The names of the men and women judged for high command in the Army's technical branches were kept under lock and key, hidden behind board procedures and audio recordings.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Behind the front lines of the Korean War, the American military's logistical backbone was riddled with vulnerabilities that invited espionage and compromised the security of thousands.
By Constance Bell ·
Black soldiers in Texas were reduced to "racial incidents" in a military file that prioritized the tracking of deserters and casualties over the dignity of the men it commanded.
By Miriam Adler ·
Informants and subjects of investigation were reduced to "problem areas" in files maintained by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence.
By Miriam Adler ·
Soldiers died in the dark while analysts at Holabird Signal Depot broke the codes that blinded the enemy during World War II.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Secret program details stay hidden while the Army uses salvaged remnants to jam signals for five regional commands across the globe.
By Marcus Boone ·
Friendly units faced potential nuclear or chemical surprise attacks because an inefficient reporting system forced crews to bypass protocol for urgent warnings.
By Miriam Adler ·
Enemy forces are tracked by the electronic wake they leave behind, allowing the Army to turn radio frequencies into precise coordinates for targeting.
By Marcus Boone ·
Linguists operate as biological processors on flat, exposed terrain near the front, using $24,000 electrical kits to stay silent while intercepting enemy signals.
By Miriam Adler ·
Opposition forces were located and silenced before they could execute a command through a 40-kilometer sensor range that provided target detection in near real time.
By Marcus Boone ·