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How military veterans impacted the Civil Rights Movement

How military veterans impacted the Civil Rights Movement

Medgar Evers, Whitney Young and Ralph Abernathy were among the many figures of the Civil Rights Movement who served during World War II and the Korean War. The wars, especially the segregated conditions of WWII... More

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron visit the final resting place of John Robinson, a legendary aviator for Ethiopians and Americans, at Addis Ababa War Cemetery in Ethiopia Jan. 11, 2... More

U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General

U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General

U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick speaks during the DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic's black history month program at the ... More

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School and a U.S. Army Reserve captain, cooks dinner for his family of nine children at home in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2020. Spencer does most of the co... More

Col. Kim McGhee, center, poses for a photo with family,

Col. Kim McGhee, center, poses for a photo with family,

Col. Kim McGhee, center, poses for a photo with family, friends and colleagues following her promotion to O-6 May 20, 2019, at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Virginia. McGhee is the firs... More

Colonel Andrea Van Leeuwen, Utah Air National Guard

Colonel Andrea Van Leeuwen, Utah Air National Guard

Colonel Andrea Van Leeuwen, Utah Air National Guard director of staff hugs Pastor France A Davis, a notible civil rights activist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement, du... More

Sandra Brashear hugs her husband, Chief Warrant Officer

Sandra Brashear hugs her husband, Chief Warrant Officer

Sandra Brashear hugs her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear, a U.S. Army Reserve command chief warrant officer for the 80th Training Command, during a video production shoot for the U.S. Army Res... More

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School and a U.S. Army Reserve captain, watches his youngest son attend virtual kindergarten from their home in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2020. Spencer and... More

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), educates fifth graders Feb. 22 at Liberty Elem... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Johne Tribble, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Johne Tribble, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Johne Tribble, 86th Airlift Wing legal office noncommissioned officer in charge of litigation, writes on a message board titled, “Listen, Reflect, Respond,” during the Juneteenth: Vigil... More

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), educates fifth graders Feb. 22 at Liberty Elem... More

"Who am I?” Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hicks, cable system

"Who am I?” Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hicks, cable system

"Who am I?” Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hicks, cable system installer with USD-N, 4th Infantry Division, an Atlanta native, portrays African- American boxer Joe Lewis, heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1948, at the Af... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice D. McRae, 86th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice D. McRae, 86th

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maurice D. McRae, 86th Communications Squadron commander support staff noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo during a Juneteenth dance celebration at Ramstein Air Base, ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lashanda Cobbs speaks during the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lashanda Cobbs speaks during the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lashanda Cobbs speaks during the DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic's black history month program at the Pentagon's auditorium in Washington, Feb. 27, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Eboni Everson-My... More

A warrior's shield and spear feature prominently in

A warrior's shield and spear feature prominently in

A warrior's shield and spear feature prominently in the African heritage display of Maxwell's 2015 Cultural Awareness Day at the Honor Guard hangar, April 10, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School and a U.S. Army Reserve captain, cooks breakfast for his family of nine children while they get ready for virtual school at home in Williamsburg, Virginia... More

One of the younger sons of Benjamin Spencer, the dean

One of the younger sons of Benjamin Spencer, the dean

One of the younger sons of Benjamin Spencer, the dean of the William & Mary Law School and a U.S. Army Reserve captain, attends virtual school while a row of magazine covers are taped to the wall showing the fa... More

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory

U.S. Airmen from the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron visit the final resting place of an American-born Ethiopian hero at Addis Ababa War Cemetery in Ethiopia Jan. 11, 2020. Every time Airmen from the 8... More

[Assignment: 59-CF-DS-19466-05] African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, [featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long-time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns... [Photographer: Ann Thomas--State] [59-CF-DS-19466-05_DSC_1791.JPG]

[Assignment: 59-CF-DS-19466-05] African American History Celebration, ...

