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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 military’s latest handgun might not be safe
Jul 31, 2023 10:33 AM PDT
A Navy submarine captain set the record for the deepest ocean dive
Jul 28, 2023 1:23 PM PDT
How the loss of one plane is a significant loss for Russia
Jul 28, 2023 1:12 PM PDT
Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight
Jul 27, 2023 12:18 PM PDT
Delta pilots flew to 48 states in under 48 hours to raise money for veterans
Jul 27, 2023 11:05 AM PDT
Why the Navy SEALs chose the SIG Sauer P226 over the M9
Jul 25, 2023 10:29 AM PDT
This tank reached a whopping speed of 104 mph
Jul 25, 2023 10:25 AM PDT
3D-printed guns are being used in the Myanmar civil war
Jul 25, 2023 10:24 AM PDT
This video game lets you control a Ukrainian drone
Jul 25, 2023 10:21 AM PDT
The first plastic pistol was made for civilians to fight off the Soviets
Jul 24, 2023 10:16 AM PDT
NATO is expediting Ukraine’s membership
Jul 24, 2023 9:30 AM PDT
WWII veteran and legendary singer Tony Bennett dies at 96
Jul 21, 2023 12:30 PM PDT
A 210-year-old factory is making guns for Ukraine
Jul 20, 2023 2:42 PM PDT
The Air Force celebrated 100 years of aerial refueling
Jul 19, 2023 11:34 AM PDT
NASA’s first Mars simulation crew includes a Navy microbiologist
Jul 19, 2023 11:21 AM PDT
Pilot bodies returned home after going missing in Vietnam 54 years ago
Jul 19, 2023 11:03 AM PDT
A Ukrainian-American chaplain is training Ukrainian military chaplains
Jul 19, 2023 10:57 AM PDT
How the WWII Willys Jeep got its nickname from the Popeye cartoons
Jul 23, 2022 4:04 AM PDT
5 types of extra armor added to tanks during WWII
Jul 22, 2022 4:54 AM PDT
A US Army private crossed into North Korea to escape disciplinary action
Jul 18, 2023 7:17 PM PDT
The time a trainee escaped boot camp and hijacked a school bus
Jul 18, 2023 6:44 AM PDT
The Navy’s new ships pay tribute to its first frigates
Jul 17, 2023 6:43 PM PDT
The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific
Jul 17, 2023 6:41 PM PDT
President Biden activated the Individual Ready Reserve
Jul 17, 2023 6:03 AM PDT
WATCH: The 82nd Airborne Chorus rocked America’s Got Talent
Jul 17, 2023 5:56 AM PDT
Qantas Airways used to have a military division
Jul 14, 2023 8:14 AM PDT
This German U-boat was crewed by American sailors
Jul 14, 2022 12:00 PM PDT
The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII
Jul 13, 2022 6:48 AM PDT
The US is sending cluster munitions to Ukraine
Jul 7, 2023 2:19 PM PDT
The rise, fall and resurgence of the battle rifle
Jul 10, 2023 10:39 AM PDT
The time an Air Force Academy ceremony ended in property damage and 15 injuries
Jul 12, 2022 2:36 PM PDT
4 pieces of military gear that no one uses (but you can’t throw out)
Jul 13, 2022 5:04 AM PDT
The time that black troops battled American MPs in Britain during WWII
Jul 12, 2022 4:43 AM PDT
5 things you didn’t know about the H-4 Hercules ‘Spruce Goose’
Jul 6, 2023 8:30 AM PDT
The Russian private military coup that lasted 24 hours
Jul 6, 2023 7:36 AM PDT
An Army veteran became a bestselling author thanks to a viral TikTok video
Jul 5, 2023 1:33 PM PDT
This weapon killed more of its builders than its targets
Jul 5, 2023 10:15 AM PDT
This US Navy base bears the name of a British naval officer
Jul 5, 2023 7:03 AM PDT
The official U.S. Space Force timepiece is available for a limited time
Jun 30, 2023 9:37 AM PDT
Ukraine crowdfunded to buy a former US Army Black Hawk helicopter
Jun 29, 2023 6:20 AM PDT
The time Japanese submarines attacked California and Oregon during WWII
Jul 1, 2022 5:03 AM PDT
An Army Armor Officer’s analysis of the Bradley in Ukraine
Jun 23, 2023 10:33 AM PDT
This Navy ace shot down both German and Japanese planes during WWII
Jun 23, 2022 12:25 PM PDT
This aircraft carrier was never commissioned and never served on active duty
Jun 24, 2022 10:16 AM PDT
The F-14 Tomcat was designed around its engines, radar and missiles
Jun 23, 2022 12:14 PM PDT
Boeing turned a nuclear bomber into a double-deck airliner
Jun 21, 2023 6:55 AM PDT
Race against time: How the military is trying to find the Titan submersible
Jun 20, 2023 8:30 PM PDT
The Department of Agriculture used to fly AH-1 Cobra gunships
Jun 20, 2023 10:14 AM PDT
The British are retiring the C-130 Hercules from RAF service
Jun 20, 2023 9:15 AM PDT
The Army changed its infamous body composition ‘tape test’
Jun 19, 2023 7:05 AM PDT
The Air Force still flies Boeing’s first jet
Jun 16, 2023 5:45 AM PDT
The history behind the ‘other’ flag patch on Navy uniforms
Jun 16, 2023 5:43 AM PDT