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Applications are now being accepted for the May 2026 cohort.
A US assistant gunner ammo bearer from the 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 2-87 Infantry, 3d Brigade Combat Team under Afghanistan's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) carries ammunition at their checkpoint in Kandalay village, Kandahar province southern Afghanistan on August 5, 2011. US troops together with forces from Afghan National Army earlier repelled Taliban insurgents attacks on the checkpoint protecting the western area of Kandalay village. Since the checkpoint was set up in August 3, 2011, Taliban have staged attacks on the outpost for two consecutive days. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD
Weapons

A salute to assistant gunners and ammo bearers: the invisible half of every gun

This is for the other guys.

Bob Feller military service throws to Joe DiMaggio during his Apr. 30, 1946 no-hitter at Yankee Stadium. (Hugh Broderick/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Navy

Decorated Navy vet Bob Feller is the only MLB pitcher to throw an Opening Day no-hitter

The Indians ace rushed to volunteer for military service after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

First Battle of Bull Run
Civil War

Why the Union wore blue and the Confederacy gray during the Civil War

When the war broke out, some Confederate soldiers still wore Union blue. That had to change.

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