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Blake Stilwell is a traveler and writer with degrees in design, television & film, journalism, public relations, international relations, and business administration. He is a former combat photographer with experience in politics, entertainment, development, nonprofit, military, and government. His career includes work in Business Insider, Fox News, ABC News, NBC, HBO, and the White House.
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This US Navy hero trolled the enemy in the most amazing way possible
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One of the first Ironman Triathletes was a Navy SEAL who hydrated with beer
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
The only legal pirate ship of the 20th century was the Goodyear blimp
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
Why the Kentucky militia was most feared by America’s enemies
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
That time the President named his predecessor Commander-In-Chief
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
Navy-trained dolphins could be roaming the seas with toxic dart guns
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
This legendary arsenal made weapons for the US from 1812 to Vietnam
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
This Canadian war hero was a one-man army in two wars
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
The ‘Kilted Killer’ forced a surrender while outnumbered 23,000 to one
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
The Soviet Moose Cavalry almost rode into World War II
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
This is Hollywood’s deadliest action star
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
These are the 7 rules for fighting a ‘just war’
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
The childish origins of the word ‘infantry’
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
Why a think tank puts teen girls in command of military operations
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
This is why the Queens Guard wear those giant black hats
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule with a military flex
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
Why an airman had to shoot down his own plane – while flying it
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
This is how a Marine sniper earns a real ‘HOG’s tooth’
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
The Navy’s F11F was so fast it could shoot itself down – and did
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
The crazy pirate plan to bring Napoleon to the United States
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
How an unarmed F-111 downed an enemy without firing a shot
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
China’s biggest military weakness is the US’ biggest strength
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
This is why the most successful fighter pilots in history are all Nazis
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
Sergeant Slaughter really was a sergeant of Marines
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
Why disfigured World War I veterans had their own park benches
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
An ensign took command of a destroyer at Pearl Harbor and took the fight to the Japanese
Apr 29, 2020 3:55 PM PDT
The first large crowd to gather after 9/11 will probably not surprise you
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
The military origin of ‘turning a blind eye’ to something
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Why Robert E. Lee wore a colonel’s rank during the Civil War
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
5 ‘dumb’ military tactics that actually worked
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
5 last-minute decisions that changed American military history
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
A ballsy arms dealer sold dud weapons to three sides of a conflict
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Why there are shipwrecks underneath the farms of Kansas
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
A paratrooper supply clerk survived a combat jump with zero training
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
The first aerial dogfight was between two American mercenaries
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
The world’s longest minefield isn’t where you’d expect
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
How the US Air Force trains to fight Russia using real Russian fighters
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
This was the largest battleship ever planned but never built
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
How a Congressman’s press conference killed 800 US sailors
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
These are the Soviet drone tanks of World War II
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Taste the favorite drink of the most legendary American mercenary airman
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Why this Civil War vet marched across England with the US flag
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Disney World has a special resort hotel just for US troops
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
You have to see this rare video of Civil War vets doing the Rebel Yell
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Why the USS Jimmy Carter isn’t an aircraft carrier
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
That time the Kitty Hawk rammed a Soviet sub
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Holy sh*t – the new ‘Battlefield V’ trailer is as brutal as the War in the Pacific
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
There’s now scientific evidence MREs really do stop you up like nothing else
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
F-22 engines can be repaired with six tools found in any hardware store
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
A soldier faked his way into the 82nd Airborne – and almost everything else
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
Why you should never touch something that’s ‘red or dusty’
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT
This Russian fighter has to be chained to a tractor before takeoff
Apr 29, 2020 3:56 PM PDT