The complete assignment is listed as: [Assignment: 59-CF-DS-19466-05] African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, [featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by gu... More

AFIS BILLBOARD POSTERS. BLACK HISTORY MONTH. DEFENSE BILLBOARD #74

AFIS BILLBOARD POSTERS. BLACK HISTORY MONTH. DEFENSE BILLBOARD #74

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale Gallon, hang in the U.S. Army Reserve Command(USARC) Headquarters on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013. The prints, located on the first floor near the USARC... More

BENJAMIN BANNEKER - ASTRONOMER-CITY PLANNER

BENJAMIN BANNEKER - ASTRONOMER-CITY PLANNER

Benjamin Banneker - with biographical paragraphs. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Sgt Priscella Gray, (right) 47th Transportation Company,

Sgt Priscella Gray, (right) 47th Transportation Company,

Sgt Priscella Gray, (right) 47th Transportation Company, 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, greets the horse she will ride through Las Cruces , N.M. desert at The Corralitos Ranch Jan. 30.

Members of a gospel praise team perform a musical selection

Members of a gospel praise team perform a musical selection

Members of a gospel praise team perform a musical selection of hymns and other songs Feb. 6 during the JBM-HH Gospel Service African-American History Month Celebration at Memorial Chapel on the Fort Myer portio... More

Sierra Charleston, Matthew C. Perry Elementary School

Sierra Charleston, Matthew C. Perry Elementary School

Sierra Charleston, Matthew C. Perry Elementary School student, portrays Tyra Banks at the Black History Month Living Wax Museum in the building 411 library here Feb. 29. The culmination luncheon and living wax ... More

Members of the community, varying commands, as well

Members of the community, varying commands, as well

Members of the community, varying commands, as well as, the members of the Montford Point Marine Association were in attendance to see the guest performances at the opening ceremony for African-American History... More

Members of the Dance for Cause Ministries perform to

Members of the Dance for Cause Ministries perform to

Members of the Dance for Cause Ministries perform to the song "Lord, if I Got My Ticket Can I Ride?," an old African-American spiritual, Feb. 20, during the 2014 Fort Benning African-American/Black History Mont... More

Great Lakes Seaway Trail - Harriet Tubman

Great Lakes Seaway Trail - Harriet Tubman

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: This black-and-white photo shows Harriet Tubman posed, standing with her hands perched on a chair. Tubman was the most famous conductor ... More

Col. Grover Lewis, a retired infantry officer, speaks

Col. Grover Lewis, a retired infantry officer, speaks

Col. Grover Lewis, a retired infantry officer, speaks at the opening ceremony for African-American History Month aboard Camp Johnson Feb. 1. Lewis made references to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s, ‘I Have a Dream... More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear, a U.S. Army

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear, a U.S. Army

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear, a U.S. Army Reserve command chief warrant officer for the 80th Training Command, walks up the steps of the Dudley Memorial Building with his son, Tyler Brashear, an ROT... More

Pastor France A Davis, a notible civil rights activist

Pastor France A Davis, a notible civil rights activist

Pastor France A Davis, a notible civil rights activist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement, speaks to members of the Utah Air National Guard to honor Black History Month... More

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale Gallon, hang in the U.S. Army Reserve Command(USARC) Headquarters at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013. The prints, located on the first floor near the USARC... More

Officers of the 2nd Battalion, 372nd Infantry in France:

Officers of the 2nd Battalion, 372nd Infantry in France:

Officers of the 2nd Battalion, 372nd Infantry in France: 2nd Lt. Tom Walker (from left), 1st Lt. Ben Rudd and 2nd Lt. William Nichols. The 372nd was a segregated unit that earned the French Croix de Guerre with... More

Airman 1st Class AnnAleada Whitehead, a personnelist,

Airman 1st Class AnnAleada Whitehead, a personnelist,

Airman 1st Class AnnAleada Whitehead, a personnelist, or human resource specialist assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, discusses African American History Month. Air National Guard photo... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly Sr., U.S.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly Sr., U.S.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly Sr., U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa logistics, engineering and force protection director, signs a message board during the Juneteenth: Vigil for Healin... More

Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Cazares, senior noncommissioned

Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Cazares, senior noncommissioned

Sgt. 1st Class Stephanie Cazares, senior noncommissioned officer in the 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, and her eight-year-old son Anthony Cazares visit an exhibit at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute h... More

Pastor France A Davis, a notible civil rights activist

Pastor France A Davis, a notible civil rights activist

Pastor France A Davis, a notible civil rights activist who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement, speaks to members of the Utah Air National Guard to honor Black History Month... More

The U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding

The U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding

The U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, left, listen to Trisha Gueroy sing "A Change is Gonna Come" during the DTHC's ... More

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School, works in his office at the school in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 1, 2020. The building and campus have been mostly empty since the COVID-19 pandemic beg... More

Senior Airman Giftcent Graham, 911th Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Giftcent Graham, 911th Maintenance Squadron

Senior Airman Giftcent Graham, 911th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reads a book to children, Feb. 16, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. As part of the base’s recognition of African-American Histo... More

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii (Feb. 03, 2017)-Retired U.S. Air

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii (Feb. 03, 2017)-Retired U.S. Air

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii (Feb. 03, 2017)-Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles McGee stands in the Pacific Aviation Museum, Ford Island, Hawaii, Feb. 3, 2017. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman, who served as a pilot during Wor... More

A movie poster for “Men of Honor” hangs next to other

A movie poster for “Men of Honor” hangs next to other

A movie poster for “Men of Honor” hangs next to other wall art in Phillip Brashear’s home, a U.S. Army Reserve warrant officer, in memory of his father, Carl Brashear, the first African-American master diver in... More

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School, poses for a portrait on the main university’s campus in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 1, 2020. Spencer is the first African-American dean hired by the old... More

Program members sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during

Program members sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during

Program members sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic's black history month program at the Pentagon's auditorium in Washington, Feb. 27, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Eboni Ev... More

A limited-edition Swiss watch rests in a display case

A limited-edition Swiss watch rests in a display case

A limited-edition Swiss watch rests in a display case in honor of Carl Brashear, the first African-American master diver in U.S. Navy’s history who lost his leg during a tragic accident on a diver mission off t... More

Alford L. McMichael, 14th Sergeant Major of the Marine

Alford L. McMichael, 14th Sergeant Major of the Marine

Alford L. McMichael, 14th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps retired, was the first African-American Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps on July 1, 1999. He later served as the senior enlisted advisor to NATO in... More

Steve Hale, African American Heritage Association vice

Steve Hale, African American Heritage Association vice

Steve Hale, African American Heritage Association vice president of public affairs, gives an invocation prior to the room dedication, Feb. 3, 2020, in the Ahrens Memorial Library on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Markus Norfleet, a native of Selma,

U.S. Army Sgt. Markus Norfleet, a native of Selma,

U.S. Army Sgt. Markus Norfleet, a native of Selma, Ala., tours the Las Cruces, N.M. valley on horseback during his leisure time. Norfleet is with the 142nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in Fort Bliss, Texas.

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School, talks to faculty at the school in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 1, 2020. Spencer said it’s rare to see students and faculty in person since the COVID-19 p... More

The U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding

The U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding

The U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, left, and the DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic (DTHC) Commander Col. Joe Pina, ... More

Kaiserslautern Military Community members perform a

Kaiserslautern Military Community members perform a

Kaiserslautern Military Community members perform a dance in celebration of Juneteenth at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 19, 2020. After paying homage to the suffering and deaths due to racial inequality in U... More

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School, talks to Raven Peter, a second-year law student while she’s preparing for an exam at the school in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 1, 2020. Spencer said it’... More

Maj. Gen. Dana J. H. Pittard, commanding general, 1st

Maj. Gen. Dana J. H. Pittard, commanding general, 1st

Maj. Gen. Dana J. H. Pittard, commanding general, 1st Armored Division, and Col. Curtis A. Johnson, commander 15th Sustainment Brigade, observe an exhibition Jan. 17, 2013, at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tri... More

