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Miguel Ortiz graduated from San Diego State University and commissioned as an Army Officer in 2017. His passion for military culture and history led him to freelance writing. He specializes in interesting and obscure military history. When he’s not writing, Miguel enjoys traveling and watch collecting.
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This Marine survived the Bataan Death March, a ship sinking and a nuclear bomb
Aug 19, 2022 11:45 AM PDT
Paratroopers carry reserve chutes…and sometimes flotation devices
Aug 19, 2022 4:45 AM PDT
This landmine can hit enemy vehicles from above
Aug 18, 2022 12:10 PM PDT
3 reasons Russia has struggled against Ukraine, according to the famous ‘Doctrine Man’
Apr 25, 2022 9:04 AM PDT
This very good doggo intercepted 97 pounds of fentanyl at the border in one week
Apr 24, 2022 5:22 PM PDT
SIG Sauer dominates US military small arms with latest Special Operations contract
May 25, 2022 7:46 PM PDT
The history behind Maverick’s jackets in both Top Gun movies
Jun 13, 2022 9:41 AM PDT
You can fly the Darkstar and other planes from Top Gun: Maverick in Ace Combat 7
Jun 13, 2022 9:54 AM PDT
The German Army is selecting a new service rifle…again
Jun 26, 2022 7:07 PM PDT
This Japanese diplomat saved 5 times as many Jews as Oskar Schindler
Jun 26, 2022 6:32 AM PDT
The elite law enforcement division that stopped Bonnie & Clyde (and others!)
Jan 15, 2021 7:56 AM PST
Remington Arms returns from bankruptcy and moves to Georgia
Nov 16, 2021 8:11 AM PST
A baby girl is entombed on the USS Utah at Pearl Harbor
Dec 7, 2021 5:38 AM PST
The best prequel Star Wars vehicle for each branch of the military
Aug 17, 2022 5:25 AM PDT
Winston Churchill (initially) hated the tank named after him
Aug 17, 2022 5:25 AM PDT
The Germans tried to use an armored tractor as a mine clearer
Aug 16, 2022 8:56 PM PDT
America’s first true heavy tank was bristling with firepower
Aug 16, 2022 12:36 PM PDT
This amphibious WWII tank could be launched from a submarine underwater
Aug 16, 2022 5:54 AM PDT
This badass Native American fought in 3 wars and earned 42 medals and citations
Aug 16, 2022 5:58 AM PDT
The wreck of the first U.S. Navy destroyer lost to enemy action has been found
Aug 15, 2022 8:08 PM PDT
TAPS and surviving military families to attend the PACT Act signing
Aug 8, 2022 8:28 AM PDT
The Navy named a carrier after the fictional Shangri-La because of FDR
Aug 15, 2022 6:35 AM PDT
This artist flies with the Air Force to capture its modern history in paint
Aug 12, 2021 11:52 AM PDT
This WWI Navy vet stole the 1920 Olympic flag
Aug 13, 2022 4:56 AM PDT
What do you get when you cross an AK-47, an M-16 and a…bottle opener?
Aug 13, 2022 4:55 AM PDT
The Army’s Chevy Colorado-based Infantry Squad Vehicle is getting a laser
Aug 12, 2022 12:02 PM PDT
The Air Force flies government officials in these modified Boeing 737s
Aug 5, 2022 1:23 PM PDT
How American GIs brought Spam to the world
Aug 7, 2022 5:52 AM PDT
This cannon has been in service since WWII
Aug 7, 2022 5:45 AM PDT
Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Robert Simanek dies at 92
Aug 5, 2022 1:21 PM PDT
Michael Langley was confirmed as the Marine Corps’ first Black four-star General
Aug 4, 2022 7:50 AM PDT
Hitler’s watch sold for $1.1 million in a controversial auction
Aug 4, 2022 5:34 AM PDT
WATCH: The official trailer for Korean War film ‘Devotion’ will give you goosebumps
Aug 3, 2022 1:43 PM PDT
Vin Scully, Voice of the Dodgers and Navy veteran, dies at 94
Aug 3, 2022 8:11 AM PDT
‘The Swoose’ is the oldest intact B-17 Flying Fortress
Aug 3, 2022 5:31 AM PDT
The Army bought 40 more M109A7 Howitzers from BAE for $299 million
Aug 2, 2022 11:09 AM PDT
Special Operations Command selected its new Armed Overwatch plane with a $3 billion contract
Aug 2, 2022 10:54 AM PDT
How the US military adopted the legendary .45 ACP cartridge
Jul 30, 2022 5:07 AM PDT
This bomber hunter was like a flying anti-aircraft battery
Jul 27, 2022 2:26 PM PDT
This experimental flying platform was straight out of 1950s sci-fi
Jul 27, 2022 2:25 PM PDT
The A-10 refueled and rearmed on a public highway for the first time
Jul 27, 2022 2:14 PM PDT
Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance unveiled 69 years after war’s Armistice Day
Jul 27, 2022 2:11 PM PDT
Vietnam-era Army vet and Goodfellas’ Paul Sorvino dead at 83
Jul 27, 2022 11:24 AM PDT
The United States Marine Corps owns a stretch of Route 66
Jul 25, 2022 10:48 AM PDT
These gigantic weapons helped train troops during WWII
Jul 25, 2022 10:47 AM PDT
3 foreign generals who became honorary U.S. citizens
Jul 24, 2022 6:04 AM PDT
The origin of the Army’s viral Bad Banana Company
Jul 22, 2022 2:56 PM PDT
Why the Glock is the sidearm of choice in Special Operations
Jul 21, 2022 7:02 PM PDT
This Revolutionary War battle was fought between Patriot and Loyalist colonists
Jul 20, 2022 7:08 AM PDT
The US Navy’s Blue Angels announce its first female jet pilot
Jul 18, 2022 12:23 PM PDT