Tactical (Page 42)

Stories about the gear, vehicles, ship training, techniques, and equipment used by military and law enforcement professionals.

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This botched air strike on Lebanon changed Naval Aviation forever

By Ward Carroll

Special Operations

This 85-year-old Special Forces legend has one of the most badass military resumes we’ve ever seen

By Paul Szoldra

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Gen. Stanley McChrystal explains what most people get wrong about Navy SEALs

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Here’s how Navy SEALs take down a hostile ship

By Ward Carroll

The B-17 Flying Fortress debuted exactly 80 years ago — here’s its legacy

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Here’s what it’s like when Special Forces raid a compound

3 early tank designs that were too ridiculous to function

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Here’s what it takes to try out for Delta Force

By Orvelin Valle

This crazy-looking scooter can actually blow up a tank

This ill-fated PR flight kept the Valkyrie from changing Air Force history

By Ward Carroll

These massive balloons are key to cruise missile defense

A Russian company is selling shipping containers packed with cruise missiles

That time when nuclear weapons were at your local airport

Special Operations

NATO saw Tom Clancy’s ‘Rainbow Six’ and decided to go bigger and bolder with ‘Spearhead Force’

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GoRuck: Inside the seriously grueling challenge run by Special Forces soldiers

By Paul Szoldra

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The most famous Green Berets in history

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A former Navy SEAL Team 6 officer shares the best advice he received in the military

Watch a C-130 pilot’s terrifying view of a combat landing

By Paul Szoldra

The Air Force’s trillion-dollar jet lost a dogfight to an aircraft from the 1970s

By Blake Stilwell

The 30,000-pound bomb that could be used against Iran ‘boggles the mind’

Special Operations

There have been nearly as many Navy SEAL books written as all other special ops combined

By Paul Szoldra

This is America’s new $13 billion warship

Special Operations

This combat controller kept taking it to the enemy after he was shot in the chest

These are America’s most intense electronic weapons

The 3 high-tech vehicles that may replace the Humvee

These are the boats you didn’t know the Army had

Special Operations

Someone asked the CIA for details on Osama bin Laden’s porn stash

By Paul Szoldra

The Nazis had insane superweapon ideas that were way ahead of their time

By Orvelin Valle

Special Operations

Navy SEAL: Here’s how to stay fit when you have no time to workout

Special Operations

This video shows the awesome capabilities of Russia’s elite Spetsnaz troops

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When this Navy SEAL lost his face in battle, he found his true mission

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The 8 most elite special forces in the world, according to BI Defense

Video: The incredible story of the SR-71 Blackbird in 3 minutes

By Orvelin Valle

Here’s the most expensive weapons system ever and all of its ammunition in one photo

The 7 weirdest nuclear weapons ever developed

DARPA’s new Android app can call in air strikes

By Orvelin Valle

Navy to deploy first underwater drones from submarines

11 incredible videos of weapons firing in slow motion

The 9 weirdest projects DARPA is working on

The F-35 relies on a $400,000 helmet that’s had its own share of problems

First female Tomcat pilot turns trials into successes

By Ward Carroll

How Many Ships Does The US Navy Really Need?

Russia Wants Everyone To Think It’s Building This Absurd, Massive Superplane

Special Operations

This Is China’s Version Of SEAL Team 6

Thailand Has An Aircraft Carrier With No Aircraft

7 Incredible Narco Tanks Built By Mexican Cartels

This Rifle Can Turn Anyone Into An American Sniper

By Orvelin Valle

DARPA Is Making A Real Life Terminator (Seriously)

By Orvelin Valle

The AC-130 ‘Ultimate Battle Plane’ Is Getting Even More Firepower

By Paul Szoldra

This is the vehicle Lamborghini designed for the military

By Orvelin Valle

7 Interesting Facts About The Javelin Missile System

By Orvelin Valle

Video of the US Navy testing a ‘game-changing’ missile

Special Operations

This extreme winter survival course teaches troops how to stay alive in Arctic conditions

These Are The Weapons That Russia Is Pouring Into Eastern Ukraine

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Here’s The Intense Training For Marines Who Guard American Embassies

By Paul Szoldra

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This is Canada’s version of SEAL Team 6

By Paul Szoldra

This Retired Navy Jet Is Finding New Life In The Fight Against ISIL

By Orvelin Valle

The Navy Is Scrapping The Aircraft Carrier Once Called The ‘Top Gun Of The Pacific’

By Orvelin Valle

How Well Do You Know The M4 Sherman Tank?

By Orvelin Valle

The Pentagon Is Developing A Dirt Bike That Barely Makes A Sound

By Orvelin Valle

Here’s What Every Fighter Pilot Remembers About Their First Air Support Mission

By Orvelin Valle

15 Modern Photos Of Pin-Up Girls Taken In Support Of US Troops

By Orvelin Valle

The 7 Coolest Air Force Unit Mottos (And What They Mean)

By Orvelin Valle

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How Navy Special Ops Survive Training Missions In Freezing Water