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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

The Navy recovered a crashed F-35C from over 12,000 feet underwater
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 22, 2022
The first Asian American woman to join the Navy became the first female gunnery officer
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 22, 2022
Army Special Forces took part in the legendary Mint 400 off-road race
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 21, 2022
Ukraine converted .50 caliber machine guns into shoulder-fired infantry weapons
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 19, 2022
carrots
The myth about carrots and good eyesight came from WWII propaganda
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 18, 2022
That time the Air Force bombarded Oklahoma City with sonic booms
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 17, 2022
women from the 6888th battalion in wwii
The only all-Black, all-female battalion that served overseas during WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 17, 2022
Ukraine Snake Island defenders’ now-famous battlecry honored with stamp
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 16, 2022
4 great ways to donate to Ukraine
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 16, 2022
This Kiwi WWII tank might be the worst tank ever built
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 15, 2022
The interesting origin of the famous jerrican
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 15, 2022
This aircraft factory was disguised as a suburban neighborhood during WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 15, 2022
Hall of Fame test pilot Brig. Gen. Robert ‘Bob’ Cardenas passes away at 102
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 14, 2022
Gold Star families are on the frontlines in Ukraine … here’s how to help them
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 11, 2022
Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance found off Antarctica after over 100 years
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 10, 2022
The reason the Royal Navy attacked and sunk an allied fleet during WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 10, 2022
This Navy veteran turned chef is serving thousands of meals to Ukrainian refugees
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 9, 2022
An airman assembles a GAU-5A (U.S. Air Force)
This Air Force rifle can fit in an ejection seat (and you can buy one too…sort of)
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 9, 2022
These 5 companies are competing to replace the M2 Bradley
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 8, 2022
Watch the F-35 score its first air-to-air kills
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 8, 2022
How leftover WWII jeeps kicked off a public transportation craze
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 8, 2022
Tsar Nicholas II refused to approve the Russian Army uniform until he tested it himself
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 7, 2022
Legendary Ukrainian pilot ‘Grey Wolf’ reportedly shot down over Kyiv
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 6, 2022
NASCAR owner Richard Childress pledges 1 million rounds of ammo to Ukraine
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 6, 2022
This WWII program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 5, 2022
The two von Trapp brothers from ‘The Sound of Music’ served in the 10th Mountain during WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 2, 2022
How this laser company became a favorite supplier of Special Forces
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 2, 2022
This wooden jet fighter showed just how desperate Germany was
ByMiguel Ortiz
Mar 1, 2022
The US military’s last flying boat was the Navy’s answer to the B-52
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 28, 2022
pagst helmet
4 military helmets that America copied from other countries
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 28, 2022
The Japanese office worker who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 27, 2022
The Army posthumously promoted the first black Colonel to General
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 25, 2022
The time George Washington prevented a military coup with his glasses
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 25, 2022
Buffalo Soldiers served as some of the first National Park Rangers
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 22, 2022
This Air Force Honor Guard traveled a record-breaking 1 million miles in 2021
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 22, 2022
charles french
How a mess attendant became a Naval hero during the Battle of Guadalcanal
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 21, 2022
Berlin Airlift ‘Candy Bomber’ Col. Gail Halvorsen dies at 101
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 18, 2022
A new machine gun is coming but the Army is keeping the M240 around for a while
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 17, 2022
The RAF is challenging Space Force with their own Star Trek-looking uniforms
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 16, 2022
band of brothers
7 Band of Brothers actors who got famous
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 16, 2022
Harry Belafonte narrowly avoided one of the deadliest stateside explosions of WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 15, 2022
5 of the most badass American naval quotes ever
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 15, 2022
WATCH: Black Hawk helicopter flies first entirely unmanned flight
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 9, 2022
4 tips to pass the Army’s SIFT Test
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 9, 2022
civil war spy reenactment
Armistead was Marquis de Lafayette’s slave. He was also his friend – and a spy.
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 9, 2022
This Air Force veteran fought for commercial airlines to hire Black pilots
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 8, 2022
The Army’s augmented reality goggles are awesome but come with a headache…literally
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 8, 2022
USAA, Lowe’s and the NFL salute service with Military Appreciation Day at Super Bowl Experience
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 8, 2022
This pistol is just like the epic WWII Welrod, but better
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 7, 2022
The only survivor of the Katyn Massacre in WWII
ByMiguel Ortiz
Feb 6, 2022