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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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The first time the F-14 Tomcat’s gun was used in combat was during ’12 Strong’
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These three odd planes were designed to be the Army’s unconventional bomber hunter
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Victorinox released a limited edition Swiss Army Knife for its 125th anniversary
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Why German vehicles had textured camouflage during WWII
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The time a British fighter jet landed on a civilian container ship
Jul 14, 2022 10:59 AM PDT
This Navy plane is a Boeing 737 loaded with computers, radar, torpedoes and missiles
Jul 13, 2022 5:50 AM PDT
Four Vietnam Veterans were awarded the Medal of Honor
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SAS soldiers wear the ‘Punisher’ skull after they get their first kill
Jul 13, 2022 5:05 AM PDT
The Air Force received its first laser weapons for fighter planes
Jul 12, 2022 2:31 PM PDT
The British military is training 10,000 Ukrainian troops to fight Russia
Jul 11, 2022 1:50 PM PDT
Messerschmitt made micro cars after WWII
Jul 10, 2022 5:54 AM PDT
The time that the British conquered Manila
Jul 10, 2022 5:52 AM PDT
These 4 WWII planes were armed with literal tank cannons
Jul 10, 2022 5:48 AM PDT
The time a fishing boat helped capture a North Korean submarine
Jul 9, 2022 2:40 AM PDT
The Navy’s first drone saw action during WWII
Jul 8, 2022 9:19 AM PDT
How Top Gun and Pepsi changed the home video market
Jul 7, 2022 11:49 AM PDT
This experimental WWII tank was like a Sherman on steroids
Jul 7, 2022 11:48 AM PDT
The 54th Massachusetts ‘Glory’ Memorial was rededicated after it was vandalized
Jul 6, 2022 12:40 PM PDT
Pfc. Bradford Freeman, the last ‘Band of Brothers’ soldier, dies at 97
Jul 5, 2022 2:13 PM PDT
This original Top Gun stunt pilot became an astronaut
Jul 5, 2022 9:20 AM PDT
The Army awarded a $1.4 billion contract for its new light tank
Jul 5, 2022 9:14 AM PDT
California almost used nukes to bypass Route 66
Jul 2, 2022 4:23 AM PDT
Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, passes away at 98
Jun 30, 2022 9:40 AM PDT
The LT Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum is now open in New York
Jun 29, 2022 6:50 AM PDT
The F-22 Raptor almost had a stealth bomber sibling
Jun 28, 2022 5:37 AM PDT
Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson passed away at 100
Jun 27, 2022 7:34 PM PDT
These fighter pilots literally pushed their wingmen to safety
Jun 26, 2022 6:30 AM PDT
This Green Beret spent his life fighting communists in three different armies
Jun 25, 2022 5:53 AM PDT
The wreck of the destroyer escort that fought like a battleship during WWII has been found
Jun 24, 2022 10:16 AM PDT
Check out General Dynamics’ teaser for the new Abrams tank and other ‘next-generation’ designs
Jun 23, 2022 12:26 PM PDT
The Army just relaxed its tattoo policy
Jun 23, 2022 12:12 PM PDT
The Czech Republic donated these iconic helicopter gunships to Ukraine
Jun 22, 2022 1:30 PM PDT
The reason the M1 Garand used to jam every 7th round
Jun 22, 2022 5:53 AM PDT
Before the attack helicopter, this WWII plane was named the Apache
Jun 22, 2022 5:52 AM PDT
These airmen made the first non-stop helicopter flight across the Atlantic
Jun 18, 2022 8:48 PM PDT
The time a prostitute stowed away aboard the USS Arizona
Jun 17, 2022 9:22 AM PDT
Rheinmetall revived the Panther name with its KF51 Main Battle Tank
Jun 16, 2022 12:45 PM PDT
Delta flew WWII vets to Normandy for the D-Day anniversary on historic flight
Jun 9, 2022 12:01 PM PDT
The Lake City Army Ammo Plant is making its first new round in 65 years
Jun 9, 2022 11:59 AM PDT
The Royal Australian Air Force covered the ‘Top Gun Anthem’ and killed it
Jun 9, 2022 11:59 AM PDT
The Army reactivated the 11th Airborne Division to focus on Arctic warfare
Jun 7, 2022 11:05 AM PDT
5 of the best Top Gun references in other movies and shows
Jun 1, 2022 8:59 AM PDT
That time federal agents seized four F-14 Tomcat fighter jets
May 31, 2022 1:18 PM PDT
Russian forces abandoned this dog, now he’s serving with Ukraine
May 23, 2022 2:53 PM PDT
This moving company moved a captured U-boat across Lake Shore Drive
May 19, 2022 5:33 AM PDT