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A detailed black and white engraving depicts a violent battle scene between Native American warriors and armed soldiers or settlers. The Native Americans, some wearing feathered headdresses, are firing rifles and engaging in close combat. One Native American is on horseback, appearing to be shot or wounded. The soldiers or settlers, dressed in 19th-century frontier attire with hats and bandoliers, are aiming rifles and pistols at the Native Americans. Teepees and smoke from gunfire fill the background, emphasizing the intensity of the conflict. The scene captures a chaotic and dramatic moment of confrontation.

Why the Union Army fielded a unit of Confederate defectors against Native tribes

A chef wearing a white hat, navy blue uniform with a patch, and blue gloves is handling freshly baked bread loaves on a tray in a commercial kitchen. Various containers and bottles are visible in the foreground, with industrial ovens in the background.

How many pounds of turkey will the US Navy cook this Thanksgiving?

By United States Navy

A person in military camouflage uniform and boots is sitting cross-legged on a gravel path, eating a meal from a military ration pack. Several unopened and opened ration packets are scattered on the ground around them. The background features green trees and bushes with a cloudy sky overhead.

5 MRE hacks, just in time for Thanksgiving

By Tessa Robinson

A group of people standing in line at a buffet-style food serving station. Several individuals wearing white paper hats and blue gloves are serving food from large trays and slow cookers. The person in the foreground on the right is wearing a military flight suit with an American flag patch and is using tongs to serve asparagus onto a plate held by a man in a green hoodie with an American flag patch on the sleeve. The setting appears to be indoors with white paneled walls and overhead lighting.

Military traditions for deployed troops celebrating Thanksgiving

By Eric Milzarski

This watch approved by the legendary British Para Regiment

This watch approved by the legendary British Para Regiment

By Miguel Ortiz

Inside a cockpit with illuminated control panels, four people are seated wearing headsets and festive holiday hats, including a Santa hat and elf hats. One person is dressed in a red Santa suit, while another wears camouflage military attire. The view outside shows a calm, blue ocean.

Alaska National Guard’s ‘Operation Santa Claus’ became a life flight

By Miguel Ortiz

Why Walter Cronkite and 7 other journalists attended aerial gunnery school

Why Walter Cronkite and 7 other journalists attended aerial gunnery school

By Miguel Ortiz

Picture of President Kennedy in the limousine in Dallas, Texas, on Main Street, minutes before the assassination. Also in the presidential limousine are Jackie Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife, Nellie.

60 years later, we remember John F. Kennedy’s assassination

By Tessa Robinson

From investigating the Kennedy Assassination to ‘The Wonder Years,’ Dan Lauria has done it all

From investigating the Kennedy Assassination to ‘The Wonder Years,’ Dan Lauria has done it all

Rommel inspecting 21st Panzer Division in May, 1944. Image: German Federal Archives.

This was one of the worst assignments in World War II

evan kaufman in uniform

WeVett helps navigate VA Home Loan process

By Jessica Manfre

Damage from a Russian shelling at a Ukraine kindergarten

Ukraine building schools as hardened bunkers

A missile is being launched from a military vehicle on the ground, with bright flames and thick smoke surrounding the launch area. The sky above is clear with some scattered clouds, and there are tall poles near the launch site.

Israel’s hypersonic anti-ballistic missile was used in combat for the first time

By Miguel Ortiz

Silhouette of a military missile launcher system positioned on a flat surface at sunset, with the sun low on the horizon and a clear sky in the background.

Israel leasing two Iron Domes from US

By Miguel Ortiz

chemical weapon canisters

Why US destroyed last of its chemical weapons supply

Israel’s latest tank was just in time for the Hamas war

Israel’s latest tank was just in time for the Hamas war

By Miguel Ortiz

A person wearing a light gray uniform, helmet, and body armor is holding a rifle with a wooden stock. In the background, several people stand on raised platforms, some dressed in similar uniforms and others in civilian clothing, with trees and foliage behind them. The scene appears tense and serious.

‘The Hunger Games’ actually got these rifles right

By Miguel Ortiz

Cropped image of the USS Constellation from original painting.

The Navy’s first victory over a foreign ship was an amazing sucker punch

nairobi ninja children's book

The SAS ‘Nairobi Ninja’ wrote a children’s book

By Miguel Ortiz

Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg

Today in military history: Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg

A group photo of the Project Recover team

Discovery’s ‘Expedition Unknown’ seeks to recover 200 lost American heroes

Starship megarocket launches

SpaceX gets FAA approval for ‘megarocket’ launch to infinity and beyond on Friday

By Tessa Robinson

4 more military solutions to horror film villains

Ruined flats in Limehouse, East London. Hughes Mansions, Vallance Road, following the explosion of the last German V2 rocket to fall on London, 27 March 1945.

