Blake Stilwell

Editor-In-Chief, Air Force Veteran

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Blake Stilwell is a writer with degrees in Graphic Design, Television & Film, Journalism, Public Relations, International Relations, and Business Administration. He is a former combat photographer with experience in politics, entertainment, business, military, and government. His work has been featured on ABC News, HBO Sports, NBC, Military.com, Military Times, Recoil Magazine, Together We Served, and more. He is based in Ohio, but is often found elsewhere.

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An Atari 2600 console ‘absolutely wrecked’ an AI model in a chess match An Atari 2600 console ‘absolutely wrecked’ an AI model in a chess match

By Blake Stilwell

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Gamblers on Polymarket predicted the latest Israel-Iran conflict Gamblers on Polymarket predicted the latest Israel-Iran conflict

By Blake Stilwell

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Adopting North Korean basketball rules would be a literal game-changer for the NBA Adopting North Korean basketball rules would be a literal game-changer for the NBA

By Blake Stilwell

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‘Day of the Jackal’ author Frederick Forsyth dies at age 86 ‘Day of the Jackal’ author Frederick Forsyth dies at age 86

By Blake Stilwell

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Celebrate the heroes of D-Day with these unique World War II-era 48-star flags Celebrate the heroes of D-Day with these unique World War II-era 48-star flags

By Blake Stilwell

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Alfred Dreyfus, unjustly convicted of treason, gets redemption after 130 years Alfred Dreyfus, unjustly convicted of treason, gets redemption after 130 years

By Blake Stilwell

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The Secretary of Defense wants to change a ship’s name. Here are the untold perils of renaming a vessel The Secretary of Defense wants to change a ship’s name. Here are the untold perils of renaming a vessel

By Blake Stilwell

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Roman gladiators fought lions for sport and there’s finally proof Roman gladiators fought lions for sport and there’s finally proof

By Blake Stilwell

circa 1980: A sidewinder, a small venomous rattlesnake, raises its head to strike a human hand. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A self-taught snake expert’s 200 snake bites may lead to a universal ‘cure’ for snake venom A self-taught snake expert’s 200 snake bites may lead to a universal ‘cure’ for snake venom

By Blake Stilwell

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The first modern steel battleship to be sunk by gunfire was an Imperial Russian flagship The first modern steel battleship to be sunk by gunfire was an Imperial Russian flagship

By Blake Stilwell

Roman coin commemorating the victory over Pyrrhus. Wikimedia Commons.

How the world’s first-ever Pyrrhic victory went down How the world’s first-ever Pyrrhic victory went down

By Blake Stilwell

USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Fires a three-gun salvo from her forward 16/50 gun turret, during bombardment duty off Korea. Photograph is dated 30 January 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Here’s what happened when North Korea actually hit an American battleship Here’s what happened when North Korea actually hit an American battleship

By Blake Stilwell

Make me a landscape image that reflects a 16th century Chinese man who gathered 47 rockets and 47 rocket assistants, fixed a chair and two kites to the rocket setup. He sat in the chair and ordered his assistants to light the rocket fuses.

The 16th century Chinese ‘astronaut’ with a dedicated crater on the moon The 16th century Chinese ‘astronaut’ with a dedicated crater on the moon

By Blake Stilwell

Yuri Gagarin as a cadet of the Saratov Flying Club

Why people claim Yuri Gagarin wasn’t the first man in space – and why they’re wrong Why people claim Yuri Gagarin wasn’t the first man in space – and why they’re wrong

By Blake Stilwell

Howard Hasbrook volunteers for a demonstration of a scaled-down version of Lieutenant Colonel John Stapp’s rocket sled set up in the hangar at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory.

How ‘The Fastest Man on Earth’ tested supersonic ejection seats on himself How ‘The Fastest Man on Earth’ tested supersonic ejection seats on himself

By Blake Stilwell

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The United States’ Cold War-Era rules for encountering a Yeti The United States’ Cold War-Era rules for encountering a Yeti

By Blake Stilwell

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Why enemy armies formed the ‘Wolf Truce’ in the middle of World War I Why enemy armies formed the ‘Wolf Truce’ in the middle of World War I

By Blake Stilwell

Body Bearers with Marine Barracks Washington carry the casket of repatriated Marine, Cpl. Thomas H. Cooper, during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., March 10, 2022. Cooper, 22, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a member of Company A, 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, which landed against stiff Japanese resistance on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands during World War II, and was killed in action. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert)

Why the Marine Corps only uses six body bearers for funeral ceremonies Why the Marine Corps only uses six body bearers for funeral ceremonies

By Blake Stilwell

Why an American infantry unit built a monument for a fallen German soldier

Why an American infantry unit built a monument for a fallen German soldier Why an American infantry unit built a monument for a fallen German soldier

By Blake Stilwell

Left: USS General Sherman, Wikimedia Commons. Right: Grave stone of James Dougherty. Wikimedia Commons.

The first Medals of Honor received for a foreign conflict happened in Korea The first Medals of Honor received for a foreign conflict happened in Korea

By Blake Stilwell

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