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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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WWII in Europe summarized in memes
Nov 22, 2021 9:34 AM PST
The long-standing relationship between Rolex and the U.S. Navy SEALs
Nov 21, 2021 3:10 AM PST
This one-of-a-kind installation protected America’s nuclear arsenal during the Cold War
Nov 17, 2022 5:26 AM PST
3 ways the Marine Corps made the M16 worse, according to its designer
Nov 17, 2022 5:22 AM PST
Serbia restored the ship that fired the first shots of WWI as a museum
Nov 17, 2021 9:08 AM PST
The US Men’s National Soccer Team invited troops to a training session in Qatar
Nov 16, 2022 12:56 PM PST
The Artsakh War brought about Armenia’s first all-women military unit
Nov 15, 2022 5:18 AM PST
Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Emond broke his own record as the ‘World’s Oldest Conductor’
Nov 14, 2022 2:14 PM PST
The Army could have renamed Fort Bragg after the Union General Bragg
Nov 14, 2022 1:55 PM PST
This flying boat was the heaviest aircraft of WWII
Nov 13, 2022 5:58 AM PST
These are the other two Globemaster cargo planes
Nov 12, 2022 5:36 AM PST
This WWII landing craft found new life as a gunboat in the Vietnam War
Nov 9, 2022 6:26 AM PST
The A-10 that belly landed without a canopy or landing gear returned to duty
Nov 9, 2022 5:25 AM PST
Ukraine is getting the deadly MQ-9 Reaper UAV to fight Russia
Nov 8, 2022 8:55 AM PST
That time an engineer accidentally took off in a supersonic fighter jet
Nov 7, 2022 12:03 PM PST
4 movies that inspired Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Nov 1, 2022 10:13 AM PDT
5 benefits that National University offers student veterans
Oct 28, 2022 6:25 AM PDT
This recruit lost over 100 pounds to join the Marine Corps
Oct 25, 2022 1:36 PM PDT
6 rules about military email to keep you out of trouble
Oct 28, 2021 7:12 AM PDT
These WWII bombers were converted into gunships
Sep 13, 2021 11:12 AM PDT
How an Irishwoman from Hong Kong ended up fighting the Spanish in the Philippines
Oct 26, 2021 8:26 AM PDT
How excessive shopping caused a plane crash that killed 16 Soviet admirals and generals
Oct 24, 2022 11:55 AM PDT
Barrett is making a more affordable version of SOCOM’s new sniper rifle
Oct 24, 2022 12:00 PM PDT
The US military’s first digital camo was a weird one
Sep 15, 2021 6:05 PM PDT
The iconic PBR was based on a recreational boat and powered by Jacuzzi jets
Sep 17, 2021 12:00 PM PDT
Watch: Former NFL linebacker takes on a military style obstacle course
Oct 21, 2022 11:55 AM PDT
Korean War vet and Gemini and Apollo astronaut James McDivitt dies at 93
Oct 20, 2022 1:33 PM PDT
Ukraine is using this massive rifle that’s bigger than a Barrett .50 cal
Oct 20, 2022 11:41 AM PDT
This what you get when you cross a Winnebago with a military helicopter
Oct 14, 2022 7:53 PM PDT
This eccentric tank design was appropriately named the ‘Praying Mantis’
Oct 14, 2022 7:46 PM PDT
The Israel Defense Forces operate the most heavily armored bulldozer in the world
Oct 14, 2022 7:41 PM PDT
The time the Air Force accidentally launched a rocket at a Chicago school
Oct 14, 2022 6:10 AM PDT
This Army General helped Walt Disney build his Magic Kingdom in a swamp
Oct 14, 2022 6:10 AM PDT
The Army’s new rifle qualification is more realistic
Jan 25, 2021 1:01 PM PST
6 secrets you didn’t know about the making of Top Gun
Oct 13, 2022 6:12 AM PDT
The time Army Rangers battled drug dealers in Tacoma
Jun 20, 2022 11:34 AM PDT
Before he invented the dune buggy, Bruce Meyers survived two kamikazes attacks
Oct 8, 2022 6:22 AM PDT
Mark Hamill is helping Ukraine buy drones to fight Russia
Oct 7, 2022 8:47 AM PDT
You can buy the Army’s new rifle from SIG Sauer
Apr 21, 2022 7:54 AM PDT
This real-life Navy bar inspired the bar in Top Gun: Maverick
Jun 16, 2022 12:44 PM PDT
This submarine was the first to sail around the world completely underwater
Aug 19, 2022 11:55 AM PDT
USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s newest carrier, is on its first deployment
Oct 5, 2022 10:24 AM PDT
The first all-female guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Oct 3, 2021 6:25 AM PDT
The first African American Veterans Monument is now open
Oct 3, 2022 1:44 PM PDT
The Coast Guard found Chinese and Russian warships in Alaska
Oct 3, 2022 8:17 AM PDT
Canadians put four cannons on an M4 Sherman tank during WWII
Sep 30, 2022 4:58 AM PDT
How ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ nails the authenticity of 1960s Vietnam
Sep 29, 2022 1:42 PM PDT
4 references to the original ‘Top Gun’ that you may have missed in ‘Maverick’
Sep 29, 2022 8:24 AM PDT
The Navy built this pump-action grenade launcher for SEALs in Vietnam
Sep 29, 2022 5:22 AM PDT
This Air Force base is the only one named after a sailor
Sep 28, 2022 9:41 AM PDT