Over half a million visitors per year come to the D.C. metro area to view the Corps’ proud 238-year history.   More »

The handsome 1907 Savage pistol lost out to the larger Colt 1911 as the U. S. Army’s new side arm of choice.   More »

Khaki was the original camouflage after British scouts traded their red coats for dust-colored native attire while serving in India in the mid-19th century.   More »

Henry Lawton served in the U.S. Army for 35 years, from the Civil War to the Philippines, leading the force that captured Geronimo.   More »

The U.S Medical Corps saved many lives during the Spanish American War but faced obstacles from within the ranks.   More »

Scottish-American arms dealer Francis Bannerman stored 30 million rounds of ammunition and weapons in his castle in the middle of the Hudson River.   More »

A visit to the Civil War surgeon, often literally a “sawbones,” was a horror more feared than death on the battlefield.   More »

Although it saw relatively short service, the Krag-Jorgensen rifle helped catapult the United States onto the world stage.   More »

The famed Mauser K98k was but one of a long line of acclaimed rifles that epitomized German arms.   More »

For over a century and a half, combat photographers have taken extraordinary risks to document the true horrors of war.   More »