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Movies and TV

This is the cop who inspired ‘Dirty Harry’ and ‘Bullitt’

"Dirty" Harry Callahan and Frank Bullitt are as iconic as movie crimefighters get, and they're both inspired by the same man, Dave Toschi.

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World War II

The time that black troops battled American MPs in Britain during WWII

After an argument broke out in a pub, the Battle of Bamber Bridge, as it has come to be known, was heavily censored.

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Aircraft

9 of the weirdest military aircraft that actually flew

These aircraft might seem like science fiction, but we have it on good authority that every single one of them (sort of) graced the skies.

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Military Life

The 7 best US Army installations for families

Check out this list of great spots to call home for a few years and add them to your PCS wish list when you are ready for a move.

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World War I

Today in military history: Ernest Hemingway wounded on the Italian Front

On July 8, 1918, Ernest Hemingway was wounded while serving on the Italian Front in World War I.

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Aircraft

5 things you didn’t know about the H-4 Hercules ‘Spruce Goose’

The Hercules made one flight, proving its critics wrong, and is now preserved at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in Oregon.

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Military News

The Russian private military coup that lasted 24 hours

On June 23, 2023, Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, called for a coup d'etat against Russia's military leadership. It lasted 24 hours.

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Aircraft

Can you actually spot a US Marshal on a plane?

If you do have a marshal on your flight, chances are you’ll be able to spot them easier than you might think. Here's why.

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Weapons

This weapon killed more of its builders than its targets

First launched in 1942, the first V-2 rocket operational employment was in September 1944 against Paris.

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Movies and TV

Jaws: The movie and the military veterans who made it

Jaws burst onto the silver screen in June of 1975 and become a historical icon. These are the military veterans who made it.

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Military News

A Yale scholar helped rename Confederate landmarks

Military bases aren't the only entities getting renamed, an full list of landmarks will receive new names, thanks in part to a Yale scholar.

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World War I

This sailor stole intel from a German submarine and escaped a prison camp

Lt. Edouard Victor Michel Isaacs was having quite the bad day on May 31, 1918. For his actions, he received the Medal of Honor.

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War History

When the Crimean War turned full FUBAR

What seemed like a simple miscommunication quickly snowballed into a grave mistake, aka "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

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World War II

This battleship was one of the first and last ships hit in World War II

The USS Pennsylvania fought at Pearl Harbor and was one of the first and last American surface vessels damaged in World War II.

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World War I

The forgotten study that doomed thousands of Allied soldiers

At the Gallipoli Campaign, the Entente Powers failed at a challenging task...that the British had already studied and determined impossible.

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Veterans

Chef Rush does 2,222 push-ups a day. Now, he’s taking on veteran suicide.

One of the veterans leading the fight to help prevent veteran suicide is Chef Andre Rush, a former Army Master Sergeant.

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Technology

SIGINT: A glimpse into the airwaves

In a world of invisible signals and whispering gadgets, SIGINT stands as our guardian, a silent sentinel in the sea of information.

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Movies and TV

‘APACHE BLUES: Welcome home’: Vietnam War Vets tell their stories

APACHE BLUES: Welcome Home is a documentary about some of the men from the 1st Squadron of the 9th Cavalry Regiment.

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Quick Hits

The official U.S. Space Force timepiece is available for a limited time

For nearly two years after its founding, Space Force collaborated with the Norwegian watchmaker Micromilspec to design a watch of their own.

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Aircraft

Ukraine crowdfunded to buy a former US Army Black Hawk helicopter

In the midst of defending itself against Russia's invasion, Ukraine crowdfunded $6 million to purchase a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.