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Our in-depth features on what's happening in the military and veteran community—and who's making it happen.

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Three secret military time management tips

By Jessica Evans

battle of lake erie

Today in military history: Battle of Lake Erie

6 best military bases for retirees

By Jessica Evans

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Top military units and assets that define ‘the tip of the spear’

A vintage photograph showing a group of men engaged in conversation. The man on the left has a beard and is wearing a military-style jacket. The man on the right, who is smiling, is dressed in a suit with medals pinned to his chest. The background is dark, and the image has a sepia tone.

10 facts you didn’t know about Nikita Khrushchev

By Bethaney Phillips

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This the first time people circumnavigated the globe by air, land, and sea

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Today in military history: Japan bombs US mainland

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Top 5 peace treaties that were never honored

How reconnaissance makes or breaks a military invasion

Ruins of a stone castle situated on a grassy hill overlooking a large body of water, with leafless trees in the foreground and forested hills in the background under a cloudy sky.

The Loch Ness monster’s role in war

By Bethaney Phillips

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

By Miguel Ortiz

This ‘flying brick’ could fly fast enough to melt its paint

Roseville train accident

The Navy accident that got it banned from railroads

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The ‘shadow scheme’ Britain used to disperse WWII production

Why Congress wants the CIA to come clean about a 1973 coup in Chile

Yevgeny Prigozhin

What real Wagner mercenaries think about the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

Today in military history: American troops arrive in Korea

These NASA nerds made a Franken-bomber, but they weren’t the first to do it

By Harold C. Hutchison

Out of all of the current military rivalries, this one still ranks pretty high. What are the differences between Airborne and Air Assault?

These are the differences between Airborne and Air Assault

By Eric Milzarski

This is the history behind the Navy’s ‘Dixie Cup’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Here are 10 things everyone experiences in jump school

This is how Sparta selected infants for their army

Today in military history: The Blitz rains fire on Britain

Jimmy Buffett donated two WWII planes to a military museum

By Miguel Ortiz

How to tell military time

By Tessa Robinson

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Origins of the GI Bill: The Bonus Army and the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935

wayne national forest

Why Ohio is fighting over a National Forest named for ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne

It’s statistically safer to deploy with the US military than to stay in garrison

This is what makes SWCC crews so lethal

An accused 9/11 plotter was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial

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This is how water purification tablets work in an emergency

This is why the Navy wears bell bottoms, and it’s not for fashion

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This unit received 21 Medals of Honor and 4,000 Bronze Stars while dealing with America’s mistrust

By Stephen Carlson

That time a Marine had a live RPG stuck in his leg

countries America hasn't invaded

These are the only 3 countries America hasn’t invaded

By Blake Stilwell

That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea

By Blake Stilwell

Clint Eastwood once helped fund a Vietnam POW rescue mission

By Blake Stilwell

The Swedish fighter that’s perfect for Ukraine

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Ukraine liberating Robotyne could sever Russian land bridge

Modern people who used antique weapons (and got caught)

By Bethaney Phillips

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Everything you need to know about the Iraq War Battle of Sadr City

By Jessica Evans

Illustration of a ReActiv8 implantable pulse generator by Mainstay Medical, positioned near the lower spine and pelvis bones. The device is connected by a wire to muscles and nerves in the lower back region, highlighting its function in neuromuscular stimulation.

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Ineffective treatments for low back pain might actually make the pain (and treatment) worse

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6 Military movies and shows that surprised us with what they got right

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The rules of engagement problem that doomed pilots over Vietnam

Amsterdam is the most fun you can have watching a film about veterans

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Operation Medusa: The Battle of Panjwaii

By Jessica Evans

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Russian official says the US is turning Ukrainians into a ‘gay zombie army’

This is why deployed Marines don’t eat Charms candy

By Blake Stilwell

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This is how astronauts pee in space

By Shannon Corbeil

‘The last great tank battle’ was a slugfest of epic proportions

One of the precursors to the Army Rangers was a Revolutionary War loyalist

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6 interesting facts about George Washington

By Bethaney Phillips

Great Western actors who are military veterans

japanese internment camps

Why FDR imprisoned 125,000 Japanese Americans on US soil

Bagpipes used to be classified as weapons of war

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Geronimo surrenders

civil war veteran

The last Union combat veteran of the Civil War lived to see the Cold War

By Blake Stilwell

This firebase was once the ‘evilest place in Afghanistan’

By James Elphick

Pound for pound, these were the deadliest boats of World War II

first american flag

Today in military history: American flag flies in battle

The first combat qualified female naval aviator died in a crazy accident

By Blake Stilwell

Why Hitler hated red lipstick

By Shannon Corbeil

british commandos

These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot

By James Elphick

japan surrender

Today in military history: Japan surrenders in WWII