Pfc. Calvin Stigall, a student with the ground supply

Pfc. Calvin Stigall, a student with the ground supply

Pfc. Calvin Stigall, a student with the ground supply school, recited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ at the opening ceremony for African-American History Month aboard Camp Johnson Feb. 1. K... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, sign a message board during the Juneteenth: Vigil for Healing event at Rams... More

Pfc. Dino Johnson, a student with the ground supply

Pfc. Dino Johnson, a student with the ground supply

Pfc. Dino Johnson, a student with the ground supply school, sang ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ at the opening ceremony for African-American History Month aboard Camp Johnson Feb. 1. The song is commonly referred ... More

Prints of Buffalo Soldiers by famed historical artist

Prints of Buffalo Soldiers by famed historical artist

Prints of Buffalo Soldiers by famed historical artist Dale Gallon, hang in the U.S. Army Reserve Command Headquarters at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013. The prints are in commemoration of Black History month. ... More

Dan Webb’s displays items from his personal collection

Dan Webb’s displays items from his personal collection

Dan Webb’s displays items from his personal collection at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. tribute hosted by the 15th Sustainment Brigade at the Centennial Conference and Banquet Center, Jan. 17, 2013. Webb, a na... More

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School, poses for a portrait in one of the school’s courtrooms building in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 1, 2020. Spencer is the first African-American dean hired... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. George Linen, 86th Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. George Linen, 86th Force

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. George Linen, 86th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor, recites a poem during the Juneteenth: Vigil for Healing event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 19, 202... More

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School,

Benjamin Spencer, dean of the William & Mary Law School, talks to faculty at the school in Williamsburg, Virginia, Dec. 1, 2020. Spencer said it’s rare to see students and faculty in person since the COVID-19 p... More

Sgt. Tanecia Shepherd, cable system installer with

Sgt. Tanecia Shepherd, cable system installer with

Sgt. Tanecia Shepherd, cable system installer with United States Forces-Iraq, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, and a Houston native, and Spc. Brandon Redmon, human resource specialist with the 5th Human Re... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Marquita Allen, U.S. Air Forces

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Marquita Allen, U.S. Air Forces

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Marquita Allen, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander enlisted executive, gives a speech at the Juneteenth: Vigil for Healing event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Ju... More

This limited-edition Swiss watch was manufactured in

This limited-edition Swiss watch was manufactured in

This limited-edition Swiss watch was manufactured in honor of Carl Brashear, the first African-American master diver in U.S. Navy’s history who lost his leg during a tragic accident on a diver mission off the c... More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (center),

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (center),

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (center), a U.S. Army Reserve command chief warrant officer for the 80th Training Command, jokes around with Chief Warrant Officer 5 Hal Griffin, the U.S. Army Reserve c... More

A walk through history - A group of people that are standing in a room

A walk through history - A group of people that are standing in a room

Soldiers and civilians danced with the Wona Womalan West African Ensemble during the 81st Regional Support Command's annual celebration of African American history Feb. 6. "The dancers represented the culture, ... More

St. Louis honors African-American achievement

St. Louis honors African-American achievement

Debra Hall, Defense Contract Management Agency St. Louis contract administrator; Archibald McKinlay, Greater St. Louis Federal executive board executive director; and Army Lt. Col. Kim Thomas, DCMA St. Louis co... More

DAHLGREN, Va. - Capt. Brian Durant, Naval Surface Warfare

DAHLGREN, Va. - Capt. Brian Durant, Naval Surface Warfare

DAHLGREN, Va. - Capt. Brian Durant, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) commander, presents the Dahlgren history book, "The Sound of Freedom," to Col. Traci Crawford, commander of Moncrief A... More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (right), a

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (right), a

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (right), a U.S. Army Reserve command chief warrant officer for the 80th Training Command, walks with his son, Tyler Brashear, an ROTC cadet at North Carolina A&T State U... More

