Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...

one for the Air Force, one for the Army, and one for the Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy. According to the Defense Department, the Medal of Honor "is conferred only upon members of the United ...

There are also three medals for the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Conceived in 1860 and first awarded in 1863, the Medal of Honor has been awarded only 3,459 times to 3,440 recipients, almost half of ...

In the last days of a year of struggle for the US military, the White House is presenting the Medal of Honor ... North Vietnamese on his heels. The Air Force had lost five more aircraft trying ...

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE - Honoring with dignity every fallen comrade who has served in the U.S. Armed Forces, the 42nd Force Support Squadron honor guard is the living representation of Air Force ...

The Arlington museum’s exhibits restarted a dispute over two Medal of Honor stories. Here’s how officials picked which heroes to spotlight.

will be commissioned next year in a ceremony at Naval Base Coronado’s Naval Air Station North Island. The ship honors Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in ...

The museum’s theater will be named after Colonel Kearby. Kearby earned the Medal of Honor for his actions as an Army Air Force fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II.