By Blake Stilwell | Aug. 14, 04:08 PM
These are the 7 articles of the French Foreign Legion's Code of Honor

For more than 180 years, the French Foreign Legion was a place for anyone to change their lives – literally – by fighting for France on the battlefield.

By Orvelin Valle | Feb. 14, 04:02 PM
Vietnam War troops hated the M16 and called it a piece of garbage
By Blake Stilwell | Aug. 18, 11:08 AM
This is when the Pope's Swiss Guard was deadlier than 300 Spartans

Custer was outnumbered 3-to-1 at Little Bighorn. Persians outnumbered Greeks 10-to-1 at Thermopylae. The Swiss Guard were outnumbered 100-to-1 – and almost won.
By Harold Hutchison | Jun. 08, 11:06 AM
This is how Israeli pilots saw the Six-Day War

Gun-camera footage shows how Israeli pilots took control of the skies in the opening hours of the Six-Day War which was launched 50 years ago this week.
By Logan Nye | Jul. 27, 01:07 PM
A Ranger describes what being a 'towed jumper' is actually like

A Ranger jumping into Fort Benning was hit with one of an Airborne soldier's greatest fears: becoming a towed jumper. See his hilarious story here.
By Harold Hutchison | Jun. 12, 02:06 PM
This is how the Swedish air force planned to survive World War III

The Swedes learned the lessons from Egypt's stunning defeat in the Six Day War.
By Blake Stilwell | Jul. 26, 07:07 AM
This is how Rome's Praetorian Guard held so much power

From their formation by Augustus Caesar to their destruction at the hands of Constantine, the Praetorian Guard held the Roman Empire together for centuries.
By Shannon Corbeil | Aug. 02, 03:08 PM
This is why officers should just stay in the office

When a bunch of officers jump in on a mission outside the wire, things get a little intense...especially for the dudes just trying to do their job.
By Ben Weaver | Aug. 11, 02:08 PM
This is why you don't challenge an ex-sniper to a duel

Ryan Curtis and the "Oscar Mike" team link up with former Green Beret sniper Aaron Barruga for some tactical marksmanship. Because shooting is fun.
By Logan Nye | Aug. 02, 03:08 PM
Smooth talking your way through gear turn-in is a stinky proposition

An Army captain thought smooth-talking her way through CIF was going to be the hard part of redeployment, but then a skunk and a taxi driver showed up.
By | Jul. 24, 11:07 AM
How motorcycle riding helps this veteran stay focused on the things that matter

"Riding to me is how I find my zen. I can have the worst day in the world and [ride] and I don't think about anything else."
By WATM Partners | Aug. 07, 01:08 PM
This is what happens when you give a Marine and a Ranger motorcycles

In this episode of "Paving the Way," Weston Scott catches up with Army Ranger Wil Willis to talk about what riding motorcycles means to them.
By Tim Kirkpatrick | Aug. 15, 10:08 AM
This is why sailors have 13 buttons on their trousers

There's the version Navy recruits hear during basic training, and there's the actual version, otherwise known as a compromise between budget and bulge.

By Tim Kirkpatrick | Aug. 08, 12:08 PM
This is why some sailors wear gold stripes, and some wear red

Earning the yellow stripes takes a special combination of honor, courage, and commitment.

By Blake Stilwell | Aug. 14, 04:08 PM
These are the 7 articles of the French Foreign Legion's Code of Honor

For more than 180 years, the French Foreign Legion was a place for anyone to change their lives – literally – by fighting for France on the battlefield.

By Orvelin Valle | Feb. 14, 04:02 PM
Vietnam War troops hated the M16 and called it a piece of garbage
By Tim Kirkpatrick | Aug. 23, 04:08 PM
Aerial footage of the Abraham Lincoln super carrier drifting

After 2.5 million hours of overhaul and restoration, this nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is ready to show off some amazing turns.
By Harold Hutchison | Aug. 23, 04:08 PM
This is the new tank China just unveiled

A demonstration of China's VT-5 on a range in Inner Mongolia featured some live fire.
By Robert Burns, AP National Security Writer, | Aug. 23, 04:08 PM
Mattis says ISIS militants are caught in a military vise

ISIS militants are now trapped in a military vise that will squeeze them on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.
By David Hernandez, | Aug. 23, 04:08 PM
An adversary pilot was rescued after ejecting off San Diego coast

A Navy helicopter crew rescued a civilian pilot who ejected from a contracted fighter jet during a training exercise off the coast near Point Loma.
By Ian Duncan, | Aug. 23, 03:08 PM
This Naval Academy grad is trying to become one of America's newest astronauts

As the moon partially blotted out the sun, Navy Lt. Kayla Barron, 29, began her training with 11 other NASA candidates to become an astronaut.
By Blake Stilwell | Aug. 23, 02:08 PM
This Soviet pilot stole the plane of a Nazi pilot who landed to try and kill him

When a Nazi pilot landed to try to steal some of the Soviet's personal items as souvenirs, the Red Army pilot stole the German plane instead.
By Skye Gould and Daniel Brown, | Aug. 23, 02:08 PM
This chart proves there are already way more contractors in Afghanistan than US troops

President Donald Trump said he plans to increase the number of US troops in Afghanistan, continuing the longest-running war in American history.
By WATM Partners | Aug. 23, 02:08 PM
This tough-as-nails Marine Raider returned to Guadalcanal after 75 years

Berg, 91, among the last of the World War II Raiders, went to Guadalcanal for the dedication of a new memorial to honor the Raiders who fought there.
By Harold Hutchison | Aug. 23, 01:08 PM
This is how the Reaper could be Guam's first line of defense

Reapers could provide initial targeting data to ships trying to intercept a missile fired by the North Koreans.
By Blake Stilwell | Aug. 23, 01:08 PM
That time Americans demanded the Coast Guard rescue the cast of Gilligan's Island

One day in 1964, TV producer Sherwood Schwartz received a message from the U.S. Coast Guard. Some viewers were concerned with the lives of 7 castaways.
By Amy Robinson | Aug. 23, 12:08 PM
The Army is using this FPS video game to help design its weapons of the future

Through game play, soldiers will provide insights about futuristic weapons platform capabilities and employment.
By Tim Kirkpatrick | Aug. 23, 10:08 AM
This is why the Navy SEAL swim challenge is not for just anyone

Navy SEAL candidates go through some of the hardest military training in the world before earning their beloved Trident. Watch an average guy try to pass.