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Editor’s Note: February is Black History Month. Here are some poems from military spouse Latorial Faison. Read more about Latorial in a spotlight section below her poems.
What is Black History?

Of the more than 3,500 service members who have received the Medal of Honor throughout U.S. history, only 89 have been black.

The Maritime Raid Force – composed of roughly two Marine Corps platoons and almost a dozen FBI agents – stealthily breached the meeting site of a “high-value target,” capturing a quarry they’d hunted for days.

U. S. Army Garrison Okinawa Commander, Lt. Col. Zachary B. Hohn, discusses with Okinawa Governor, Denny Tamaki new construction plans on Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2019. During the tour on Torii Station, members were shown plans to construct new buildings as part of the consolidation and relocation project Japan.

Students from Knob Noster High School near Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, designed this plastic cover for an important switch box inside the B-2 Spirit bomber. The cover now is used in all operational B-2s at Whiteman, as well as the aircraft's simulators.