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This WWII aviation program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project

This WWII aviation program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project

By Miguel Ortiz

This B-29 is the only bomber to become a jet ace

By Miguel Ortiz

Mysterious ghost ships are still being found by the Navy and Coast Guard

A treasure map drawing where X marks the spot of the treasure

Is Blackbeard’s treasure real?

By Eric Milzarski

Today is ‘Gold Star Spouses Day.’ Here are 5 things to know.

Today is ‘Gold Star Spouses Day.’ Here are 5 things to know.

the punisher in the military

Why The Punisher is so beloved by the military

By Eric Milzarski

Ghillie Suit Guide: Where to buy and how to make your own

Ghillie Suit Guide: Where to buy and how to make your own

By Tessa Robinson

‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ explores the rise of one man from slavery to Deputy Marshall

‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ explores the rise of one man from slavery to Deputy Marshall

WATM Exclusive: ‘The Bloody Hundredth’s’ Emmy Award-winning director on the untold stories of WWII

WATM Exclusive: ‘The Bloody Hundredth’s’ Emmy Award-winning director on the untold stories of WWII

Jamie Farr: 10 Questions with MAS*H star and famed actor

rob riggle with USO

Afghanistan War

Rob Riggle doubled-down on his USMC service while clearing rubble at Ground Zero

Every generation has their war movie. Ours will be ‘My Dead Friend Zoe.’

Every generation has their war movie. Ours will be ‘My Dead Friend Zoe.’

The Battle of Khe Sanh: 77 days of combat in Vietnam

The Battle of Khe Sanh: 77 days of combat in Vietnam

By Jessica Evans

sheep dipping getty

‘Sheep Dipping’ is the worst name for the military’s best covert ops job

By Blake Stilwell

The Woobie: Why grown men get so emotional about a blanket

By Bethaney Phillips

Bradley Cooper is nominated for American Sniper. You can watch American Sniper on multiple streaming platforms.

10 years later, ‘American Sniper’ is still a must-see film

This Clint Eastwood film producer was a USMC veteran

This Clint Eastwood film producer was a USMC veteran

clark gable adolf hitler

Clark Gable’s biggest fan was … Adolph Hitler?

band of brothers

Band of Brothers cast members who found fame

By Miguel Ortiz

springfield armory

Revolutionary War

Today’s Springfield Armory isn’t your grandpa’s Springfield Armory

By Miguel Ortiz

submarine commander

The most successful submarine commander ever was captured by the Japanese

A sentinel guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in a snowstorm

What happens if you try to touch the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By Blake Stilwell

How Apple TV+ followed ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’ with ‘Masters of the Air’

How Apple TV+ followed ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’ with ‘Masters of the Air’

By Miguel Ortiz

The 4 biggest ‘paper tiger’ armies in the world today

By Blake Stilwell

6 things you didn’t know about the Declaration of Independence

Revolutionary War

6 things you didn’t know about the Declaration of Independence

By Megan Harless

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Eight: Trying hard

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Eight: Trying hard

By Miguel Ortiz

Why Soviet troops boiled their bullets

By Miguel Ortiz

How Hannibal Barca took on the world

How Hannibal Barca took on the world

By Jessica Evans

rockwell timeless artists

5 timeless artists who served their country

We build, we fight: Seabees through history

Today in Military History

We build, we fight: Seabees through history

By Jessica Evans

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Seven: Punching through

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Seven: Punching through

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Six: Tall tales, music, laughter and good Irish whiskey

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Six: Tall tales, music, laughter and good Irish whiskey

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Chinese military uses ridiculously blue uniforms

By Blake Stilwell

Larry Wilcox is a famous Marine Corps veteran who starred in the show "ChiPs"

5 Salty Marines who became famous actors after leaving the Corps

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Five: The Chant

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Five: The Chant

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Four: Beat the odds

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Four: Beat the odds

By Miguel Ortiz

TJ Watt gives away Super Bowl tickets to Disabled American Veteran of the Year

Afghanistan War

TJ Watt gives away Super Bowl tickets to Disabled American Veteran of the Year

By Tessa Robinson

Detroit Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson gives away Super Bowl tickets to Army veteran

Detroit Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson gives away Super Bowl tickets to Army veteran

By Tessa Robinson

That time a mortar attack interrupted Toby Keith’s Kandahar USO concert

Afghanistan War

That time a mortar attack interrupted Toby Keith’s Kandahar USO concert

By Shannon Corbeil

Toby Keith performs the guitar and singing in front of troops

Singer Toby Keith, passionate military supporter, dead at 62

By Tessa Robinson

It’s never too late to recognize our Vietnam Veterans

It’s never too late to recognize our Vietnam Veterans

By Matt McAllister

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Three: A genius plan

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Three: A genius plan

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ deemed gripping, authentic by audiences everywhere

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‘Masters of the Air’ deemed gripping, authentic by audiences everywhere

By Tessa Robinson

a screenshot from the film Hoosiers with Gene Hackman and his basketball team

Gene Hackman, Marine Corps veteran and Oscar-winning actor turns 94

best special operations units

The 10 most lethal special operations units from around the world

By Shannon Corbeil

Description: View from the top into a box which is booby-trapped with punji sticks.

Punji sticks are sharpened and heated stakes, placed in the path of enemy troops, usually covered by undergrowth or placed in the bottoms of pits dug to trap enemies.

8 of the most terrifying Vietnam War booby traps

By Blake Stilwell

The indomitable spirit of the Zulu Warriors

The indomitable spirit of the Zulu Warriors

By Jessica Evans

This 12-year-old boy became a Navy hero in World War II

This 12-year-old boy became a Navy hero in World War II

The 4 most revolutionary types of armor throughout history

The 4 most revolutionary types of armor throughout history

‘Masters of the Air’ review and reactions

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‘Masters of the Air’ review and reactions

By Shannon Corbeil

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Two: Lead them through

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Two: Lead them through

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ exclusive screening proves the series will be a flying success

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‘Masters of the Air’ exclusive screening proves the series will be a flying success

By Tessa Robinson

‘Masters of the Air’ Part One: A baptism by fire

‘Masters of the Air’ Part One: A baptism by fire

By Miguel Ortiz

A photo collage of two Navy SEALs killed in the Gulf of Aden January 11, 2024.

Two Navy SEALs were KIA. Does America even notice?

By Tessa Robinson

This attack plane turned the enemy into grease spots

This attack plane turned the enemy into grease spots

By Harold C. Hutchison

white house butler

This butler served every president from Truman to Reagan

By Bethaney Phillips

This monster aircraft was the helicopter version of the AC-130 gunship

This monster aircraft was the helicopter version of the AC-130 gunship

The only service woman killed during the Katyn Massacre in WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

german mad general

The Germans had their own mad general who rode into combat in a kilt

Norman Jewison speaks at a podium

Norman Jewison, WWII veteran and 12-time Oscar winner, dead at 97

Operation Desert Shield was the ultimate show of global strength

Operation Desert Shield was the ultimate show of global strength

By Jessica Evans

What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

The US Senator who tried to kidnap the Kaiser

By Alex Zakrzewski

a member of the Mujahideen carries a weapon on his soldier

Operation Cyclone: The CIA’s covert program to arm the mujahideen

By Jessica Evans