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WATCH: That time North Dakota almost experienced its own Chernobyl

By Jessica Evans

4 awesome missions you didn’t know were done by the Coast Guard

4 awesome missions you didn’t know were done by the Coast Guard

7 life lessons we learned from ‘Stripes’

7 life lessons we learned from ‘Stripes’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

cat on a navy ship

Why these Navy cats spent more time at sea than you

By Eric Milzarski

The best types of water to drink while in the field

The best types of water to drink while in the field

How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm

How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm

By James Elphick

The 7 biggest ‘Blue Falcons’ in US Military history

The reason the Royal Navy attacked and sunk an allied fleet during WWII

The reason the Royal Navy attacked and sunk an allied fleet during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

One of the most famous Navy SEALs was ‘snapped in two’ during a training op

One of the most famous Navy SEALs was ‘snapped in two’ during a training op

Why this retired Air Force OSI agent became a winemaker

Why this retired Air Force OSI agent became a winemaker

By Jessica Manfre

An airman assembles a GAU-5A (U.S. Air Force)

This Air Force rifle can fit in an ejection seat (and you can buy one too…sort of)

By Miguel Ortiz

Top 7 things veterans should never do at their new job

Top 7 things veterans should never do at their new job

air force basic military training ceremony

A guide to surviving Air Force Basic Military Training

By Jessica Evans

la 2013 syd mead

Meet the Army veteran artist and designer of ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Aliens’ and ‘Tron’

iwo jima memorial

Why Iwo Jima was such an important battle

By Jessica Evans

The fascinating beginning of the term ‘grunt’

The fascinating beginning of the term ‘grunt’

These 4 islands could be America’s unsinkable aircraft carriers in the Pacific

These 4 islands could be America’s unsinkable aircraft carriers in the Pacific

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the Triangle of Death in Iraq was so infamously dangerous

Why the Triangle of Death in Iraq was so infamously dangerous

most expensive plane crash

The most expensive plane crash in history cost the Air Force $1.4 billion

smoky in helmet

The first recorded therapy dog was a WWII combat vet and a Yorkie

By Miguel Ortiz

How a Greek foot soldier inadvertently invented the marathon

How a Greek foot soldier inadvertently invented the marathon

By Bethaney Phillips

This veteran invented G.I. Joe based on his own war experiences

This veteran invented G.I. Joe based on his own war experiences

By Bethaney Phillips

3 reasons Charles Lindbergh’s first transatlantic flight was groundbreaking

3 reasons Charles Lindbergh’s first transatlantic flight was groundbreaking

artificial intelligence F-16 air force

Artificial Intelligence just flew an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the US military

The true story of the M1 carbine’s creation (it wasn’t ‘Carbine’ Williams)

By Miguel Ortiz

5 lessons the Army teaches from the movie ‘We Were Soldiers’

5 lessons the Army teaches from the movie ‘We Were Soldiers’

By Miguel Ortiz

USS Chancellorsville

The USS Chancellorsville is being renamed for Robert Smalls

By Miguel Ortiz

The time the SAS defied orders to rescue two of their own in Iraq

By Miguel Ortiz

marine medal of honor crash

This Marine received the Medal of Honor for fighting in the air, on land and sea

Why musicians can’t make videos aboard Navy ships

Why musicians can’t make videos aboard Navy ships

By Blake Stilwell

A Green Beret was the inspiration for Colonel Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’

A Green Beret was the inspiration for Colonel Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’

By Blake Stilwell

The 7 best ways to prove your ‘sham shield’

The 7 best ways to prove your ‘sham shield’

That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack

That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack

By Harold C. Hutchison

The shortest soldier to fight in Vietnam was a Green Beret

The shortest soldier to fight in Vietnam was a Green Beret

A drunk NCO somehow stole a B-25 bomber with no flight experience

A drunk NCO somehow stole a B-25 bomber with no flight experience

japanese destroy golden gate bridge

The Japanese Navy tried to destroy the Golden Gate Bridge with torpedoes

What do military working dogs do?

What do military working dogs do?

By Brittany Sulc

This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years

This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years

grave site of saltiest sailor nathan e cook

Why this World War II veteran was the saltiest sailor in American history

The two von Trapp brothers from ‘The Sound of Music’ served in the 10th Mountain during WWII

The two von Trapp brothers from ‘The Sound of Music’ served in the 10th Mountain during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

The only ship to surrender to the Japanese was fooled with ‘Trojan Turkeys’

The only ship to surrender to the Japanese was fooled with ‘Trojan Turkeys’

The US military’s last flying boat was the Navy’s answer to the B-52

The US military’s last flying boat was the Navy’s answer to the B-52

By Miguel Ortiz

Who were the Hello Girls of World War I?

This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor

This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor

By James Elphick

Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center

Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center: Area 51 meets the Bermuda Triangle?

John Armstrong Jr

The worst Secretary of Defense in American history let Washington DC get burned

Today in military history: US aircraft carrier USS Langley is sunk

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6 respectful facts about the Sentinels who guard Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknowns

devotion interview

Interview with JD Dillard, director of Devotion, and his father, Bruce Dillard, Naval Aviator

russian northern fleet

Russia deployed nuclear weapons in its Northern Fleet for the first time in 30 years

Devotion: A Korean War epic directed by JD Dillard

By Jessica Evans

If the modern American military conducted the 1944 D-Day landings

If the modern American military conducted the 1944 D-Day landings

7 of the top ways the military ages you

7 of the top ways the military ages you

5 signs you’ve been in the barracks way too long

5 signs you’ve been in the barracks way too long

5 secrets of Marine Corps knife-fighting

5 secrets of Marine Corps knife-fighting

Today in military history: Iraqi Scud missile hits US barracks

Today in military history: Iraqi Scud missile hits US barracks

The most dangerous club for World War II Civil Air Patrol pilots

The most dangerous club for World War II Civil Air Patrol pilots

By Blake Stilwell

The Army posthumously promoted the first black Colonel to General

The Army posthumously promoted the first black Colonel to General

By Miguel Ortiz

members of the 6888 battalion

The unknown story of the Six Triple Eight: an all Black, female WWII battalion

By Amanda Huffman

How a port-a-potty almost sparked a US Constitutional crisis in Syria

Levitow medal of honor

Today in military history: Airman First Class Levitow earns Medal of Honor

Here’s what life is like aboard the largest US Navy submarine

Here’s what life is like aboard the largest US Navy submarine

By Orvelin Valle

5 times US Navy ships returned to the fleet after severe damage

5 times US Navy ships returned to the fleet after severe damage

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why American paratroopers in World War II wore yellow gloves

Why American paratroopers in World War II wore yellow gloves