The role of Fort Sill has evolved since Maj. Gen. Phillip H. Sheridan drove the first stake here in 1869. Fort Sill Soldiers originally protected settlers in Texas from raids by the Plains Indian tribes. Soldiers from famous units like the 7th Cavalry, led by Col. George A. Custer, and the 10th Cavalry, known as the Buffalo Soldiers, used Fort Sill as a base in the Indian Wars. As the tribes accepted peace with the U.S., Fort ...
Welcome to the United States Coast Guard Academy. One of the smallest of America's five federal service academies, the Coast Guard Academy is situated on 103 acres of rolling hills on the west bank of the Thames River in historic New London, Conn. The Coast Guard Academy offers a prestigious higher education experience which emphasizes leadership, physical fitness and professional development in order to graduate the very best Coast Guard officers. Graduates go directly to positions of ...
SAN DIEGO San Diego, named after Saint Didacus, is the second-largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. Though San Diego's economy is multifaceted—biotechnology, defense manufacturing, agriculture, software development and microbreweries are some of the city's biggest money-makers—tourism is a cornerstone that can't be ignored. Tourism drastically affects the city's culture, and San Diego houses many local attractions, such as SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont amusement park, San ...
