More from Miguel Ortiz

larry taylor
Army

This pilot rescued troops in Vietnam and earned the Medal of Honor

By Miguel Ortiz

jimmy buffett
Aviation

Jimmy Buffett donated two WWII planes to a military museum

By Miguel Ortiz

bagpipes
Feature

Bagpipes used to be classified as weapons of war

By Miguel Ortiz

armored train
Feature

The British used a mini armored train during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

5 civilian products adapted for military use
Feature

5 civilian products adapted for military use

By Miguel Ortiz

Camp Hale National Monument White House
Base Guides

The Army connection of two new US National Monuments

By Miguel Ortiz

This futuristic plane could be the Air Force’s next tanker
Aviation

This futuristic plane could be the Air Force’s next tanker

By Miguel Ortiz

h&r
Feature

This classic firearms manufacturer is back with retro M16s

By Miguel Ortiz

route 66
Entertainment

This WWII Marine wrote the hit song ‘Route 66’

By Miguel Ortiz

ukraine f-16 training
Aviation

Ukrainians will train on F-16s in Arizona

By Miguel Ortiz

indiana navy base
Base Guides

An Indiana Navy base supplies 18th and 21st century tech

By Miguel Ortiz

daiquiri creator
Feature

An American sailor introduced the daiquiri to the US

By Miguel Ortiz

luger
Feature

The Luger wasn’t Germany’s primary pistol during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

USS Canberra
Feature

Why a US Navy ship is named after Australia’s capital city

By Miguel Ortiz

helping homeless vets
Feature

Mobile medical units providing health care to homeless vets

By Miguel Ortiz

military bullets
Feature

This military bullet is less powerful than its civilian variant

By Miguel Ortiz

poland armed forces day
Feature

Poland held its largest Armed Forces Day Parade since the Cold War

By Miguel Ortiz

maui wildfires response
Aviation

The military response to the Maui wildfires

By Miguel Ortiz

f-16s
Aviation

The US approved sending F-16s to Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

oldest active warship
Feature

How you can sail aboard the US Navy’s oldest active warship

By Miguel Ortiz

ukraine weapon optics
Feature

These budget optics are becoming combat proven in Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

ukraine grenade launcher kayak
Feature

Ukraine put an automatic grenade launcher on a kayak

By Miguel Ortiz

wwii veterans in uniform
Entertainment

Why WWII veterans wore their uniforms after they were discharged

By Miguel Ortiz

medal of honor quarter
Army

The only woman to receive the Medal of Honor is getting her own quarter

By Miguel Ortiz

miami police guns for ukraine
Feature

Miami Police Department bought guns off the street for Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

tail gun
Aviation

This was the last Navy plane to have a tail gun

By Miguel Ortiz

ironclad warship
Feature

The Confederacy’s last ironclad was Japan’s first

By Miguel Ortiz

military guns
Feature

Serving in the military doesn’t make people good with guns

By Miguel Ortiz

Oppenheimer
Feature

What happened with Oppenheimer’s revoked security clearance

By Miguel Ortiz

craig morgan
Army

Country star Craig Morgan swore into the Army Reserve at the Grand Ole Opry

By Miguel Ortiz

sig p320 m17
Feature

The military’s latest handgun might not be safe

By Miguel Ortiz

deepest ocean dive captain
Feature

A Navy submarine captain set the record for the deepest ocean dive

By Miguel Ortiz

russia plane il-22
Aviation

How the loss of one plane is a significant loss for Russia

By Miguel Ortiz

doolittle raiders takeoff
Aviation

Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight

By Miguel Ortiz

delta pilot
Aviation

Delta pilots flew to 48 states in under 48 hours to raise money for veterans

By Miguel Ortiz

navy sig p226
Feature

Why the Navy SEALs chose the SIG Sauer P226 over the M9

By Miguel Ortiz

This tank reached a whopping speed of 104 mph
Feature

This tank reached a whopping speed of 104 mph

By Miguel Ortiz

3d printed guns
Feature

3D-printed guns are being used in the Myanmar civil war

By Miguel Ortiz

This video game lets you control a Ukrainian drone
Entertainment

This video game lets you control a Ukrainian drone

By Miguel Ortiz

first plastic pistol
Feature

The first plastic pistol was made for civilians to fight off the Soviets

By Miguel Ortiz

ukraine nato
Feature

NATO is expediting Ukraine’s membership

By Miguel Ortiz

tony bennett
Feature

WWII veteran and legendary singer Tony Bennett dies at 96

By Miguel Ortiz

guns for ukraine
Feature

A 210-year-old factory is making guns for Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

refueling mid air
Aviation

The Air Force celebrated 100 years of aerial refueling

By Miguel Ortiz

NASA’s first Mars simulation crew includes a Navy microbiologist
Feature

NASA’s first Mars simulation crew includes a Navy microbiologist

By Miguel Ortiz

missing pilots
Air Force

Pilot bodies returned home after going missing in Vietnam 54 years ago

By Miguel Ortiz

A Ukrainian-American chaplain is training Ukrainian military chaplains
Feature

A Ukrainian-American chaplain is training Ukrainian military chaplains

By Miguel Ortiz

How the WWII Willys Jeep got its nickname from the Popeye cartoons
Army

How the WWII Willys Jeep got its nickname from the Popeye cartoons

By Miguel Ortiz

5 types of extra armor added to tanks during WWII
Feature

5 types of extra armor added to tanks during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Army private crossed into North Korea
Army

A US Army private crossed into North Korea to escape disciplinary action

By Miguel Ortiz

The time a trainee escaped boot camp and hijacked a school bus
Army

The time a trainee escaped boot camp and hijacked a school bus

By Miguel Ortiz

USS Lafayette frigate
Feature

The Navy’s new ships pay tribute to its first frigates

By Miguel Ortiz

war dogs
Feature

The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific

By Miguel Ortiz

Individual Ready Reserve usmc
Feature

President Biden activated the Individual Ready Reserve

By Miguel Ortiz

82nd Airborne Chorus
Army

WATCH: The 82nd Airborne Chorus rocked America’s Got Talent

By Miguel Ortiz

qantas airways
Aviation

Qantas Airways used to have a military division

By Miguel Ortiz

german u-boat
Feature

This German U-boat was crewed by American sailors

By Miguel Ortiz

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII
History

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

cluster munitions
Feature

The US is sending cluster munitions to Ukraine

By Miguel Ortiz

The rise, fall and resurgence of the battle rifle
Feature

The rise, fall and resurgence of the battle rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

The time an Air Force Academy ceremony ended in property damage and 15 injuries
Air Force

The time an Air Force Academy ceremony ended in property damage and 15 injuries

By Miguel Ortiz

4 pieces of military gear that no one uses (but you can’t throw out)
Tactical

4 pieces of military gear that no one uses (but you can’t throw out)

By Miguel Ortiz

segregation
History

The time that black troops battled American MPs in Britain during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

cargo plane
Aviation

5 things you didn’t know about the H-4 Hercules ‘Spruce Goose’

By Miguel Ortiz