Yankee Division visit Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

WWI

Warriors to learn WWI history, remember, honor...

06.06.2018 | Story by Master Sgt. Vin Stevens

A small group of Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division ROK-U.S. Combined Division traveled from the Republic of Korea to France for the WWI...

Warriors to learn WWI history, remember, honor...

05.24.2018 | Photo by Master Sgt. Vin Stevens

SISSONNE, France – Cpl. Jacob Bee, an infantryman with 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (rotational), 3rd Infantry Division, and Naples, Florida...

Warriors to learn WWI history, remember, honor...

05.24.2018 | Photo by Master Sgt. Vin Stevens

SISSONNE, France – Warrant Officer David Hobart, an allied trades technician with the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade and Detroit,...

Warriors to learn WWI history, remember, honor...

05.24.2018 | Photo by Master Sgt. Vin Stevens

SISSONNE, France – Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division ROK-U.S. Combined Division visit the Belleau Wood Memorial in France during a staff...

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Museums

3ID Museum opens as ‘fitting tribute to 100 years...

11.16.2017 | Story by Spc. Noelle Wiehe

The 3rd Infantry Division Museum was revealed in a grand opening ceremony Nov. 16 on Fort Stewart, Georgia, with a ceremonial ribbon and cake cutting.

JBLM Lewis Army Museum Reopening Ceremony

08.31.2017 | Photo by Sidney Lee

To officially reopen the newly renovated Lewis Army Museum, ribbon-cutting participants break out the scissors: (L-R) Col. Nicole Lucas, JBLM...

NMUSA Soldiers' Stories

09.10.2012 | Video by John Massad

PSA encouraging Army veterans to submit their story to the National Museum of the United States Army (NMUSA)

NMUSA

04.09.2018 | Video by Sgt. Angel Vasquez

Secretary of the Army Mark Esper visits the construction site of the National Museum of the United States Army. For more information and...

New Army Reserve historian teams document future...

10.09.2008 | Story by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Bell

Humans have been recording history for thousands of years. From cave etchings to Internet blogging, people have been fascinated with capturing and documenting history.

New Army Reserve historian teams document future...

10.09.2008 | Story by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Bell

Humans have been recording history for thousands of years. From cave etchings to Internet blogging, people have been fascinated with capturing and...

Army Reserve unit all set to make history

09.03.2008 | Story by Tarah Jackson

Unlike, most units that come through Camp Atterbury for deployment, the Army Reserve's 54th Military History Detachment is fairly small in size....

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Courtesy Story

Under Secretary of the Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal visited the U.S. Army Center of Military History's (CMH) Museum Support Center Facility to gain...

Bringing Army Reserve history to life: Talley...

04.21.2015 | Story by Staff Sgt. Shejal Pulivarti

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general of the Army Reserve Command, recognized the service and sacrifice of...

Museum mystery: Curators search for answers about...

10.07.2015 | Story by Terrance Bell

A walk through the meandering layout of the 20,000-square-foot Quartermaster Museum is a revelation of sorts on a grand scale. It retells history...

Commemorating the centennial of the U.S. entering...

04.06.2017 | Story by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann

On April 6, 1917, Congress declared war on Germany, ending the 2 1/2-year effort by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the U.S. neutral. Today, 100...

Quartermaster Museum opens World War I exhibit...

07.20.2017 | Courtesy Story

FORT LEE, Va. (July 20, 2017) -- A new exhibit “Battle Ready: The Quartermaster Mission in World War I” was unveiled during a special...

3ID Museum prepares for grand opening

10.10.2017 | Story by Sgt. Caitlyn Smoyer

Subcontractors with the U.S. Army Center of Military History teamed up with members of the 3rd Infantry Division Museum on Fort Stewart, Georgia,...

3ID Museum opens as ‘fitting tribute to 100 years...

11.16.2017 | Story by Spc. Noelle Wiehe

The 3rd Infantry Division Museum was revealed in a grand opening ceremony Nov. 16 on Fort Stewart, Georgia, with a ceremonial ribbon and cake cutting.

Restoration project preserves Army aviation history

11.03.2017 | Story by Senior Airman Parker Dubois

For the past few weeks, a C-7A Caribou has grabbed most of the Fort Eustis community’s attention as a restoration team returns the aircraft to...

Army Reserve supports Military History Detachment...

12.20.2017 | Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The U.S. Army Center of Military History recently conducted Military History Detachment training here...

RIA Museum director retires from dream job

12.22.2017 | Story by Linda Lambiotte

Rock Island Arsenal Museum director set to retire after 34 years of service.

100 Years Ago Today, America Fought in WWI

04.06.2017 | Story by Shannon Collins and Shannon Collins

By Shannon Collins DoD News, Defense Media Activity

64th Medical Detachment unearths rich history

03.01.2018 | Courtesy Story

BAUMHOLDER, Germany -- Hundreds of hours of research led to the presentation of a total of five unit awards to the 64th Medical Detachment during...

