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History

Langley: Fortress of secrets

Immerse yourself in the mystery and marvel that is Langley—the CIA's nerve center and America's fortress of secrets.

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Aircraft

The insane plan to turn C-130s into ‘glass cannons’

The Air Force's Rapid Dragon program would allow cargo aircraft to become strike and bomber planes, threatening enemy forces.

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Military News

China and the Philippines are fighting over a sunken World War II-era ship

BRP Sierra Madre has a long history, and it still serves a very important strategic purpose for the Philippines: keeping China away.

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History

Area 51: Secrets, saucers and silliness?

For Area 51, the line between reality and folklore is blurred, leading to a cloud of mystery that hovers over the secretive military base.

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Entertainment

Air Force vet Bob Ross painting on sale for a happy little $9.85M

USAF veteran Bob Ross was truly one in a million. Now, his first painting from his iconic tv show is going for almost $10 million.

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Civil War

Why the US attacked Japan in the middle of the Civil War

Just because the U.S. military was preoccupied with the Civil War doesn’t mean it stopped everything else it was doing around the world.

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Family

Did you know these 5 badasses were military spouses?

Here are five more military spouses making their marks on the world despite the many, many obstacles the military throws their way.

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Careers

Should you enlist in the military or commission as an officer?

This article covers pay and benefits, mission execution, and culture when deciding to enlist in the military or commission as an officer.

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Vietnam War

Everything you need to know about how the Vietnam War draft actually worked

There's a reason people were glued to their TV sets.

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World War II

This Marine stayed at his machine gun after taking a grenade to the face

Al Schmid was listening to the radio on Monday, December 8th when he learned about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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History

A British Isle and the Netherlands went to war for 335 years and no one died

The best kind of war is the rare kind where no one gets hurt. Leave it to the Netherlands to fight that kind of war.

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History

The real story behind ‘The Mutiny on the Bounty’ is different from what you think

The story goes that captain of the Royal Navy’s HMS Bounty, Lt. William Bligh, was a harsh captain in an already-harsh environment.

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World War II

How a military mission led to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in history

Disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle are some of the most well-known mysteries in U.S. history. Here is one of the most famous.

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Vehicles

4 armored fighting vehicles designed by Porsche during WWII

Porsche was a pioneer in hybrid technology and was keen to put to use in German armored fighting vehicles like tanks and tank destroyers.

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Air Force

Today in military history: US Air Force becomes independent branch

Initially part of the U.S. Army, the Department of the Air Force was created under the National Security Act of 1947.

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World War II

How Allied air forces made it nearly impossible for Germany to reinforce D-Day

Air superiority is crucial.

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Weapons

Royal Marine Commandos are getting Knight’s Armament rifles

On September 7, 2023, the UK’s Ministry of Defence announced the procurement of the Knight’s Armament Company KS-1.

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History

Check out these unbelievable CIA missions

Welcome to the untold tales of CIA missions, where these high-stakes operations are just the tip of the iceberg.

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Movies and TV

Bass Reeves: New ‘Yellowstone’ show about a slave turned lawman

The latest television series from “Yellowstone” producer Taylor Sheridan brings the real history of frontier Marshal Bass Reeves to life.

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World War II

Nazi scientists and the bargain that built the American space program

It's one in a long line of questionable Cold War decisions.