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A 1914 photo shows the U.S. submarine F-1, nearest the dock, which sank after a collision with submarine F-3, moored right beside it, in 1917. MUST CREDIT: Roy L. Noggle/U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command

In 1917, a U.S. submarine sank in the fog. Experts just got detailed images.

The captain of the F-1 submarine later testified that, in the fog, he didn’t see the oncoming vessel until the last second. Someone yelled to close the main deck hatch. But it was too late.

Side-by-side, 1960s-era portraits of three service members, two in dress uniforms and one in a white-collared shirt.

DOD agency IDs remains of 3 airmen killed at secret Laos radar site in 1968

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified the remains of three airmen killed in action in Laos in 1968 when their secret mountaintop radar site was overrun by North Vietnamese commandos.

A MiG-21 fighter jet covered in colorful glass beads.

Millions of glass beads turn Cold War-era Soviet fighter into art at the Museum of Flight

“The aim of ‘The MiG-21 Project’ is to take the most mass-produced supersonic fighter aircraft and to turn it from a machine of war into something that looks beautiful and changes the meaning of it,” South African artist Ralph Ziman said in a statement launching the Seattle exhibition.

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Marine Museum marks the Corps’ 250th anniversary with new art exhibition

“United States Marine Corps: 250 Years of Dedication, Determination, and Courage,” is a collection of 91 original works of art that offers a lens into the experiences of Marines throughout time around the world as a tribute to the 250th Marine Corps anniversary on Nov. 10.

A photo of a service member in his uniform

WWII soldier’s remains to be buried in Vermont

The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Felix J. Shostak, a soldier killed in action during World War II, will be interred at Saint Dominic Cemetery, Proctor, Vt.

Marines take part in a rededication ceremony for the historic Zero Hangar at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 11, 2025.

Marine base in Japan marks bomb-scarred Zero Hangar’s more than 80 years of history

The Zero Hangar at Iwakuni was formally rededicated to both honor the past and underscore the present strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Crew members painted the Douglas A-20 Havoc bomber Hell’N Pelican II with an image of a pelican carrying a bomb.

Restored US bomber to go on display in Papua New Guinea decades after jungle discovery

An American bomber from World War II that sat hidden in Papua New Guinea’s jungle for decades will soon go on display at a museum in Port Moresby, the island nation’s capital, according to the Australian air force.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Wedding, a Marine escort, salutes the casket of Pvt. Charmning W. Rowe, a Marine killed during the battle of Guadalcanal, during a repatriation ceremony at Orlando International Airport, Florida, June 6, 2025. U.S. Marines with Motor Transport Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 451, 4th Marine Logistics Group and family members held a repatriation ceremony for Rowe at the airfield. A repatriation ceremony is a military event where remains of servicemembers who were killed in combat are formally returned to American soil, ensuring they are honored and laid to rest with dignity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

Remains of WWII Marine returned home after decades-long search

More than 80 years after he was killed in action during one of the fiercest early battles of World War II, U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Charmning Rowe has finally returned home to Orlando, Fla.

A revolutionary war cast figure stands at the entrance of an exhibit

Army museum reveals rare artifacts in new Revolutionary War exhibit for the 250th anniversary

The National Museum of the United States Army revealed a new temporary exhibit featuring nearly 300 Revolutionary War artifacts to commemorate the Army’s 250th anniversary on June 14. “Call to Arms: The Soldier and the Revolutionary War,” is a two-year exhibit.

Military aircraft fly in formation over a cemetery.

Smaller crowds, same reverence as Normandy marks 81st D-Day anniversary

On the hallowed ground above Omaha Beach, more than two dozen American World War II veterans joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top officials Friday to commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied assault that helped turn the tide of World War II.

Military uniforms are on display in a museum.

Museums preserving history of 82nd Airborne, 2nd Cavalry among 29 on Army shutdown list

Dozens of Army museums around the world dedicated to units, some among the most storied in the service, will disappear over the next three years as part of cost-cutting and efforts to align with Pentagon priorities.

US paratrooper Owens awarded Distinguished Service Cross for D-Day heroics 81 years later

Army Staff Sgt. William Owens was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at a ceremony for extraordinary heroism displayed during the Allied invasion of Normandy more than eight decades ago.

A monument to the U.S. Navy stands on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.

Destroyer’s daring move on D-Day recalled as lesson in battlefield initiative

U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa led a naval history symposium and a NAVEUR-AF band concert, featuring a newly commissioned composition memorializing this year’s D-Day observance.

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