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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 is what other countries thought about the US Civil War
Dec 31, 2021 7:49 AM PST
This is the Soviet soldier found alive 30 years after dying in Afghanistan
Dec 31, 2021 7:48 AM PST
The military is the reason behind the ‘Amish Beard’
Dec 31, 2021 7:41 AM PST
This is the most powerful sidearm ever issued by the US military
Dec 29, 2021 10:11 AM PST
This is the story behind the failed hostage rescue in Iran
Dec 26, 2021 8:45 AM PST
George Washington’s egg nog recipe will destroy you
Dec 25, 2021 9:14 AM PST
This Japanese pilot led the attack on Pearl Harbor then moved to the US
Dec 24, 2021 8:38 AM PST
This US Marine stopped 3 Israeli tanks with just a sidearm and anger
Dec 24, 2021 8:37 AM PST
This Chinese province may be filled with the descendants of a lost Roman legion
Jun 21, 2019 5:05 PM PDT
That time Gerald Ford promoted George Washington to six-star general
Jun 30, 2019 5:05 PM PDT
What Chinese veterans of Korea think about their war
Sep 12, 2019 2:54 AM PDT
The US military cleaned up victims of modern history’s largest mass suicide
Dec 23, 2021 4:36 AM PST
How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him
Dec 21, 2021 4:28 AM PST
That time an Air Force pilot saved a United Airlines flight
Dec 19, 2021 6:08 AM PST
This is what basic training in the French Foreign Legion is like
Dec 17, 2021 5:37 AM PST
17 wild facts about the Vietnam War
Dec 16, 2021 5:55 AM PST
This collection of graffiti tells the real story of what modern war is like
Dec 15, 2021 9:10 AM PST
4 stupid fights lost because of racism
Dec 9, 2021 5:58 AM PST
Watch: USMC versus the Republic of Korea band
Jan 28, 2019 6:38 PM PST
Paras and Gurkhas at it Again
Jun 1, 2018 8:08 PM PDT
11 times Marines prove they really can do anything
Feb 5, 2018 7:02 PM PST
These are the 11 biological weapons the Soviets wanted to use on the US
Nov 30, 2021 3:30 AM PST
The Royal Navy’s stealth sub can stay submerged for 25 years
Nov 28, 2021 3:30 AM PST
10 silly terms you’ll only hear on submarines
Nov 27, 2021 3:50 AM PST
How a World War II widow discovered her husband was a hero in France
Nov 27, 2021 3:05 AM PST
This is how the Israelis planned to kill Saddam Hussein
Nov 27, 2021 4:00 AM PST
4 awesome facts about Shaolin Kung Fu
Nov 27, 2021 3:15 AM PST
This is when the Pope’s Swiss Guard was deadlier than 300 Spartans
Nov 27, 2021 3:00 AM PST
Watch a real US Army honor guard perform the ‘Razzle Dazzle’ from the movie ‘Stripes’
Nov 19, 2021 4:10 AM PST
This Iranian was the highest-scoring F-14 Tomcat pilot ever
Oct 27, 2021 3:45 AM PDT
The worst duty assignments for every branch of the military
Oct 24, 2021 7:10 AM PDT
This is what it was like to be marooned in the age of sail
Oct 23, 2021 3:15 AM PDT
America’s 9 most deadly wartime enemies, ranked
Oct 23, 2021 3:00 AM PDT
The Navy freaked out when it got rid of bell-bottom pants
Oct 22, 2021 4:15 AM PDT
These insane robot machine guns guard the Korean DMZ
Oct 19, 2021 3:45 AM PDT
Congressman and Iraq War veteran Mark Takai dies of pancreatic cancer
Jul 5, 2016 7:03 PM PDT
That time the US and its allies destroyed the entire Iraqi Navy
Oct 16, 2021 4:49 AM PDT
Watch the Air Force launch an ICBM in mid-air from the back of a C-5
Sep 26, 2021 7:00 PM PDT
This is the death cult the FBI says is spreading among drug cartels
Sep 23, 2021 4:45 AM PDT
This is how ‘trial by combat’ is totally legal in New York State
Nov 7, 2019 3:05 AM PST
4 fictional countries America should invade
Sep 6, 2021 3:57 PM PDT
That time a Marine mechanic took a joyride in a stolen A4M Skyhawk
Sep 3, 2021 12:41 AM PDT
That time the US and Russia agreed to be allies if aliens attacked Earth
Sep 2, 2021 6:49 PM PDT
12 cringeworthy photos of celebrities wearing military uniforms
Sep 2, 2021 12:01 AM PDT
9 royals who could claim the throne of the United States
Aug 29, 2021 3:48 PM PDT
4 creepy ghost stories from the Vietnam War
Apr 29, 2020 3:48 PM PDT
5 episodes of ‘JAG’ that actually, really happened
Aug 25, 2021 11:41 PM PDT
Russia’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ is the story from Mordor’s point of view
Aug 22, 2021 10:50 PM PDT
This is how two Air Force Bases ended up in a Twitter feud
Aug 21, 2021 11:08 PM PDT
5 crazy random things people added guns to
Aug 15, 2021 11:07 PM PDT