Museum seeks to preserve, restore artifacts

04.26.2018 | Story by Sgt. Alan Brutus

The staff of the Frontier Army Museum face a daily dilemma: the museum’s artifacts continue to age. To minimize the aging process, pieces of the collection are routinely preserved through stabilization or restoration.

Warriors to learn WWI history, remember, honor...

06.06.2018 | Story by Master Sgt. Vin Stevens

A small group of Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division ROK-U.S. Combined Division traveled from the Republic of Korea to France for the WWI...

Military Graphic Artist of the Year Runner Up:...

11.11.2014 | Photo by Amy Brown

Layout and Designed produced using Adobe Photoshop. This image was created as a product for distribution at outreach events. The layout contains...

Center of Military History artwork review

09.20.2011 | Photo by Scott Davis

Sarah Forgey, art curator for the Army Center of Military History, reviews artwork stored at the Center of Military History site on Fort Belvoir,...

Art work review

09.20.2011 | Photo by Scott Davis

Sarah Forgey, art curator for the Army Center of Military History, reviews art work stored at the Center of Military History site on Fort Belvoir,...

Combat artist

09.20.2011 | Photo by Scott Davis

Master Sgt. Martin Cervantez, the only combat artist for the Army, works on a painting in his studio at the Army Center of Military History on...

Army Center of Military History

09.20.2011 | Photo by Scott Davis

Sarah Forgey, art curator for the Army Center of Military History, reviews art work stored at the Center of Military History site on Fort Belvoir,...

Army Center of Military History

09.20.2011 | Photo by Scott Davis

Sarah Forgey, art curator for the Army Center of Military History, reviews artwork stored at the Center of Military History site on Fort Belvoir,...

Army Center of Military History

09.20.2011 | Photo by Scott Davis

Sarah Forgey, an art curator for the U.S. Army Center of Military History, reviews art work stored at the National Museum of the U.S. Army on Fort...

Army Center of Military History

09.20.2011 | Photo by Scott Davis

Sarah Forgey, art curator for the Army Center of Military History, and Master Sgt. Martin Cervantez, Army artist, review a portrait painted by...

Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum reopens

04.03.2013 | Photo by Andrew McIntyre

An M26 Pershing medium tank is seen on display as U.S. Soldiers attend a ceremony marking the reopening of the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training...

Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum

04.03.2013 | Photo by Andrew McIntyre

U.S. Soldiers with the 282nd Army Band perform during a ceremony marking the reopening of the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum at Fort...

Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum reopens

04.03.2013 | Photo by Andrew McIntyre

An M26 Pershing medium tank is seen on display outside the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 3, 2013. The...

Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum reopens

04.03.2013 | Photo by Andrew McIntyre

A helicopter and battle tanks are among outdoor exhibits on display at the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 3,...

Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum reopens

04.03.2013 | Photo by Andrew McIntyre

An M26 Pershing medium tank is among exhibits on display at the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum at Fort Jackson, S.C., April 3, 2013. The...

Fort Jackson Basic Combat Training Museum reopens

04.03.2013 | Photo by Andrew McIntyre

An M26 Pershing medium tank appears behind a ribbon before the start of a ceremony marking the reopening of the U.S. Army Basic Combat Training...

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller

Director of Army Museums, Dr. Charles Cureton shows Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal a bronze statue of Gen. Winfield Scott at the...

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller

Dr. Charles Cureton, director of Army Museums shows the Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal two important swords held in the core...

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller

Art Curator Sarah Forgey explains to Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal techniques implied to ensure the preservation of the Army's...

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller

Art Curator Sarah Forgey is shows Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal a group of World War II Army Medical Corps paintings by Abbott...

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal walks through the collections area flanked by Dr. Charles Cureton and Dr. Robert Dalessandro,...

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller

James Speraw, Army curator, shows Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal a T3E2 Semi-Automatic, Caliber .276 Experimental Rifle at the...

Preserving and protecting Army history

05.30.2012 | Photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller

Art Curator Sarah Forgey shows Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal four watercolors by Adolf Hitler at the U.S. Army Center of Military...

Secretary of the Army John McHugh visits Center of...

04.02.2012 | Photo by Spc. John Martinez

Secretary of the Army John McHugh gets a closer look at a painting while Master Sgt. Martin J. Cervantez, Combat Artist, Center for Military...

Secretary of the Army John McHugh visits Center of...

04.02.2012 | Photo by Spc. John Martinez

Secretary of the Army John McHugh inspects an original work of art while curator Sarah Forgey points out details of the piece during McHugh’s...

