American woman cadet leads pregame march Simone Askew was inspired by the march-on ceremony to attend military academy.

33 Black Frog - the hidden legacy of one of the 1st African American Navy Seals 33 Black Frog: An American Story explores the life of Eddie L. Ferguson, one of the first African American Navy ...

Native American combatants in the Civil War west / Clarissa W. Confer * We did our duty as men should: African American in the Civil War / David Williams * Race and irregular warfare on the ...

The Virginia War Memorial announced that it will commemorate Black History Month with a special program titled "GENERATIONS: African Americans and Legacies of Military Service," which will shine a ...

When the U.S. joined World War I, 1,250 African American college graduates began their training to become military officers. Fort Des Moines became the first — and only — training site for ...

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Americans of African ancestry to serve as military aviators. Not only did they serve in the European theater with distinction, but they were the catalyst that ...