The First African American Marine - Alfred Masters

The First African American Marine - Alfred Masters

U.S. Marine Corps Technical Sgt. Alfred Masters was the first African American Marine. He enlisted into the Marine Corps on June 1, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This graphic was created in honor of African ... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen White, 818th Mobility Support

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen White, 818th Mobility Support

U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephen White, 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron maintenance officer air advisor, takes a photo of the final resting place of a legendary African-American aviator at the Addis Ababa W... More

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Green, the 3rd Armored Brigade

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Green, the 3rd Armored Brigade

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Green, the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division command sergeant major, spoke to a crowd of more than 200 soldiers, civilians and community leaders gathered at the 20... More

The DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic (DTHC) Commander

The DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic (DTHC) Commander

The DiLorenzo Tricare Health Clinic (DTHC) Commander U.S. Army Col. Joe Pina, right, thanks the U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Lt. Gen. Thom... More

Various photographs depict Carl Brashear’s physical

Various photographs depict Carl Brashear’s physical

Various photographs depict Carl Brashear’s physical recovery after losing his leg in a diver accident in 1966. Brashear is the first African-American master diver in U.S. Navy’s history whose life story about o... More

Phillip Brashear, a weapons system manager for the

Phillip Brashear, a weapons system manager for the

Phillip Brashear, a weapons system manager for the Defense Logistics Agency and a U.S. Army Reserve warrant officer, poses next to a picture of him with a CH-47D Chinook helicopter he flew for the Army, at his ... More

Col. Charlie Costanza, the commander of the 3rd Armored

Col. Charlie Costanza, the commander of the 3rd Armored

Col. Charlie Costanza, the commander of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, introduces Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Green, 3rd ABCT, 3rd ID, command sergeant major, Feb. 20. Green was the g... More

John Nichols stands to the left of his platoon sergeant,

John Nichols stands to the left of his platoon sergeant,

John Nichols stands to the left of his platoon sergeant, former boxing champ Joe Louis, at Fort Riley, Kan.

Jatoya Lathem, Matthew C. Perry High School student,

Jatoya Lathem, Matthew C. Perry High School student,

Jatoya Lathem, Matthew C. Perry High School student, portrays Shirley Chrisholm at the Black History Month Living Wax Museum in the building 411 library here Feb. 29. The culmination luncheon and living wax mus... More

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), educates fifth graders Feb. 22 at Liberty Elem... More

DAHLGREN, Va. - Michael Hobson, Naval Surface Warfare

DAHLGREN, Va. - Michael Hobson, Naval Surface Warfare

DAHLGREN, Va. - Michael Hobson, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Black Employment Program manager, presents a plaque to his sister - Col. Traci Crawford, commander of Moncrief Army Commun... More

Col. Kim McGhee (center) is applauded by Maj. Gen.

Col. Kim McGhee (center) is applauded by Maj. Gen.

Col. Kim McGhee (center) is applauded by Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, during a formal promotion ceremony held May 20, 2019, at the Army National Guard Readiness C... More

Sgt. Markus Norfleet, a native of Selma, Ala. and Sgt.

Sgt. Markus Norfleet, a native of Selma, Ala. and Sgt.

Sgt. Markus Norfleet, a native of Selma, Ala. and Sgt. Priscella Gray, a native of St. Catherine, Jamacia, ride horses though the Las Cruces , N.M. mountain valley alongside local civilians Jan. 30. The soldier... More

Members of the Dance for Cause Ministries perform to

Members of the Dance for Cause Ministries perform to

Members of the Dance for Cause Ministries perform to the song "Lord, if I Got My Ticket, Can I Ride?," an old African-American spiritual, Feb. 20, during the 2014 Fort Benning African-American/Black History Mon... More

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale

Buffalo Soldier prints by famed historical artist Dale Gallon, hang in the U.S. Army Reserve Command(USARC) Headquarters on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 12, 2013. The prints, located on the first floor near the USARC... More

A bust of the American-born Ethiopian air force Col.

A bust of the American-born Ethiopian air force Col.