Secretary of the Army John McHugh visits Center of...

04.02.2012 | Photo by Spc. John Martinez

Secretary of the Army John McHugh gets a glimpse of some of the rare fire arms archived at the Center of Military History Museum Support Facility...

Secretary of the Army John McHugh visits Center of...

04.02.2012 | Photo by Spc. John Martinez

Secretary of the Army John McHugh speaks to Jane Stewart, an archivist with the Center for Military History, during his visit to the Center of...

Secretary of the Army John McHugh visits Center of...

04.02.2012 | Photo by Spc. John Martinez

Master Sgt. Martin J. Cervantez, Combat Artist, Center for Military History, speaks with Secretary of the Army John McHugh about a painting he...

Secretary of the Army John McHugh visits Center of...

04.02.2012 | Photo by Spc. John Martinez

Secretary of the Army John McHugh looks inside the 1917 Locomobile staff car of Gen J.J. Pershing’s from World War I, one of many rare items...

Historian Studies Army Central Activities

08.23.2009 | Photo by Dustin Senger

Col. Gary M. Bowman, U.S. Army Center of Military History deputy commander, meets with Col. Maxine C. Girard, U.S. Army Central Area Support Group...

Historian Studies Army Central Activities

08.23.2009 | Photo by Dustin Senger

Col. Gary M. Bowman, U.S. Army Center of Military History deputy commander, meets with Col. Maxine C. Girard, U.S. Army Central Area Support Group...

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Vietnam

Vietnam 50th: Department of the Army Special...

11.02.2018 | Courtesy Video

As part of the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration, the panel of five photographers will discuss the activities of the Department of the Army Special...

50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive

01.25.2018 | Courtesy Video

The panel will be moderated by Charles R. Bowery, Jr., Executive Director, U.S. Army Center of Military History, and additional panelists include...

My Lai at 50

03.15.2018 | Courtesy Video

The 50th year anniversary of the My Lai tragedy hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in partnership with the Center...

Recent Images

Yankee Division visit Aisne-Marne American Cemetery

07.29.2018 | Photo by Joseph Williams

Members of the 26th Infantry Division (Yankee Division) learn about the ultimate sacrifices Soldiers of their heredity line made in World War I...

Hill 204 Visitor Center

07.26.2018 | Photo by Joseph Williams

During the WWI Centennial Commemoration celebrating the “Second Battle of the Marne” members of the ARNG visited WWI battle sites, memorials,...

Ceremony at Chaudun-May 24, 2018-1

05.24.2018 | Photo by Joseph Williams

A flower laying ceremony held at the Memorial of Chaudun (Aisne) erected for the Soldiers who fought in World War I, especially the battle fought...

Amongst the fallen

05.24.2018 | Photo by Joseph Williams

2d Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General - Maneuver, Brigadier General Jon Howerton walking the line at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery ...

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Executive Director

New U.S. Army Chief of Military History visits Fort...

01.27.2016 | Photo by Senior Airman Breonna Veal

Charles Bowery, Jr., the new U.S. Army Chief of Military History, listens to David Hanselman, director of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum,...

New U.S. Army Chief of Military History visits Fort...

01.27.2016 | Photo by Senior Airman Breonna Veal

Charles Bowery, Jr., the new U.S. Army Chief of Military History, looks at the uniform of one of the founders of the U.S. Army Training and...

3ID Museum opens as ‘fitting tribute to 100 years...

11.16.2017 | Story by Spc. Noelle Wiehe

The 3rd Infantry Division Museum was revealed in a grand opening ceremony Nov. 16 on Fort Stewart, Georgia, with a ceremonial ribbon and cake cutting.

Charles R. Bowery, Jr.,

03.28.2017 | Photo by Monica King

Charles R. Bowery, Jr., Executive Director, U.S. Army Center of Military History, Department of the Army, poses for his official portrait in the...

3ID Museum opens as ‘fitting tribute to 100 years...

11.16.2017 | Photo by Spc. Noelle Wiehe

Charles Bowery Jr., executive director, Center of Military History, speaks to a crowd of Soldiers, retirees and civilians during a grand opening...

3ID Museum opens as ‘fitting tribute to 100 years...

11.16.2017 | Photo by Spc. Noelle Wiehe

Col. Sean Bernabe, Task Force Marne commander, and Charles Bowery Jr., executive director, Center of Military History, cut the ribbon to reveal...

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MHD

Army Reserve supports Military History Detachment...

12.20.2017 | Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The U.S. Army Center of Military History recently conducted Military History Detachment training here...

Army detachment makes military history

02.07.2005 | Courtesy Story

It's been said that everyone has a story to tell; the Soldiers of LSA Anaconda are no different, and the responsibility of preserving these stories for posterity falls in the hands of the 46th Military Historical Detachment.