By David Vergun During the American Revolutionary War, gunsmiths were essential to the patriot cause, providing, repairing and maintaining firearms for the Continental Army, Navy, Marine Corps and state militias. Operating in small shops, they created American-made, handcrafted rifles, pistols…

Patrick Henry was born on May 29, 1736, in Studley, Virginia. He was a brilliant orator and an influential leader in the Revolutionary opposition to British government. As a young lawyer in 1763, Henry astonished his courtroom audience with an…

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized cocaine and ketamine that totaled in over $455,000 in street value. The seizure occurred on Friday, May 22, at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge, when a CBP officer…

SELIGMAN, AZ – Excellent, old‑fashioned detective work by a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy led to the arrest of two suspects, the discovery of a fuel‑theft ring, and the recovery of approximately 2,100 gallons of stolen diesel fuel following coordinated…

WASHINGTON – Javan King, 42, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 12 months and one day in prison in connection with his theft of more than 4,800 government cell phones when he worked for the…

On May 26, 1864, President Lincoln signed an enabling act creating the Territory of Montana. Twenty-five years later, on November 8, 1889, Montana became the forty-first state. Numerous Native American tribes originally inhabited the Montana Territory. Today, Montana’s Indian reservations…

Benjamin Tallmadge was a hero of the Revolution credited with establishing a sophisticated spy ring that was critical in America’s fight for independence. He exemplified an unspoken spycraft ethos of courageousness and honor that is still upheld today. Benjamin Tallmadge…

WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shared the inspiring story of two senior U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials who are married. Michell Chase and Timothy Stone met in Domestic Operations at ICE in 2019.…

WASHINGTON – Tywan Morris, 30, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison in the 2021 murder of a woman at a Southeast gas station. A Superior Court jury found Morris guilty on Nov. 12,…

By Army Staff Sgt. Cayce Watson, 7th Infantry Division Army Staff Sgt. Stanley Martinez was the last man to step off the truck. It was autumn of 1951, somewhere north of Busan, South Korea, the deuce-and-a-half tactical vehicle he had…