A man found a piece of a V-2 rocket in his cheek 77 years later

Artist’s concept for energy web platform

DARPA is developing laser technology to transfer power all over the world

Three sailors grill ribs on a smoker

A jingle so catchy, you’ll be singing it in formation

By Tessa Robinson

Man in suit to protect from deadliest chemical weapons

Top 5 deadliest chemical weapons ever created

Portrait of Benedict Arnold and his Oath of Allegiance.

Benedict Arnold’s traitorous march into Virginia

German Panzer on Utah Beach.

This panzer counterattack actually reached Normandy beaches

5 Special Operators killed in training accident Friday identified

By Tessa Robinson

The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets

The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets

By Miguel Ortiz

Masters of the air image.

The ‘Masters of the Air’ teaser is everything we hoped for and more

By Miguel Ortiz

A group of people standing around an American flag.

Celebrate Veterans Day by supporting these 10 veteran-owned businesses

By Bethaney Phillips

Cheeseburger and veterans day with military logos.

Best Veterans Day discounts and freebies for 2023

By Bethaney Phillips

USAA Go Beyond Thanks

Vets don’t like ‘Thank You for Your Service’ so USAA is ‘Going Beyond Thanks’

By Miguel Ortiz

Jack Lowe terminally ill honorary marine with EGA.

This terminally ill high schooler was designated an Honorary Marine

By Miguel Ortiz

The 5 most ingenious weapons ever created for combat

vietnam veterans memorial

Today in military history: Vietnam War Memorial dedicated

marine corps aviation

This might be the most important moment in Marine Corps aviation

By Jessica Evans

Meme of examples of war crimes in history

4 crimes you learn to commit in the military

Statue of the first woman killed in vietnam.

This is the first woman killed in action in Vietnam

By Jacqlyn Cope

destruction of atlanta

Today in military history: Destruction of Atlanta begins

veterans day parade in NYC

The reason Veterans Day used to be observed in October

By Miguel Ortiz

garrison veteran

5 reasons to remember the garrison veteran, especially on Veterans Day

By Uncle Walkie

How these 6 countries around the world celebrate Veterans Day

By Vegim Krelani

veterans day parade

Why we celebrate Veterans Day

By Jessica Evans

Armistice Day celebration after World War I ends

Today in military history: World War I ends

F-16 Fighting Falcon air force shot down drone in syria

Why the US Air Force shot down an allied drone in Syria

Humana veterans event.

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Returning the Favor: How Humana has teamed up with leading VSOs to help improve the lives of veterans everywhere

Marines marching on marine corps birthday.

5 interesting facts about the Marine Corps birthday

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Three Chinese astronauts in space suits waving at crowd.

3 Reasons why China will be the leading power in space by 2030

A sleek, gray, high-speed boat numbered 59 is cutting through choppy ocean waters, creating a spray of water along its side. The boat has a streamlined design with a raised structure near the rear equipped with antennas and a radar system. The sky is clear and the sea appears slightly rough.

The Navy’s unmanned boat fired in the Middle East for the first time

By Miguel Ortiz

drunken soldiers painting

How drunken soldiers could lead a battle and not fail

By Bethaney Phillips

Air Force and Space Force raised their enlistment age limit to 42

Air Force and Space Force raised their enlistment age limit to 42

By Miguel Ortiz

A gray stealth fighter jet releasing a missile or bomb in mid-air against a clear blue sky. The jet has markings on its tail, including "ED" and "461 FLTS." The missile or bomb below the jet is white with an orange section near the front.

This is America’s latest nuclear bomb

By Miguel Ortiz

marine corps birthday

Today in military history: Birth of the Marine Corps

marine corps birthday run

It’s the Marine Corps birthday – just ask any Marine!

By Jessica Evans

Piper L-4 "Grasshopper" at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

This tiny WWII prop plane used mounted bazookas against German tanks

Sa'ar-class missile boat Israeli Navy.

The Israeli Navy fought the first surface battle between missile boats

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Nazis launch Kristallnacht

A young man dressed in a vintage military pilot uniform stands in front of a World War II-era bomber aircraft. He wears a brown leather jacket with a shearling collar, a yellow life vest, a blue patterned scarf, and a dark green military cap with an emblem. The aircraft behind him is olive green with the name "Wild Card" painted on the nose, featuring a glass nose cone and twin propellers. The sky is partly cloudy.

‘Masters of the Air’ to follow ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’

By Miguel Ortiz

Marine Corps robotic goat.

The Marines put an anti-tank rocket on a ‘robotic goat’

By Miguel Ortiz

Russian military equipment covered in snow.

‘Meatgrinder’ Report details how Russia is protecting its limited tanks

SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne California as a long exposure shot

SpaceX selling ‘Starshield’ will be a gamechanger