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21 photos that show what it’s like when soldiers assault a Taliban stronghold
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21 photos that show what it’s like when soldiers assault a Taliban stronghold

By Team Mighty

cyber attack
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Why ‘Stuxnet’ is still the greatest cyberattack victory to date

By Team Mighty

Operation Overlord
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A retired SF officer wants to build a memorial to the French Resistance

By Team Mighty

Pripyat is one of the creepiest military hardware graveyards in the world
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Pripyat is one of the creepiest military hardware graveyards in the world

By Ian D’Costa

How the Pave Low ruled as a rescue and special ops helicopter
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How the Pave Low ruled as a rescue and special ops helicopter

By Harold C. Hutchison

4 of the most famous deserters in US military history
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4 of the most famous deserters in US military history

By Team Mighty

This Marine single-handedly cleared a rooftop after his squad was pinned down In Fallujah
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This Marine single-handedly cleared a rooftop after his squad was pinned down In Fallujah

By Team Mighty

coast guard performing a rescue
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Coast Guard rescues Cubans on deserted island

By Jessica Manfre

This is why Canada has a memorial to Nazi SS soldiers
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This is why Canada has a memorial to Nazi SS soldiers

By Team Mighty

The day golf filmmaker Erik Anders Lang bonded with wounded vets
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The day golf filmmaker Erik Anders Lang bonded with wounded vets

By Shannon Corbeil

A camel like this one is used in camel races
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A carpet layer beat the entire SAS in the Great Australian Camel Race

By Team Mighty

Vietnam could bring Tigers back into service
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Vietnam could bring Tigers back into service

By Harold C. Hutchison

Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie
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Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie

By Blake Stilwell

What happens when Arlington National Cemetery is at capacity
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What happens when Arlington National Cemetery is at capacity

By Harold C. Hutchison

This SAS soldier escaped capture by walking 190 miles to safety
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This SAS soldier escaped capture by walking 190 miles to safety

By Ian D’Costa

How Russia guaranteed a Union victory in the Civil War
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How Russia guaranteed a Union victory in the Civil War

By Blake Stilwell

Why it’s important for vets to be on the Burn Pit Registry
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Why it’s important for vets to be on the Burn Pit Registry

By Eric Milzarski

This heavy French tank could be pierced with a pistol
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This heavy French tank could be pierced with a pistol

By Logan Nye

The Soviets were the first to put a flag on the moon — not the US
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The Soviets were the first to put a flag on the moon — not the US

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Illustrated representation of the cold war
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Here’s the entire Cold War by the numbers

By Orvelin Valle

This was the safest place to be in a US bomber flying through German flak in WW2
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This was the safest place to be in a US bomber flying through German flak in WW2

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 men who earned the most Purple Hearts
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8 men who earned the most Purple Hearts

By James Elphick

That time US soldiers pretended to be vampires and ghosts to scare the hell out of the enemy
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That time US soldiers pretended to be vampires and ghosts to scare the hell out of the enemy

By Logan Nye

Top-tier special operators of the Cold War worry about modern ‘soft skills’
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Top-tier special operators of the Cold War worry about modern ‘soft skills’

By Logan Nye

Poland artillery
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This World War II slugfest was Poland’s ‘Battle of Thermopylae’

By Team Mighty

One French tank slaughtered a German Panzer company
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One French tank slaughtered a German Panzer company

By Logan Nye

West Point grad snags coveted Salute to Service Award
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West Point grad snags coveted Salute to Service Award

By Joslin Joseph

How a ragtag band of civilians got strong for service women
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How a ragtag band of civilians got strong for service women

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This is how VPNs are useless against the FBI
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This is how VPNs are useless against the FBI

By Ruddy Cano

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The military-exclusive watch you don’t want

By Miguel Ortiz

7 awesome machine guns America took to WWI
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7 awesome machine guns America took to WWI

By Logan Nye

MP40
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Why WW2’s MP40 is one of the best submachine guns ever

By Christian Lowe

What was it like to be the king who lost the American Colonies?
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What was it like to be the king who lost the American Colonies?

