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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.

More from Miguel

This law requires the Department of Defense to buy American products
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 20, 2021
Joe Galloway of ‘We Were Soldiers’ fame passed away at 79
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 19, 2021
The ‘Field of Dreams’ game got an A-10 Warthog flyover
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 19, 2021
How a Recon Marine started a company that revolutionized the firearms industry
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 16, 2021
This Air Force crew reportedly evacuated 800 people from Kabul on a single flight
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 16, 2021
How the Hummer has grown further and further from its military ancestor
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 15, 2021
Air Force art
This artist flies with the Air Force to capture its modern history in paint
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 12, 2021
Why the Navy has midshipmen instead of cadets
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 9, 2021
This American POW disfigured himself so he couldn’t be used for propaganda
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 9, 2021
This dog disarmed a bomb by marking it
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 4, 2021
These bomber pilots pulled a ‘Top Gun’ and buzzed the 1943 World Series
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 4, 2021
This trailblazing Asian American Olympian was also an Army doctor
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 3, 2021
Check out this badass gun truck from Clandestine Media Group
ByMiguel Ortiz
Aug 3, 2021
The famous Civil War surrender painting isn’t at the Smithsonian
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 28, 2021
4 awesome (and one not so awesome) guns from ‘The Tomorrow War’
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 25, 2021
Watch these A-10 Warthogs perform a rare demo flight together
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 20, 2021
The first female operator passed Naval Special Warfare training
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 15, 2021
America named four tanks after General George S. Patton
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 15, 2021
The Army dropped the Chevy Colorado-based ISV from the sky
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 15, 2021
Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President to hold a patent
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 14, 2021
Germany and Italy have completed their withdrawals from Afghanistan
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 13, 2021
Before he wrote children’s books, Roald Dahl was a menace to Axis forces in the sky
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 12, 2021
Cool off this summer with the new water gun from Noveske
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 9, 2021
The first U.S. planes fly combat missions from a foreign ship since WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jul 7, 2021
The F4U Corsair was meant for the Navy but became a Marine Corps legend
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 28, 2021
This American Olympic gold medalist also fought in the Battle of Britain
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 27, 2021
This SOCOM test determined the future of modular weapon rail systems
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 25, 2021
Indonesia wants to put a tank gun on a boat
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 25, 2021
This convoy system staffed mostly by African Americans kept the invasion of Europe rolling
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 22, 2021
3 USS Oklahoma sailors killed during Pearl Harbor have just been identified
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 21, 2021
Trijicon got in trouble for putting bible verses on their scopes
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 18, 2021
This Navy base is bigger than Rhode Island
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 15, 2021
7 weirdest military vehicles you haven’t heard of
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 11, 2021
The Tiger used in ‘Fury’ was captured after being disabled by the most improbable shots
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 10, 2021
Watch this Army colonel take the ACFT in space
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 9, 2021
Watch an unmanned aerial tanker refuel an F/A-18 Super Hornet
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 9, 2021
All stateside commissaries aim to have curbside pickup by the end of the year
ByMiguel Ortiz
Jun 8, 2021
The 1st Marine War Dog Platoon were the ‘goodest bois’ of WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 28, 2021
Disney honored this 92-year-old Navy vet cast member for Armed Forces Appreciation Day
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 27, 2021
These stamps will honor the heroic Japanese American Veterans of WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 27, 2021
The new Snakes Eyes movie looks as awesome as he is
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 19, 2021
One of these 5 prototypes could be SOCOM’s next Armed Overwatch plane
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 18, 2021
The Army is ditching the Stryker Mobile Gun System
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 13, 2021
The British Army is getting a new main battle tank
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 12, 2021
This museum lets you climb all over (most of) their tanks
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 11, 2021
The first Asian American to command a U.S. battalion
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 10, 2021
tabata
This Japanese American soldier set the standard for Special Forces Engineers
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 10, 2021
This new ultralight machine gun from FN Herstal uses 3D printed parts
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 7, 2021
The Navy’s only squadron dedicated to special operations support
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 7, 2021
This legendary Ranger will receive the Medal of Honor at 94
ByMiguel Ortiz
May 5, 2021