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On May 15, 1942, the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) was created, granting women official military status.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II (AKA Warthog) was designed around its massive GAU-8/A Avenger nose cannon. See it in action on We Are the Mighty.

The C-47 is a classic transport plane — it flew with the United States Air Force in World War II and remained in service until 2008.

When men got into duels with the new Civil War artillery, it was an interesting if lethal exchange. Still, the developments were mostly good.

The Battle of Little Bighorn was not Comanche's first, but it would be its last.

Long before she sat as First Lady of the United States, Jackie O was a style icon in her own right. Here are a few facts about her fashion.

Dangling, head-down, 100 feet beneath the transport, this paratrooper had little hope of survival. Then an open-top biplane came in.

After five months of carnage, the Battle of Stalingrad finally came to a halt. It officially ended on Feb. 2, 1943, with a Soviet victory.

In the U.S., cryptology was heavily used in each battle or wartime event. Learn how it developed over the decades on We Are the Mighty.

Before there were donkeys and elephants, there were original political parties.

George Lafayette Mabry, Jr. was already a hero cited twice for bravery when he led his troops out of a minefield using only a trench knife.

At first glance, ancient warfare may seem primitive. But were they really?

In April 2010, the FN SCAR was formally adopted with the SCAR-L as the Mk16 and the SCAR-H as the Mk17.

On May 14, 1948, Israel declared independence, triggering an invasion from neighboring Arab states.

On October 4th, 1989, a B-1B with malfunctioning nose landing gear was forced to crash land on a runway in California.

Museums are great places to learn about history. This one has a dozen tanks on outdoor display, and yes, you can climb all over them.

One of the most versatile specialties in the military are radio operators. But they are more than "the platoon nerds."

Using these 3 tips, service members and their families can reduce the risk of OPSEC (Operational Security) violations.

Ernest "Ernie" K. Tabata was born on Oahu, Hawaii in 1930. This Japanese American soldier would set the Special Forces Engineers standard.

It was a miracle device. Thailand paid $33,000 dollars for a single unit of this "bomb detector". Learn more here.