By Ruddy Cano

The 369th Support Brigade is now officially the Harlem Hellfighters
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The 369th Support Brigade is now officially the Harlem Hellfighters

By Miguel Ortiz

10 reasons you won’t be a drug lord
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10 reasons you won’t be a drug lord

By Ruddy Cano

Meet the militiaman who’s trolling and killing ISIS fighters
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Meet the militiaman who’s trolling and killing ISIS fighters

By Orvelin Valle

‘You have to follow your heart.’ A WWII War Bride’s story of tragedy and love
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‘You have to follow your heart.’ A WWII War Bride’s story of tragedy and love

By Tessa Robinson

Why the Tokyo Raiders didn’t bomb the Japanese emperor
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Why the Tokyo Raiders didn’t bomb the Japanese emperor

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the ‘Frozen Chosin’ is the defining battle of the modern Marine Corps
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Why the ‘Frozen Chosin’ is the defining battle of the modern Marine Corps

By Donald Baker

Britain’s most awesome rank, the pioneer sergeant
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Britain’s most awesome rank, the pioneer sergeant

By Logan Nye

The ‘Big Five’ systems that helped win Desert Storm
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The ‘Big Five’ systems that helped win Desert Storm

By Miguel Ortiz

Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron are immortalized in Band of Brothers
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Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron are immortalized in Band of Brothers

By Miguel Ortiz

Watch this: First nuclear reactor explosion took 4 milliseconds
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Watch this: First nuclear reactor explosion took 4 milliseconds

By Jessica Evans

The America-themed Disney park that almost was
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The America-themed Disney park that almost was

By Miguel Ortiz

Hirohito was tormented by Japanese conduct in World War II
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Hirohito was tormented by Japanese conduct in World War II

By Blake Stilwell

This US Army sergeant started the Korean War by selling out to the KGB
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This US Army sergeant started the Korean War by selling out to the KGB

By Blake Stilwell

What did cruisers even DO in World War II?
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What did cruisers even DO in World War II?

By Harold C. Hutchison

This beautifully animated video shows two WWII pilots fighting all the way to Hell
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This beautifully animated video shows two WWII pilots fighting all the way to Hell

By Logan Nye

These are the 7 finest moments in Air Force history
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These are the 7 finest moments in Air Force history

By Blake Stilwell

That one time Stalin tried to kill John Wayne
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That one time Stalin tried to kill John Wayne

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US likely knew about Hitler’s sexual dysfunctions back in 1943
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The US likely knew about Hitler’s sexual dysfunctions back in 1943

By Team Mighty

A missing Airman’s remains were identified after 74 years
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A missing Airman’s remains were identified after 74 years

By Blake Stilwell

7 facts about the Gracchi Brothers of Rome
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7 facts about the Gracchi Brothers of Rome

By Rob Laucius

How Howard Hughes and the CIA teamed up to steal a sunken Soviet submarine
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How Howard Hughes and the CIA teamed up to steal a sunken Soviet submarine

By Team Mighty

This is the only Victoria Cross recipient to survive earning the second medal
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This is the only Victoria Cross recipient to survive earning the second medal

By Team Mighty

Would the 10th Mountain exist without Camp Hale?
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Would the 10th Mountain exist without Camp Hale?

By Jessica Evans

These ax murders almost started another Korean War
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These ax murders almost started another Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

Modern body armor was created by an irate pizza guy
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Modern body armor was created by an irate pizza guy

By Eric Milzarski

This amazing documentary tells the tragic story of the USS Indianapolis in the crew’s words
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This amazing documentary tells the tragic story of the USS Indianapolis in the crew’s words

By Team Mighty

That time a bad radio call won the WWII Battle of Cape Esperance
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That time a bad radio call won the WWII Battle of Cape Esperance

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the Czechs made the best of the awful T-72 tank
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How the Czechs made the best of the awful T-72 tank

By Harold C. Hutchison

Soldiers who survived the bloodiest American battle of World War II tell their stories
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Soldiers who survived the bloodiest American battle of World War II tell their stories

By Team Mighty

Levitow is the Air Force’s lowest ranking Medal of Honor recipient
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Levitow is the Air Force’s lowest ranking Medal of Honor recipient

By Paul Davis

Alabama’s new unofficial Motto Needs to be Rocket City
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Alabama’s new unofficial Motto Needs to be Rocket City

By Jessica Evans

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