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Mighty Heroes

America’s first spy: Frank Wisner

Does the name Frank Gardiner Wisner ring any bells? In the clandestine corridors of American espionage, Wisner is a superstar.

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Movies

The mistake that led the James Bond movie ‘Goldfinger’ to be banned in Israel

Israelis understandably rushed to judgement. But they were wrong about this villain.

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Military News

Ukraine’s top spy believes Russia is still on the brink of civil war

Major-General Kyrylo Budanov believes Russian society is effectively split into two, and that Russia itself is on the brink of a civil war.

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Army

The time a trainee escaped boot camp and hijacked a school bus

Busting out of boot camp is not a new idea. However, a particular Army trainee made his escape in an extreme way.

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Navy

A Navy officer joined the team of volunteers who entered a yearlong Mars habitat simulation

Lt. Anca Selariu, a U.S. Navy microbiologist, went into a CHAPEA habitat on Mars, where she and three others will spend the next year.

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Civil War

A Confederate veteran-turned-lawman shot the deadliest gunfighter in the Old West

Before he became famous as a lawman, John Selman cut his teeth on the battlefields of the Civil War, wearing Confederate gray. 

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World War II

The last of the Free French Commandos who landed at Normandy on D-Day dies at 100

Gautier and his fellow commandos helped free France with the Allied invasion force, giving the French people more to be proud of. 

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Wars

The French Foreign Legion and what happened at the Battle of Camerone

The French Foreign Legion is famed for its hardened and diverse composition. Here's what happened at the Battle of Camerone.

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Fixed Wing

This plane required pilots to lay down in the cockpit to fight

Pilots called it "the trussed chicken state." It forced the pilot to look nearly straight ahead, greatly limiting situational awareness.

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History

The Navy’s new ships pay tribute to its first frigates

In tribute to the Navy's first frigates, the new ship class and its lead ship were named Constellation.

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Resources

The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific

Many of these dogs from World War II were killed in action, which led to the creation of the National War Dog Cemetery.

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Today in Military History

Today in military history: First man on the moon

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong — a U.S. Navy Aviator and Korean war veteran —  became the first man to walk on the moon.

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Today in Military History

Today in military history: Doc Holliday kills for the first time

Immortalized by Val Kilmer in the 1993 film Tombstone, Doc Holliday is a rather notorious gunfighter remembered for his deadly aim.

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World War II

Today in military history: ‘Mein Kampf’ is published

On July 18, 1925, the first volume of Adolf Hitler’s infamous autobiography, Mein Kampf (“my struggle”), was published.

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Military Branches

President Biden activated the Individual Ready Reserve

On July 13, 2023, President Joe Biden ordered the Selective Reserve and certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to active duty.

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Army

WATCH: The 82nd Airborne Chorus rocked America’s Got Talent

While it wasn't wild, the 82nd Airborne Division "All American" Chorus put on a show like no other for their AGT audition.

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Fixed Wing

Qantas Airways used to have a military division

Qantas Airways Limited, better known as Qantas, is the flag carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline.

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World War I

Archduke Ferdinand owned a bulletproof vest. Why didn’t he wear it?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand died of an assassin's bullet even though he owned a bulletproof vest capable of stopping it.

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Cold War

The US wanted to use hundreds of nukes to create an alternative to the Suez Canal

In 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, and threatened to cut off Israel’s access to it. 

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Firearms

New hunting handguns in 2023

With all the new hunting handguns for 2023, you have more options and opportunities to pursue your hunting passion.