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Wars

How the telephone helped pay for America’s 20th century wars

kennedy first kids
History

8 facts you didn’t know about First Kids

don't pull a muscle, warm up first
Fitness

Here’s what happens to the body when you pull a muscle

There are 640 muscles in the human body. The primary functions of these critical, fibrous structures are to support movement and help circulate blood throughout our anatomy. Everyone has three different types of muscles: smooth (or visceral), card…

6 reasons why working with a foreign military can suck
Coast Guard

6 reasons why working with a foreign military can suck

Going to another country on Uncle Sam's dime can be amazing. It gives you an opportunity to travel and learn about a new culture in ways most civilians will never know. As a service member, working with a foreign military is one of the m…

This is how Julius Caesar started a civil war
Wars

This is how Julius Caesar started a civil war

The title of Caesar and everything that it represents stems from the actions of a heroic man who had an undying thirst for advancement. That man, Julius Caesar, had a brilliant, tactical militant mind that he joined with the political shrewdness of …

It’s surprisingly easy to earn a modern-day knighthood
History

It’s surprisingly easy to earn a modern-day knighthood

Being knighted today holds a much different meaning than it did in the days of old. Nations with a monarch as their head of state would, once upon a time, issue knighthoods to their loyal subjects and foreign citizens who have done great deeds for t…

You could lose your boat for looting shipwrecks in American waters
World War II

You could lose your boat for looting shipwrecks in American waters

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…

This is why the US military gave GPS away for free
Cold War

This is why the US military gave GPS away for free

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…

lusitania
Today in Military History

Today in military history: RMS Lusitania torpedoed by German submarine

veterans
Mental Health

VA doubles down on communication research to save veterans

team addo
Mental Health

Team ADDO is suiting up veterans for success

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Military News

The last Gurkha Victoria Cross winner passes away at 83

Osama bin Laden compound
Afghanistan War

Unseen valor: Operation Neptune Spear

Ten years after 9/11, the Navy SEALs got Osama bin Laden.

combat medic
Resources

A real lifesaver: How to become a Combat Medic

military artificial intelligence training
Technology

How is military artificial intelligence used in modern warfare?

victory day parade
History

The time Russia, Ukraine, Poland and the US paraded together in Moscow

4 top reasons why veterans should play battle royale games
Coast Guard

4 top reasons why veterans should play battle royale games

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…

doolittle raiders
World War II

Doolittle Raid: That time America clapped back in WWII

the making of the atomic bomb casings
History

The insane costs of building the first atomic bombs

naval battle painting
World War II

This naval battle helped set the stage for two world wars