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Seventy-five years ago, the destroyer USS Roper sank the Nazi submarine U-85 with all hands going to a watery grave. This was not an unusual occurrence. During World War II the Nazis lost 629 U-boats to a number of hostile acts, from being depth-cha…
One of the most ever-present devices in modern times is the navigation system in everything from cell phones and wrist watches to in-dash car displays. All of them are made possible with just a few constellations of satellites, most of them launched…
Ten years after 9/11, the Navy SEALs got Osama bin Laden.
Whether you've served or not, you know the difficulty of leaving a job and moving away. For all you civilians out there, take the struggles and anxieties that come with moving away from a place, a people, and a function you know and amplify them te…
"If you are qualified, fate has a way of getting you to the right place at the right time – tho' sometimes it appears to be a long, long wait," professed Marine Col. Dave Shoup. Fate was certainly on Shoup's side at Tarawa Atoll, an…
In the Academy Award-nominated film "A War," a platoon leader named Claus Michael Pederson finds his unit under heavy fire in Afghanistan. He directs a close air support on a nearby building he believes is housing Taliban fighters, but it turns …
When you think "military beverage," three things typically come to mind: coffee, beer, and energy drinks. But did you know that around the turn of the century, grape juice was the drink of choice among troops? That's right. For roughly twenty yea…
Corson-Stoughton Gas, commonly known as "CS gas" or tear gas, has been a part of military culture since it was first mass produced in the 50s. Technically, it's less-than-lethal — death from inhaling CS gas is rare, but it still hurts like hell…
In 1999, U.S. military planners had to solve a tricky problem: How do you stop a ruthless dictator from breaking the rules without resorting to ruthless tactics yourself? Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was ignoring "no-fly zones" establ…
In 1991, the United States and its coalition allies scored a decisive victory over Iraq, pushing the invading army out of Kuwait after a 40-day air war and 100-hour ground assault. The coalition was almost universally recognized, only Jordan, Algeri…
