We got an inside look at how new United States Army field artillery soldiers are trained at the Field Artillery School in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Driscoll, a cannon crew member ...

The relentless trench warfare and artillery bombardments of World ... Nor were bullets and shells the only or greatest threat to Civil War soldiers. Disease killed twice as many men as combat.

The Militia Act, passed by Congress in 1862, allowed free Black men and formerly enslaved men to fight for the U.S. during the Civil War. These soldiers, part of the U.S. Colored Troops ...

In the Ukraine war, it is artillery that has enabled tactically clumsy Russian infantry and armor to advance. Stalin once called it the "god of war." ...

U.S. forces liberated Nazi concentration camps 80 years ago this month. Among the liberators were Black, Latino, Asian ...

Civil War armies included infantry, cavalry and supply trains. But artillery batteries were, pound for pound, a treasured resource. Settled on top of a commanding site, cannons could turn the tide ...

As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18 ... underground as bullets pierced the walls of their homes and artillery burst all around them. They stood by as their homes were ...

That’s how Lawtonians describe the sounds of artillery firing at Fort Sill. They’ll hear even more of next month as Fort Sill prepares to host the first-of-its-kind “Best Red Leg Competition.” ...