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Movies

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 Branches

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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Wars

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."

A man with a beard is exercising on a stationary bike in a dimly lit room with gym equipment in the background. In a separate scene, a woman wearing a camouflage cap and a gray t-shirt that reads "PORTSMOUTH VS CHNA" is smiling and looking at a man with a gray beard wearing a beige "CrossFit PSKC" t-shirt and a cap, who is holding a smartphone. They are in a warehouse-like setting with stacked boxes and pallets.
Military News

A town with an opioid crisis. Two veterans with a mission to save it. This is ‘Small Town Strong.’

In 2020, approximately 11 Ohioans in the city of Portsmouth died every single day of an accidental overdose from the opioid crisis.

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Coast Guard

How a Coast Guard vet garnered national attention with ‘Dee’s Nuts’

During his time in the USCG, Donavin Warren honed these skills, which helped him to then build and grow successful snack company Dee's Nuts. 

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Surface

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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Mental Health

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

‘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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Space Force

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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Social bonds are a critical factor in treating PTSD. Here’s how you can help your friends.

What can you do to support someone who’s struggling with PTSD? It might be as simple as getting tickets to a Vet Tix event.

USAA

USAA and coalition pledge $41 million to ‘Face the Fight’ of veteran suicide

For the past 18 month, USAA has been working on a building a coalition united in the commitment of ending veteran suicide.

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Military News

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.

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Entertainment

Read advanced excerpt from Navy SEAL’s CIA-thriller ‘CHAMELEON’

Remi Adeleke is taking his experiences and applying them to Chameleon, a novel about an elite CIA unit tracking down a global threat.

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World War II

Hitler’s greatest mistake might’ve been a U-boat purchase refusal

The U-boats and their wolf packs were a major threat in World War II, even though they were few in number. A German admiral wanted 300.

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Fixed Wing

Why the US Navy complained about being bullied by NASA fighter pilots in the air

It all started when the Navy wanted to replace its vaunted F-8 Crusader air superiority fighter. NASA fighter pilots started bullying them.

frozen conflict
Military News

5 Worldwide ‘frozen conflicts’ and why they’re important to the United States

Officials are concerned that Russia’s war in Ukraine is becoming a “frozen conflict,” where sides are in combat but no peace is in sight.

japanese surrender
World War II

Why the US made Japan surrender on the deck of a massive battleship

A small delegation of Japanese officials boarded the massive battleship USS Missouri to formally sign the instrument of surrender.