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Logan was an Army journalist and paratrooper in the 82nd. Now, he’s a freelance writer covering military history, culture, and technology. He has two upcoming podcasts and a Twitch channel focused on basic military literacy.
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This Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attack
May 1, 2022 5:59 AM PDT
7 best viral videos from troops overseas
Apr 30, 2022 4:57 AM PDT
The crazy way subs used to communicate
Apr 30, 2022 4:52 AM PDT
This Coast Guard commander returned to an ambush to save Navy operators
Apr 10, 2022 11:54 AM PDT
8 ways to kill time during ‘hurry up and wait’
Mar 30, 2021 1:08 AM PDT
6 Chinese weapons that are direct rip-offs of American ones
Mar 28, 2022 6:03 AM PDT
7 POWs who were total badasses after being taken captive
Mar 25, 2022 5:50 AM PDT
This kid turned in a lost Nazi fighter as homework
Mar 22, 2022 6:27 AM PDT
The 6 most-secret units in military history
Jan 24, 2021 5:32 AM PST
In a military exercise, try not to really shoot anyone
Feb 5, 2021 9:41 AM PST
Watch UFC fighters get stomped by Marine Corps martial arts experts
Feb 18, 2022 4:46 AM PST
Here’s what it looks like when the Navy shoots down a cruise missile
Jan 31, 2022 5:30 AM PST
How the US Army could win a war all on its own
Jan 30, 2022 6:29 AM PST
7 Chinese weapons that will set tone for World War III
Jan 29, 2022 5:56 AM PST
Just one Canadian tank made it to VE Day
Jan 28, 2022 5:02 AM PST
8 heroic pilots who flew into hell to save ground troops
Jan 28, 2022 5:01 AM PST
The B-36: The plane ‘so good it never dropped a bomb in anger’
Jan 27, 2022 5:41 AM PST
This former paratrooper is now a country music megastar
Jan 29, 2021 12:03 AM PST
These 12 troops were only saved by their helmets
Jan 25, 2022 5:39 AM PST
6 minor things that predict major wars
Jan 25, 2022 5:38 AM PST
The 9 dirtiest (and best) hand-to-hand combat moves
Jan 25, 2022 5:38 AM PST
15 photos that show the C-130 can do almost anything
Jan 25, 2022 5:37 AM PST
This Army medic killed over a dozen insurgents in just 8 days
Jan 24, 2022 5:31 AM PST
This 1970 training video shows how the Army used to be like ‘Mad Men’
Jan 24, 2022 5:30 AM PST
These 5 World War II jobs were more dangerous than being an infantryman
Jan 15, 2021 1:50 PM PST
What happens when you hit an RV with a Civil War mortar
Jan 9, 2022 7:43 AM PST
Watch this Army NCO absolutely slay ‘bumblebee’ on the trombone
Jan 8, 2022 7:36 AM PST
Here’s what an Army medic does in the critical minutes after a soldier is wounded
Jan 7, 2022 7:33 AM PST
9 items deployed troops use instead of cash
Jan 7, 2022 7:30 AM PST
11 of the craziest lines ever spoken in battle
Jan 5, 2022 6:39 AM PST
U.S. ships in World War II had ‘phantom decks’
Apr 23, 2018 11:08 PM PDT
How watching movies helped this sniper achieve record-breaking kill shots
Jan 3, 2022 9:27 AM PST
Here’s What Life Is Like For US Army Tankers
Jan 3, 2022 9:09 AM PST
7 worst military defeats in modern history
Jan 2, 2022 3:51 AM PST
How the legendary .50-cal. actually kills you
Jan 1, 2022 7:17 AM PST
This Marine sniper threw the enemy’s grenade back to save his brothers
Dec 31, 2021 7:52 AM PST
13 radio calls troops really love to hear
Dec 29, 2021 10:13 AM PST
9 weapon systems that troops absolutely love
Dec 29, 2021 9:26 AM PST
How this heroic sailor earned 12 medals for valor
Apr 29, 2020 3:41 PM PDT
6 times the Army destroyed Japanese troops in the Pacific
May 15, 2020 8:09 PM PDT
This Marine came back to his family 5 years after he died
Jul 27, 2021 11:23 PM PDT
Yes, World War II soldiers could throw mortar rounds like grenades
Dec 23, 2021 4:25 AM PST
This Special Forces legend was saved by his beard
Dec 22, 2021 5:24 AM PST
6 Army jobs that civilians get all wrong
Dec 21, 2021 4:28 AM PST
The little cruiser with a battleship’s guns
Dec 19, 2021 6:07 AM PST
Here’s what it would look like if a modern Army fought the Battle of Gettysburg
Dec 18, 2021 7:39 AM PST
4 things that got a Nazi an automatic Iron Cross
Dec 16, 2021 5:57 AM PST
This American admiral planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1932
Dec 7, 2021 5:36 AM PST
WATCH: These are the Marines who guard the president
Jun 25, 2018 3:55 PM PDT
This World War I shooter puts players into trench combat
Jan 28, 2019 6:38 PM PST
Star Wars tapped weapons companies to create armor
Jun 27, 2018 6:05 AM PDT
5 video games that let you play actual military missions
Nov 30, 2021 4:00 AM PST