A bust of the American-born Ethiopian air force Col. John Robinson overlooks the Addis Ababa War Cemetery in Ethiopia Jan. 11, 2020. Robinson is considered a national hero of Ethiopia who pioneered flight schoo... More

"Who am I?” Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hicks, cable system

"Who am I?” Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hicks, cable system

"Who am I?” Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Hicks, cable system installer with USD-N, 4th Infantry Division, an Atlanta native, portrays African-American boxer Joe Lewis, heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1948, at the Afr... More

L’Merchie Frazier, director of education at the Museum

L’Merchie Frazier, director of education at the Museum

L’Merchie Frazier, director of education at the Museum of African American History of Boston and Nantucket, Mass., speaks during an African American History Month event at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Feb. 20... More

As a salute to healthcare workers, first responders,

As a salute to healthcare workers, first responders,

As a salute to healthcare workers, first responders, military members and essential personnel, a four-ship of F-35s from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, performs a fly-over across the state of Utah, April 30, 2020. ... More

One team, one fight: African-Americans in the Marine Corps

One team, one fight: African-Americans in the Marine Corps

Marines, following the rapid Japanese retreat northward on Okinawa, pause for a moment's rest at the base of a Japanese war memorial during the Battle of Okinawa, April 12, 1945. They are (on steps) Pfc. F. O. ... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, Commandant of the Marine Coprs Gen. James F. Amos, Undersecretary of the Navy Robert O. Work and retired Assistant Secretary of the... More

Master Sgt. Shellie Willis, a senior financial manager

Master Sgt. Shellie Willis, a senior financial manager

Master Sgt. Shellie Willis, a senior financial manager assigned to I Corps at Joint Base lewis-Mcchord, Wash., feels that there is a need to observe Black History Month.

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), educates fifth graders Feb. 22 at Liberty Elem... More

The Equal Opportunity Diversity Observances Committee

The Equal Opportunity Diversity Observances Committee

The Equal Opportunity Diversity Observances Committee hosted “Jeopardy – the African American History Edition” in observance of African American History Month Feb. 18 at the George C. Marshall European Center f... More

Brig. Gen. George M. Schwartz, the Maneuver Center

Brig. Gen. George M. Schwartz, the Maneuver Center

Brig. Gen. George M. Schwartz, the Maneuver Center of Excellence deputy commanding general, stands at attention during the playing of the national anthem, Feb. 20, at the 2014 Fort Benning African-American/Blac... More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (left), a

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (left), a

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (left), a U.S. Army Reserve command chief warrant officer for the 80th Training Command, and his son, Tyler Brashear, an ROTC cadet at North Carolina A&T State Universit... More

Carolyn Peeler, Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen Chapter

Carolyn Peeler, Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen Chapter

Carolyn Peeler, Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen Chapter president, gives opening remarks prior to the room dedication, Feb. 3, 2020, in the Ahrens Memorial Library on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The Holloman AFB... More

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii (Feb. 03, 2017)-Retired U.S. Air

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii (Feb. 03, 2017)-Retired U.S. Air

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii (Feb. 03, 2017)-Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles McGee sits with his son, Ronald McGee, during a Hangar Talk at the Pacific Aviation Museum, Ford Island, Hawaii, Feb. 3, 2017. McGee, a Tu... More

Carolyn Peeler, (left) Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen

Carolyn Peeler, (left) Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen

Carolyn Peeler, (left) Holloman AFB Tuskegee Airmen Chapter president, and Lisa Collins, Ahrens Library director, pose for a picture, Feb. 3, 2020, in the Ahrens Memorial Library on Holloman Air Force Base, N.M... More

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (right), a

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (right), a

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Brashear (right), a U.S. Army Reserve command chief warrant officer for the 80th Training Command, poses for a portrait with his son Tyler Brashear, an ROTC cadet at North Caroli... More

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of

Capt. Duwayne Ruffin, Rear-Detachment commander of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), educates fifth graders Feb. 22 at Liberty Elem... More

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