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After serving nearly a decade in the U.S. Marines, Paul created Duffel Blog, a site often called “The Onion of the military.” Before joining WATM, he reported on defense, tech, and breaking news as the west coast editor for Business Insider. You can learn more at his website.
More from Paul
DEFCON: Here’s how the US decides to launch nukes
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
19 of the coolest military unit mottos
Dec 24, 2021 8:36 AM PST
9 Movies every Marine needs to watch
Apr 2, 2018 9:35 AM PDT
The crazy story of the man who fought for Finland, the Nazis and US Army Special Forces
Jun 8, 2021 11:41 PM PDT
Here’s what it’s like dodging six missiles in an F-16
Dec 19, 2021 6:07 AM PST
That time a Marine in WWII was found clutching a sword around 13 dead Japanese soldiers
Dec 4, 2021 6:56 AM PST
This Marine pilot bought a Harrier jet to keep flying after retirement
Jul 4, 2021 11:02 PM PDT
4 times the US military won by tricking the enemy
Jun 16, 2021 11:10 PM PDT
This video shows why quadruple-amputee Travis Mills is an inspiration to all
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
8 weird ‘off-the-books’ traditions in the US military
Feb 17, 2019 4:05 AM PST
The guy who allegedly stabbed train hero Spencer Stone has been arrested
Feb 5, 2020 7:02 PM PST
Watch this year’s Marine Corps birthday message celebrating 240 years of service
Apr 2, 2018 9:38 AM PDT
Helmet cam video shows Delta Force raid on ISIS prison complex
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
The Nazi’s (implausible) plan to invade the American mainland
Jun 25, 2019 6:05 PM PDT
Pentagon releases name of Delta Force soldier killed by ISIS in Iraq
Apr 2, 2018 9:38 AM PDT
American soldier killed in Iraq while rescuing more than 70 ISIS hostages
Apr 2, 2018 9:38 AM PDT
Chris Kyle’s widow appeals $1.8 million defamation award to Jesse Ventura
Apr 2, 2018 9:38 AM PDT
The Russian military officer who ‘saved the world’ from nuclear armageddon in 1983
Apr 2, 2018 9:38 AM PDT
Watch Rob Riggle hilariously ‘audition’ for a part in ‘Top Gun 2’
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
The US Navy has minehunting ships that are terrible at finding mines
Apr 2, 2018 9:38 AM PDT
Shia LaBeouf allegedly got hammered and told cops he was in the National Guard
Apr 2, 2018 9:38 AM PDT
#TBT to 1916 when the press didn’t know what to call a tank
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
A Russian weather girl gave a forecast for bombing runs in Syria
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
Bin Laden shooter Robert O’Neill threatened by ISIS as ‘number one target’
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
This awesome video shows planes ‘painting’ the night sky
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
Hilarious Hoax: A drunken sailor didn’t use a raccoon to pass a breathalyzer test
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
A videogame set in the trenches of World War I is surprisingly awesome
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
This is the elite special ops team inside the US Secret Service
Mar 31, 2018 2:43 AM PDT
The Army is kicking out a Green Beret who saved a child from being raped
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
Hitler had a secret plan to take over Britain — and his generals thought it was idiotic
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
New Jersey’s fatty National Guard leader may finally have to pass a PT test
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
The cover story that helped the CIA pull off one of the Cold War’s most epic heists
Jan 28, 2019 6:38 PM PST
‘The best kept secret in the Navy’ — The elite boat commandos supporting Navy SEALs
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
The awesome callsigns of the pilots bombing ISIS
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
That time when Americans and Germans fought together during World War II
May 4, 2019 5:05 PM PDT
How 9/11 unfolded, through the eyes of the pilot of Air Force One
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
7 incredible stories of heroism on 9/11
Sep 10, 2019 6:51 PM PDT
Jimmy Kimmel gave train hero Spencer Stone a brand new Chevy Camaro
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
Donald Trump: ‘I always felt that I was in the military’ by attending a military school
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
Here’s a video of a soldier jumping out of an airplane and solving a Rubik’s Cube
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
The ambitious US Air Force plan to make a flying aircraft carrier
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
The first ‘battle’ of World War II was a Nazi war crime
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
This American comedy legend defused land mines in World War II
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
That time the Nazis built a gigantic plane that could haul 95,000 pounds of gear
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
Someone tried to analyze one of the weirdest insults said in ‘Full Metal Jacket’
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
These guys shot a real-life first person shooter — with random people taking control
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
12 signs you may be ‘motarded’
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT
7 military movie deaths we’re still bummed about
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
The incredible history of the Medal of Honor
Mar 31, 2018 2:42 AM PDT
The story of the last American to die in World War II
Apr 2, 2018 9:37 AM PDT