The President of the United States serves as the Commander in Chief of the nation’s armed forces. While not in the chain of ...

As a result, Washington would be the only president sworn into office outside of Washington, D.C. At sunrise that morning, cannons at Fort George rang out in a military salute. Later, church bells ...

At 17 years old, George Washington served as county surveyor of Culpepper County. Washington’s military career began when he was 21 years old. Campaign In 1789, only 10 of the 13 original colonies ...

Le Moyer first treated George Washington's teeth at his military headquarters in 1783. The following year, in May of 1784, Washington paid several unnamed "Negroes," presumably Mount Vernon slaves ...

The aircraft carrier George Washington is now back in Japan operating as the Navy's only forward-deployed carrier. The ship arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base on Friday after operating in South ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A passenger jet collided Wednesday with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National ...

George was the eldest son of Augustine ... how precarious the American military was. Washington instituted the iconic award in 1782 to recognize bravery in action. The original was a heart ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...